CTRReturn Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 My daughter has turned 13 now and the dresses she has are getting a bit small. We decided to go to several stores and found dresses that are either too inappropate to wear or too expensive($300). She is about 5'6" and have a size 12 girls waist and but the dress are way too short(mid thigh). The correct size for her would be a girls 18 or women 0 but the dresses is too baggy or not modest. I am requesting any simple patterns that are church modest and something your daughter would wear. I know enough of sewing to do my church shirts, but I have not done any dresses before. Also can you recommend a good dress material that is good for the winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I would recommend going into a fabric store and looking through the pattern books. But don't buy the patterns there. Most of them these days run between $15-20 a piece. Yikes. What I do is write down the pattern number and search amazon for that pattern. I can usually get new patterns for about $3 and add another $3 for shipping is a heck of a lot cheaper than purchasing them at full price. I'm sure my boss at Hobby Lobby (work there part time in the fabric dept) wouldn't like that I'm passing this on. :) Blackmarch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notquiteperfect Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Uhh - what about buying or making some skirts? They're very versatile and I'm sure you could find the right size at a decent price or make ones that are simple and easy. Just tossing that out there. Leah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Maxi skirts are abundant and inexpensive, and also easy to make, as I understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 http://www.allfreesewing.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwrPqnBRD56dGe1o_WlZsBEiQAb5ugt0efQqSWrPQAH98fN8ElV-0Q7DbYXu95h4lD4wJP5mIaAsze8P8HAQ http://sewingpatterns.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notquiteperfect Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Had another thought - Have you looked at sites like sistermissionaryfashion.com? I haven't shopped there myself but modesty is guaranteed and I'm sure they'd be reasonable priced. Also, as far as winter fabric - corduroy comes to mind. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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