How to Sew a Baby Dress---Tutorial---Part 1

Today I will show you how to sew the baby dress using the pattern draft I provided in my last post.

Step 1: Draw the pattern on the fabric and cut out. Cut open the center front.

Step 2: We will make a curvy hemline on the center front. Mark A, C, D, and F as shown in the image below where AB=BC=DE=EF=1½ inches. Draw curves connecting A-C and D-F as shown.

Close-up photo:

Step 3: Carefully cut on the curves on both sides of the hemline and remove the excess.

Now it will look like this:

Step 4: To be continued tomorrow.

You can find lots of free PDF printable sewing patterns on this page on my blog.

You can also click the Free Sewing Patterns Page at the top of this blog page (under the blog title) to find more free sewing patterns.

Click the below links to browse through all the pattern drafting and sewing tutorials on my blog.

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Baby Dress Pattern Draft

Here is the pattern draft for the baby dress which I promised to post. Sorry for the delay in posting this:

Instructions for drafting:

Both the front and back are same in this dress except that the center front is cut open. I have also listed the measurements I used for my 3-month-old baby.

A-B = full length + 1 inch = 11.5 inches

A-F = 1½ inches

A-K = 1½ inches

I-G = 1 inch

A-G = B-D = (bust/4) + 1 inch = 5 inches

E-D = ¼ inch

B-E = (bust/4) + ¾ inch = 4¾ inches

I-J = (bust/4) + 1 inch = 5 inches

A-C = G-H = (bust/4) - ½ inch = 3½ inches

C-H = (bust/4) + 1 inch = 5 inches

Shape K-F and J-H.

Click the links below to see the step-by-step tutorial on how to sew this baby dress:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3


Please feel free to leave your comments and queries about this baby-dress pattern. Please link back to my blog, if you use this pattern.

You can find lots of free PDF printable sewing patterns on this page on my blog.

You can also click the Free Sewing Patterns Page at the top of this blog page (under the blog title) to find more free sewing patterns.

Click the below links to browse through all the pattern drafting and sewing tutorials on my blog.

pattern drafting tutorials 

sewing tutorials  

Baby Dress

I made this baby dress for my daughter two months before she was born. The tiny bunch of flowers on the right-side was also done by me. I have posted the close-up image of this embroidery in Flora's Colors.

This dress is for babies aged from 0 to 10 months. It can be worn in summer.

A step-by-step sewing tutorial for this dress can be found at the following links on my blog:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

You can find lots of free PDF printable sewing patterns on this page on my blog.

You can also click the Free Sewing Patterns Page at the top of this blog page (under the blog title) to find more free sewing patterns.

Click the below links to browse through all the pattern drafting and sewing tutorials on my blog.

pattern drafting tutorials 

sewing tutorials 

Happy Sewing!

Welcome To My Sewing Blog

Hi everyone,

I am happy to meet you all through my new sewing blog "Frills and Flares." I am a mother of an 1- year-old girl baby. I like sewing dresses for her. In this blog, I will showcase my sewing creations and share what I learn through my sewing experiences. I have another blog, "Flora's Colors," which is about embroidery and drawing.

I love flowers. I like embroidering flower patterns as well as making fabric flowers. When I grew up, I learned the basics of sewing from my mom, who has almost 30 years of experience in sewing. I still often get her help in learning some tricks and techniques. Also, I developed (and still developing) my sewing skills by getting help from books and from my own experience. I have been doing embroidery from my childhood, but rarely do I sew. Recently, especially after my daughter was born, sewing has become an obsession for me, and I am learning new techniques and experimenting with different patterns and creating my own patterns.

I made this dress for my little girl two days ago. This is an A-line dress with two yo-yos attached on the front bodice.


This is the front side of the dress:

Back side of the dress:

Yo-Yos on the front bodice.

Hope you will enjoy learning from my blog.