Dresses for a 3-year-old girl: patterns, cutting, sewing

It’s fun to dress a three-year-old girl, especially if you can make a dress that’s comfortable and fashionable. When you make a dress for a young child, you can customize the fabric, color, and design to best fit her style and the event.

Making a dress from scratch can be a satisfying project, regardless of your sewing experience level. With the correct patterns and some advice, you can create a stunning, unique dress that is charming and fits flawlessly.

Choosing patterns, cutting fabric, and sewing the dress will all be made as easy and fun as possible with the help of this article. You’ll learn how to make the dress-making process easy and enjoyable, resulting in a gorgeous ensemble that your child will love.

Step	Description
1. Choose a Pattern	Select a simple dress pattern that suits a 3-year-old girl"s style. A basic A-line or a gathered skirt dress works well.
2. Prepare the Fabric	Pick a soft, breathable fabric. Cotton is a great option. Pre-wash the fabric to prevent shrinking later.
3. Cut the Fabric	Lay the fabric flat, pin the pattern pieces on it, and carefully cut out the fabric pieces.
4. Sew the Dress	Follow the pattern instructions to sew the pieces together. Start with the bodice, then attach the skirt.
5. Add Finishing Touches	Hem the edges, add buttons or zippers, and finish with any decorative elements like bows or lace.

Dress made of thin denim

To stitch a dress, we’ll require:

• thin denim – 1 … 2 m (depending on the width of the fabric);
• fabric for decorative accents, 100% cotton;
• buttons for covering – 3 pcs.;
• threads, sewing tool.

How to sew a dress for a girl 2-3 years old

A T-shirt or other piece of clothing the right size can be used as a basis for creating a pattern for children’s dresses. Trace the contour by folding the T-shirt in half. After that, reposition the lines to make them equal. For the pattern, draw the armhole line. Sketch the collar. Keep in mind that it should be deeper in the front than the back.

We will sew a girl’s A-line dress in our master class. Thus, after setting aside the necessary length along the front’s middle line, we measure the width along the bottom line while accounting for the flare.

Allow for seam allowances when cutting out the front and back pieces.

Using a folded piece of paper, trace the outline of the sleeves around the armhole.

Cut the pattern out. Make two straight sleeve marks and cut out. The entire length of the sleeve has the same width.

Slice the 65×180 mm and 75×155 mm strips. The first one should be folded in half, right sides facing inward, and both long and short sides should be overlocked. Iron, turn inside out. Process the second strip’s edges by overlocking the entire perimeter.

Cut in a straight line down the middle of the back and sew in a loop at the same time.

We will walk through the process’s technology step-by-step for novices.

At the center line of the back, pin the prepared strip to the location of the future cut. Draw a line through the cut.

Stitch one side of the marked line at a distance of 3 mm, turn at a right angle, stitch a few times, turn at a 90-degree angle again, and start stitching on the other side of the line in the opposite direction. However, we only cover half of the cut’s height with stitching.

Get the loop ready. Place it 25 mm from the rolling line, sandwiched between the facing and the main component.

After using pins to hold the elastic in place, machine stitch the remaining height.

Cut along the line with caution.

Iron, flip the facing to the opposite side.

The following image displays how the processed cut looks.

Checking that the false strip is centered, pin it to the front’s center line. Sew the item.

Pin along the shoulder lines and fold the front and back with the right sides together. Sew the seams at the shoulders.

Snip a strip of finishing fabric, 30 mm wide. Make two 6 mm counterfolds, fold the strip in half, and iron it.

Using a large step, sew along the sleeve’s bottom edge. With a seam allowance, cut strips from the finishing fabric the same length as the child’s arm circumference. Pull the sleeve’s bottom edge together to match the trim’s length. Aligning the edges, pin the facing side to the sleeve’s facing side. The facing must first be folded in two opposite directions and ironed.

Sew facing on one side. Next, turn the edges inside out and fold the facing to the wrong side of the sleeve. Secure folded side of facing by sewing a line through facing seam.

