So I LOVE this dress I got from J. Crew and the other day it struck me that, it's essentially a giant pillow case dress. (Those not in the little girl fashion know: a pillow case dress is a boxy dress that can be made from a pillow case, or a pillow case amount of fabric, it's a simple design and can be super cute. )
So looking at the construction I decided hey I can soooo do this, and  I did, using 2 yards of green seersucker I got at Hobby Lobby last year for $8
I hope to make a pattern to share from this, but I definitely need to make a second dress before I've got the whole technique down, no worries though I plan on making a second soon!
Here’s a photo tutorial of my process, if you have a similar dress to base your pattern on, try this method!

Fold dress in half and pin to 2 yards of fabric, also folded in half

Go ahead and create a pattern with wrapping paper so you don’t have to pin up your dress each time you make one.
Pattern pieces beneath the dress, note how I added seam allowance, in hindsight I wish I had added morePressing and pinning the bottom hem, then sewing it as straight as possible. 

Sniping the curve of the arm holes, and keeping even with a seam gauge.

Making sure both armhole curves match up after pressing.

Pinning the sides making sure the armholes match up.

Double folding the open hem on the back where the ribbon will thread through.

Pressed and ready to sew

Trying to sew straight


Using the original dress as a guide for the slight scoop, I snip and fold over the front of the dress, I didn’t leave enough seam allowance to do a double fold =(

It matches at last!!

Really trying to sew straight since it’s the collar of the dress, since it was going to be tricky to thread the ribbon in I sewed this part with a nylon string into for easy threading.

Threading the ribbon on through!

All done, can’t wait to wear it!!
I promise a pattern is coming soon!! I need to make a second one to work out kinks first!