I need to start somewhere so I will begin with a post that I started awhile ago. I got married July 2011. We were on a very tight budget (about $2000) but I still wanted a fabulous wedding so I took on MANY (maybe too many) diy projects. One project that I really enjoyed was making pillowcase dresses for the flower girls.
DIY Pillowcase Dress
The flower girls in my wedding were my 3-year-old twin nieces. In an attempt to save money, I decided to sew their dresses myself. I decided to stray from the traditional white flower girl dress and instead went with a cute, fun aqua polka dot fabric that matched the theme and colors of the wedding.
I found the fabric at Hobby Lobby for 50% off. I think I paid about $3/yard (each dress requires about 1 yard of fabric). Each dress also needed 2 yards of satin ribbon.
I found an excellent tutorial here.
This project was the first clothing item that I made all on my own so it requires very little skill. Sewing the dresses following the tutorial was pretty straightforward. I got stumped a little when I got to the armholes but finally figured it out after reading and re-reading the directions several times. The dresses turned great!
Here is the final product:
1 plus 1 equals 9 