Very comfy and simple toddler dress - free pattern

This dress is a really simple and quick make. It will fit a toddler between the ages of 12-24 months, but you can easily adapt the pattern to fit a taller or smaller baby.

To begin, have some fabric ready (you could easily recycle old clothes/ sheets etc this way), your sewing machine, scissors, thread and download the pattern here.

1. fold your fabric in the middle. Place the pattern on the fold and cut out. You will need 4 pieces in total (1 front and 1 back from the outer fabric and then 1 front and 1 back from the lining).
2. Make a cut for the front neck opening into one of the outer fabric pieces and same for one of the lining pieces.
3. Pin right sides of the outer fabric together and sew the sides and shoulders.
4. Pin right sides of lining together and again sew sides and shoulders. 
5. Place the "dress" consisting of the lining over the "dress2 made from outer fabric. They should be right sides together.
6. Pin in place and sew around the neck area and arm holes
7. Turn the lining to the inside of the dress.
8. press
9. You now only have the bottom edge of the skirt to sew together. Easiest would be to fold the edges to the inside, press and then machine stitch  outer and inner fabric edge together.
10. Now just add a bitton and bitton hole to the neck. Done!

It's easy to add ineterest to this simple dress by adding different types of pockets or applique.

Here are my attempts. Please let me know if you have any questions or you find a major mistake on this side. I want to give clear instructions. Unfortunately I didn't take any photos at the time I made the dresses, but maybe some will follow later as this is so simple and quick and I might do it again :-)

 

Happy sewing!