How To Make A Sash For A Little Girls Dress

1 the first thing you need to do is measure the width of the front of the dress from seam to seam and add one inch for 0 5 inch seam allowances.

How to make a sash for a little girls dress. Press the sash with an iron heated to the appropriate fabric setting. If you re using ribbon simply cut the ends in a fishtail shape to keep them from unraveling. Cut off the additional ribbon.

Lay the sash flat on the ironing board. Since my hand doesn t fit all the way down i run a yardstick into the sash scrunch it up and pull it inside out that way. The width of the piece should be 6 5 for a 3 inch wide sash.

This is the length of the fabric you should cut. Rather than purchasing an expensive sash that may not exactly suit your style find the perfect fabric and make your own sash to compliment any outfit. For a 1 5 inch sash take 3 5 wide piece.

In order to make a child s sash like the ones pictured here you need 1 2 yard of fabric at least 44 45 inches wide. Add 1 5 inch to this measure. Fold fabric lengthwise and with right sides together stitch a straight seam 1 2 inch away from the edge of the unfolded side.

Form the remaining ribbon into a bow with eight inch tails on each side and push a safety pin through the center to hold it in place. Find a ribbon or fabric in a color that complements the dress. Turn the sash belt right side out.

Turn the sash right side out. Place a press cloth over the fabric and press the fabric lightly with a medium hot iron to set the fold. Arrange it so the colored sides are of equal width all the way down they should be about an inch wide.