Handle the edges of the neckline with facing. Please be aware that the facing’s initial length should account for 10 mm allowances at each end. It will be necessary to fold and stitch the edges inward.

Cut two 9×20 cm and two 5×10 cm strips to make the bows. Cover the edges. With the wrong side facing out, fold the blanks in half, sew along the long edge, turn them inside out, and iron them so that the joint is in the middle of the stripes.

Draw the pocket pattern in any way you want. Completely round the bottom corners. Remember to add fabric for allowances when cutting. handling overlock cuts in processing.

We execute a line with a large step on the pockets’ sides and lower edge. After removing the lower thread, we assume the lower edge of the pocket (the vertical sides do not require assumption) in order to cause it to turn to the incorrect side. We clear out the backlog.

Come on, let’s bow:

1. Squeeze the large strip with your fingers along the midline, sew it manually;
2. On the wrong side of the bow, we manually sew one end of the jumper;
3. we wrap the bow, refill the cuts of the jumper inside;
4. sew the second end of the jumper, do not cut the thread.

As seen in the following image, the center of the bow is sewn to the center of the upper edge of the pocket using the same thread. The 10 mm allowance is left after cutting off the edges of the bow that extend along the pocket’s borders. Explore the various parts of the iron bow.

Put pin pockets on the dresses’ fronts. Actually, running two lines in parallel.

We stitch the sleeves into the armholes and press the various areas. The side and sleeve seams are pinned together before being sewn. We applied too much overcast to the edges.

We first fold the dress by 6 mm along the bottom edge, and then we fold it again by 10–20 mm. Iron, we draw two parallel lines. We stitch the buttons onto the shelf strip after covering them with finishing cloth.

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Dress on a round yoke for girls 3 years old

In order to sew a dress, you must:

• natural fabric – about 1 m;
• fabric for finishing or ready-made piping – about 2 m;
• cotton lace – about 1 m;
• thermo-appliques;
• buttons – 2 pcs.;
• embroidery threads;
• threads, sewing tool.

Description

The pattern of this simple dress model will be obtained if you use a children"s blouse or a T-shirt of the appropriate size as a base. We lay out a T-shirt folded in half on tracing paper, outline the contours. We measure the required length, build a silhouette – a trapezoid. We deepen and widen the neckline on the back and shelf. On the shelf we lower the roll-out line taking into account the height of the straps. Parallel to the neckline, draw a yoke line at a distance of 6 cm. On the patterns of the shelf and back, mark three fold lines – in the center and two symmetrically from it at a short distance. Cut the patterns along these lines and move each fold apart by 1.5 cm. Retake the patterns.

With seam allowances, cut out each component. Cut out two of the yoke parts each. Cut out the longer portions of the back yoke, leaving an overlap for the fasteners on the front yoke (see dress photo). Since we will be processing these cuts with facings, please do not provide allowances along the armhole lines. Cut strips of bias tape that are roughly 2 meters long and 4-5 centimeters wide. To finish the bottom of the dress and process the armholes separately, you can cut out the tape in sections.

On the main parts, mark the fold lines. The width of the dress will vary according to how long we stitch them.

Iron the front and back folds that follow the marking lines.

Sew every fold on the incorrect side of the material. It is convenient to position the sewing machine’s foot one to two millimeters away from the fold in order to control the stitch’s distance from the fold. Iron after folding the folds to one side. Stitch the fold in place while stitching a decorative design on the front side.

Sew the side seams and use an overlock to finish the edges. Use embroidery and appliqués to embellish the dress.

Along the armhole lines, attach the facing with the front side to the dress’s back. Stitch, taking care to stretch the facing slightly as you go. Use facing to encircle the edges, fold the allowances inward, and iron.

Stitch the facing down the front. Along the yoke stitching line, trim off any extra facing fabric. Overcast the front and back’s upper edges.

