Pillowcase Dress

Good Friday found me without an Easter dress for my oldest daughter.

(What? Procrastinate? Not me!)

For Chloe, I had an adorable hand-me-down dress I wore as a girl

that was hand-smocked by my lovely (and much craftier than I) Aunt Cindy

But Bailey had nothing. Not even a pattern.

So I scavenged through my sewing area and found the makings for this.

I thought about dying one of my white sheets pink

(I always have a stash of white sheets for sewing-they really come in handy)

but found a pink cotton that saved me the time.

I found pink ruffle edging at Goodwill last week for less than $1

and used those for the straps (I still have a couple yards left, too!)

Then I pulled out one of my vintage embroidered pillowcases and made a little apron.

I love how everything came together!

I have a few more pillowcases that my

wonderful mother has found for me over the years

and after seeing how sweet Bailey's dress turned out,

I can't wait to put the others to good use.

Perhaps matching dresses

like the tutorial found here.

Or maybe I could put together something like

Jessica found over at Little Pumpkin Grace.

Isn't that lamb the sweetest?!

Or maybe I'll make a skirt

for Bailey with a sweet little vintage sheet

layered underneath

like this one on Etsy

So many fun ideas!

I'd better get to work...