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05.30

gingham style // free baby dress pattern: gingham loves kawaii!

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I have a secret obsession with Kawaii. Kawaii everything! So cute, I want to go to Japan just to load up on it all! I made this free baby dress pattern with a fun deer print and a gingham coordinate!

two tier ruffle dress- free pattern! // see kate sew

So when modes4u.com asked me to review some of their fabric, I spent DAYS scrolling through all the japanese cuteness and finally decided on a few fabrics to work with. I have a little cute stack of fabrics that you’ll see in the next little while. I got two boy prints and two girly prints.

open back baby dress

deer fabric

cute kawaii fabric

I could not resist some adorable kawaii prints. The deer/rabbit/apple/floral is so fun and so happy! (I already used it in the pencil case tutorial.) And then I just loved this double gauze with cute little cows and things. I love that there is so much detail, I could stare at it for days! Anyways, modes4u.com is full of great fabrics, not to mention tons of bento supplies, animal characters and other things I would love to fill my house with. There is a lot of fabric on their site and even a boy and deer section. (A whole section for deer!)

japanese fabric

 car fabric hippo fabric

I always see Kawaii prints paired with Gingham so for Gingham Style I put together this free baby dress pattern with the deer and rabbit fabric and mint gingham check. To finish off the outfit, I made a brown gingham ruffle bum diaper cover. Kawaii cute!

two tier ruffle dress- free pattern! // see kate sew gingham style free baby dress pattern two tier baby dress tutorial

Two Tier Ruffle Dress Download

(size 3-6 m)
back, cut 2 main
cut 2 lining
front cut 1 on fold main
cut 1 on fold lining
spacer: cut 2
tier 1: 4.5 by 22, cut 2
tier 2: 5.5 by 22″, cut 2

Additional materials:
1 button
1/4″ elastic
free tiered baby dress pattern

 

Sew the shoulder seams together and repeat with lining fabric.free tiered baby dress pattern // see kate sew
Stack the lining on top of the main bodice and pin all the way around. Right sides will be together. Make a loop with your elastic.cute dress free pattern
And pin in to one side of the back bodice, about 1/2″ from the top.free tiered baby dress pattern
Sew all the way around the bodice, leaving the bottoms and side seams open. Press.free baby dress pattern
Sew the side seams together. Finish the seam allowance.freebaby-dress-pattern-1
Sew the spacers together at the side seams. Finish the bottom edges of the tiers and gather them at the top. This will be how we are going to assemble the dress, starting at the top:
tiered baby dress tutorial
Attach the first ruffle tier to the top of the spacer. Distribute ruffles evenly and baste on.free tiered baby dress pattern
Then sew both pieces to the bottom of the bodice piece with right sides together. free tiered baby dress pattern
free tiered baby dress pattern
Flip up the ruffle and attach the second ruffle tier to the bottom of the spacer, right sides together.ruffle-tier-dress-3
Finish the seam allowances.kawaii + gingham baby dress
Sew on a button and you’re done!
two tier ruffle dress- free pattern! // see kate sew
two tier ruffle dress- free pattern! // see kate sew
fabrics used in this post:
brown gingham c/o Fashion Fabrics Club
mint gingham c/o Fashion Fabrics Club
deer fabric c/o modes4u.com
See more baby projects here!

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14 Comments

  1. Heidi

    05/30 at 12:51 PM

    Aww Kate! Your baby is the CUTEST :) :) Love the wrinkly back ;)

  2. Melanie

    05/30 at 12:57 PM

    Awww… the back wrinkle!!! That is the perfect little deer fabric for such a cute dress!

  3. Rachel

    05/30 at 1:42 PM

    She’s so sweet! Great little dress, I love the print.

  4. jenny

    05/30 at 8:14 PM

    Your baby and your dress are beautiful! I love the picture of her sweet round head! So soft, I bet! I am a novice sewer but I bet I could try this dress! Thanks!

  5. Delia

    05/31 at 1:10 AM

    You are awesome. What an adorable dress and wow! Thanks for the free pattern. Pinning!

  6. calinai

    05/31 at 10:44 AM

    This dress is so very “kate” …exactly the kind of thing I would have imagined your baby girl wearing :)

  7. Erin Keith

    05/31 at 4:22 PM

    I read this tutorial this morning and have had it floating around in my head all day. Now to just find the perfect fabric. Thanks! :)

  8. Susan @SugarBeans.org

    06/01 at 2:11 PM

    Kate, This is the most adorable outfit ever!! And the fabric is swoon-worthy!! Really need a baby in my life….

  9. Jen

    06/01 at 7:16 PM

    I love Japanese fabric, but I have a hard time cutting mine up! ;0
    p.s. I love that aqua color gingham; where did you get it please? thx!

  10. Cari

    06/04 at 8:41 PM

    oooh those baby back wrinkles are just to die for! She is just too cute! I don’t know how you get anything done — I’d spend all day playing with her!

  11. Autumn

    06/05 at 9:06 PM

    I cant wait to make this, I just got some fabric today! And Im using a little gingham too! Your baby is adorable! To make this a bigger size (like 12 mo) Im planning on just making each piece a little wider. Think that will work?

  12. Van

    06/13 at 5:09 PM

    So cute! Love the Gingham Style series.

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