Simple Sundress

During a recent trip to JoAnn's, I found the cutest bolts of printed fabric that were already shirred across the top, and hemmed along the bottom. I immediately thought they would make a super simple sundress for my daughter. However, I resisted the urge to buy any yardage that day. A few days later I mentioned it to a friend at work. Amazingly, she just so happened to have a piece of the exact same type of fabric, that she had purchased to make a dress for her granddaughter a few years back. She offered it to me and brought it in later that week. (It was even already pinned!)

My sewing machine and I aren't exactly the best of friends, but even I couldn't mess this one up. All I had to do was sew a straight stitch down the seam. Then I raided my ribbon stash and found a yard or so of light pink grosgrain that coordinated with the fabric. I pinned it in place, crossing it in the back, and tacked the ribbon down. Voila! Instant sundress, and it didn't cost me a dime. I have a feeling I'll be heading back to JoAnn's before summer comes to purchase some more of this fabric for a few more dresses.