Fold the front sides inward in pairs of yoke parts. Sew three sides together. Draw a line in on the fourth short side (as in the next picture), leaving 4 cm of open space. Cut off any extra funds received. It is advised to reinforce the yoke where loops are made and buttons are stitched on if extremely thin or "loose" fabric is being used for sewing.

Fold the yoke sections in half, press them flat, and tuck in the overhanging edges. Hand stitch these sections using blind stitches.

Align the center lines of the yokes with the center lines of the main components and pin them in place.

Attach the yokes with sewing. Draw two lines around the outside of them, or use a decorative zigzag stitch. Attach the buttons by sewing, leaving a 1-centimeter gap between each loop and the yoke’s edge.

Twist the dress’s lower edge twice. Sew the lace and decorative strip on. Once the dress is done, iron it.

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Dress "From scraps"

Every seamstress gathers fabric scraps that are too nice to throw away but have no place to be used. For a girl ages two to three, we recommend sewing a lovely dress from them.

• fabric – five colors for main details;
• narrow strips of fabric or ready-made piping for finishing the bottom of the sleeves and neck;
• decorative piping, appliques for decoration;
• fleece fabric for reinforcing the placket;
• narrow elastic;
• buttons or snaps;
• threads, sewing tool.

Description

We will need children’s clothes with raglan sleeves in order to create the pattern. We redraw the sleeves’ and front and back sections’ contours.

There is a frill along the bottom and multiple pieces of fabric used to make the shelf and back. The borders of the upper, central, and lower sections are drawn at random. In "patchwork" models, particular attention must be paid to the way the fabric is sewn together at the seams. In this instance, it matters that the colored sections on the side seams are the same height.

We mark and cut out two pieces of each color for the shelf, folding the material in half to allow for seam allowances. Along the shelf’s midline, a fastener is made. For it, we offer a strip. Cut the pieces for the sleeves.

For the back, cut out three folded pieces. To finish the bottom of the sleeves and the neck edge, cut out strips.

Three rectangular blanks should be cut out for the lower frills.

Sew raglan hems. Tuck the edge allowances onto the main pieces after casting them over.

Sew the dress’s middle and upper sections together. Iron, tuck in, and overcast the allowances. Make decorative stitches along the front side of the piece.

Stitch the facing along the front side, tucking the edges inward, and sew the strips along the wrong side of the sleeve’s lower edge. This is going to create a drawstring.

Based on the arm’s circumference, measure the elastic band’s length and cut off the appropriate amount. Drawstring and elastic band should be tucked in. Fasten the elastic band’s ends together. Sew side and sleeve seams.

Sew the dress’s lower sections together using overcast edges and frills. We create a decorative line on the front side by folding the allowances upward.

On the lower portions of the dress, we sew side seams. We tuck the allowances in front after overcasting them.

The dress’s upper and lower portions are sewn together. All transverse seams as well as the hem’s edge can be embellished with ribbons, frills, or lace through sewing.

We use fleece fabric to reinforce the strips after tucking them to the wrong side. To secure the corners, we stitch along the strip’s lower edge. We stop giving the extra money.

On the strip’s vertical edge, we stitch.

To process the neckline inward and sew, we tuck the cuts on the short sides of the inlay. The inlay is folded in half, wrong side facing inside, and stitched along the rolling line on the front side. Beginning on the first half of the shelf’s strip, we stitch until the second half’s strip is complete. For elastic, we have a drawstring.

The drawstring allowances are tucked in, and a decorative stitch is used to sew it along the front side.

We gauge the length of rubber bands that are needed. It is tucked into the drawstring and its ends are fixed, either by hand or with machine seams, two centimeters away from the drawstring ends.

Let’s create thin ties, tuck them into the drawstring, and sew them in two parallel rows. Tie knots in the strings’ ends.

You could also sew ties into the side seams if you’d like. By fitting and at our discretion, we ascertain the necessary height. These ties are turned over and knotted with a bow on the back.

Sew buttons on and create loops. Add appliqués to the dress to decorate it.

