Little Folks nightgown
Look, I made a nightgown!
Don't worry, it's not for me. It's for Aria. Directions: one yard voile from Pink Chalk Fabrics mixed bravely with this nightgown tutorial and lots of luck. Not quite sure how it happened!
The tutorial is kind of a feel-your-way kind without much measuring and no sizing pointers for an older child. Although it took some gumption to even get started, once I did I was kind of glad to be feeling it out instead of consulting a screen. It was fun. But, well, it was fun because it worked and sometimes "feeling" doesn't work, so again I say it - lucky.
Little Folks voile is a silky, lightweight cotton fabric that's 54" wide. I used the full width of the fabric to go around her body. It was a yard cut, so I trimmed about 6" off lengthwise to keep it from being too long. Aria (8 years old) wanted a long nightgown and I was going for "full body" since this fabric is somewhat see-through. The 54" x 30" rectangle was just full enough. Other than that, all I can say is consult the tutorial and go for it!
Oh, and I did the side seams with French felled seams, cause my brain was working. Woohoo!
![Little Folks nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8655263887_527ab73550.jpg)
Do you think she likes it?
![Little Folks nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8656367304_7b804f3c43.jpg)
So does Susan. Or Susan really likes her?
![made in Little Folks voile](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8656366944_8e8731fc35.jpg)
Probably her... probably.
![a girl's nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8655262745_e2bd9b5868.jpg)
Yeah, it's love.
![Little Folks nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8656366234_967e8f53de.jpg)
But I broke them up so you could see how it falls. Voile is an ideal fabric for nightgowns. Pink Chalk has a great selection of voiles on sale! I'm thinking about using voiles for my dining room curtains as well, since light and airy would be perfect.
![Liam wants to model too...](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8121/8656369316_6de8483914.jpg)
The moment I'm done, it's all about Susan again. And, Liam also wants to point out he has mad modeling skills. Noted.
![Little Folks nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8119/8656368130_a8e0834b23.jpg)
Don't worry, it's not for me. It's for Aria. Directions: one yard voile from Pink Chalk Fabrics mixed bravely with this nightgown tutorial and lots of luck. Not quite sure how it happened!
![going for it!](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8656368976_abf8f67756.jpg)
The tutorial is kind of a feel-your-way kind without much measuring and no sizing pointers for an older child. Although it took some gumption to even get started, once I did I was kind of glad to be feeling it out instead of consulting a screen. It was fun. But, well, it was fun because it worked and sometimes "feeling" doesn't work, so again I say it - lucky.
Little Folks voile is a silky, lightweight cotton fabric that's 54" wide. I used the full width of the fabric to go around her body. It was a yard cut, so I trimmed about 6" off lengthwise to keep it from being too long. Aria (8 years old) wanted a long nightgown and I was going for "full body" since this fabric is somewhat see-through. The 54" x 30" rectangle was just full enough. Other than that, all I can say is consult the tutorial and go for it!
![French felled seam](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8656368558_fab37a849e.jpg)
Oh, and I did the side seams with French felled seams, cause my brain was working. Woohoo!
![Little Folks nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8655263887_527ab73550.jpg)
Do you think she likes it?
![Little Folks nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8656367304_7b804f3c43.jpg)
So does Susan. Or Susan really likes her?
![made in Little Folks voile](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8656366944_8e8731fc35.jpg)
Probably her... probably.
![a girl's nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8655262745_e2bd9b5868.jpg)
Yeah, it's love.
![Little Folks nightgown](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8656366234_967e8f53de.jpg)
But I broke them up so you could see how it falls. Voile is an ideal fabric for nightgowns. Pink Chalk has a great selection of voiles on sale! I'm thinking about using voiles for my dining room curtains as well, since light and airy would be perfect.
![Liam wants to model too...](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8121/8656369316_6de8483914.jpg)
The moment I'm done, it's all about Susan again. And, Liam also wants to point out he has mad modeling skills. Noted.