In my eyes, Melissa is a “Sewlebrity,” and here’s why I’ve got a “Crush” on her!
I admire her unique work. When she entered the blogging world, she was featured all over the place with some of her awesome sewing projects! She has quite the knack for upcycling clothing. Be sure to check our her Tutorials Page, full of amazing projects! And, if you enjoy sewing for boys, check out this page. She has TONS of good stuff!
Today, she is showing us how to make this adorable patriotic dress.
Here are a few reasons why I have “fallen in love” with Melissa’s blog.
Mountain Laurel Dress
Fields of Gold Smocking Tutorial
Argyle Hoodie Tutorial
Mel, thanks for being my Sewlebrity Crush. You rock!
{To see the amazing line up of my other crushes, go here}.
Now here she is, with her fabulous tutorial!
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Hi Family Ever After Readers! I’m Melissa, and I blog over at Melly Sews.
Today I’m going to show you how I made my niece’s 4th of July Dress, the Baby Betsy Ross.
I started with a thrifted men’s t-shirt, a package of bias tape, a scrap of white muslin, and scraps of red and white t-shirts that I had left over from another project.
After removing the collar and pocket from the men’s shirt (to save for later; I’m crazy like that), I cut it off below the arms.
Once I had that finished, I cut 6 strips of bias tape and sewed them closed. I marked two spots on the front of the overskirt and one spot in the center back and pinned one strip to each side of those marks, so I had one string inside and one outside the skirt at each mark.
Then I pinned the two skirts to the bodice, and sewed one seam joining everything.
Sewlebrity Crush is sponsored by the wonderful Fat Quarter Shop.