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Poplin dress

To get ready to sew, we must:

• poplin – 1.2 m;
• lace braid – 1.5 m;
• satin ribbon – 1.5 m;
• hidden zipper;
• threads, sewing accessories.

Description

Using a T-shirt that fits the size as a base, let’s draft a pattern for sewing a children’s dress for three years old. There is a high waist on the dress. There are three layers to the skirt. Each has a width of 15 cm.

We eliminate every detail pertaining to allowances.

Let’s add two sides to the lantern sleeves. One can locate an example of this pattern online. Using a fold line drawn along the sleeve’s lower edge, we cut out the blanks. We gather the exterior along the cap’s upper portion. This is the right side of the blank in the following image.

Sew the border.

And once more following 0.75 to 1.0 cm from the incisions.

Sew the upper and lower portions of the sleeve together prior to the beginning of the gathers after folding it in half. Pull the threads and gather the top portion until the cap’s length matches the bottom portion.

Parts should be pinned along the cap line.

With their right sides facing one another, fold the shelf and back sections together. Use pins to secure.

Apply an overlock to both sections of the cuts simultaneously.

Iron and turn the allowances to the back. Stitch to the edge or at a distance of 1 mm from the shoulder seam on the front side.

Lay out the sewed back and shelf portions on the fabric to create the neck facing. Follow the line that rolls out.

Next, draw a line that accounts for the 4 cm facing width. On the facing’s short sides, we make allowances.

Place the pieces with their right sides facing each other as you combine the facing and roll-out edges. Stitch 0.75 centimeters away from the edge.

Use an overlock to finish the facing’s outer edge and ends.

Cut off any excess neck material with zigzag scissors.

Take a tiny overedge and turn the facing to the opposite side.

Iron and sweep.

Align the shoulder line and the top of the cap when you slide the sleeves into the armholes. Use pins to secure.

Use a machine to sew.

Give the edges a thorough overlock.

Overcast the edges and sew the side seams.

For the skirt, sew the cut strips along the top edges using two parallel lines to create gathering. Using pins, join the frill’s side edges, then stitch them together. Pull the threads to make the first frill’s upper edge equal to the bodice’s lower edge length.

Evenly distribute the folds, secure the first frill to the bodice with a pin, and machine stitch. Give the edges a thorough overlock.

Following the description, we sew the remaining two frills, repeating the entire process. Put some iron on each tier.

Use an overlock to finish the skirt’s lower edge. Attach the tape with the incorrect side to the skirt’s bottom by pinning it there.

Stitch 0.75 centimeters away from the edge.

Iron the lace as it turns to the front of the skirt.

Stitch the tape along the top border.

Cover the back cuts along the center line.

Pinch the back’s middle seam to the zipper’s level, then sew, backing out by 0.75 centimeters.

Place a basting stop 0.75 cm from the edge of the zippered section.

Press the seam and the allowances in various directions with an iron.

Take off the basting. Unzip the zipper and use a toothed pin to secure it to the ironed edge.

Sew along one side’s teeth, stopping short of the zipper’s bottom edge. Performing this seam with a specialized foot is convenient.

Sew the zipper’s second tape.

Below the zipper, sew the middle seam.

Let’s focus on the neck now. We sew the facing’s side cuts to the back piece, creating a line in the zipper seam. After cutting off the excess allowance, turn out the corners. Press the front surface. Stitch it to the front side’s edge.

Make a belt out of satin ribbon.

Dressmaking for a three-year-old girl can be a gratifying and enjoyable endeavor. With the correct pattern and rudimentary sewing knowledge, you can make a lovely, cozy, one-of-a-kind outfit.

Making sure the dress is both fashionable and useful requires selecting the appropriate fabric and style. For young children, simple patterns and soft, breathable materials are usually the best options.

Take your time on every step of the project, from cutting the fabric to sewing the seams. The outcome will be significantly different if every detail is paid attention to.

In the end, it’s all worth it when you see your child wearing something you made with love. A handmade dress can become a treasured addition to her wardrobe, whether it’s worn for special occasions or on a daily basis.

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