Making A THRIFTED Bedsheet Into A Twirly Sun Dress! DIY Sewing Project | THRIFTFLIP Craft With Me!

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  • @IonIsFalling7217
    @IonIsFalling7217 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I will eternally advocate for gathered chunks

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel this, and I support you 😂👍🏽

  • @marionrichardson1523
    @marionrichardson1523 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It looks so warm and sunny, the perfect dress for such an occasion . You suit the colour blue.

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      It was sooooo warm and sunny! lol almost too sunny to be out taking pictures, but we made it work!

  • @teresayeates3437
    @teresayeates3437 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you do not already have one, I highly reccomend getting a clothing steamer. They are now reasonably priced and in my opinion, invaluable! For pieces that have gathers, pockets, hard to iron places, a steamer is brilliant.
    The dress is so very lovely.

  • @flufflebunny4231
    @flufflebunny4231 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Literally obsessed

  • @couturehelvetica1261
    @couturehelvetica1261 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey. The dress turned out lovely! I'm not sure it's easily available in your area, but if you can get it - fabric dye for use directly in the washing machine is great at giving nice, uniform colour. I use it all the time and the results are always very good.

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks!! I have used fabric dye in my washing machine before and had somewhat mixed results, however with this dress being 100% cotton I think thats a really good idea and I just might give it a try!

  • @barbaraferron7994
    @barbaraferron7994 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Roll the dress on a broom stick to line up the wrinkles in a pattern so that you don't have to iron it. Aka " broomstick skirt" I roll all my full width, full-length skirts without a broomstick and tie the result in a knot.

  • @Ellaodi
    @Ellaodi ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this!!! I moved to Miami and can't wear anything more than this dress lmao so I'm making a lot of these! 😂
    Also try "and that's why we drink" with em and Christine! They're hilarious and similar to your style of humor ❤

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for the recommendation!! I will definitely give it a listen! lol if you make one of these dresses I want to see a picture!!!

  • @GammaB29
    @GammaB29 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should try Crime Chat with Nat and KAT - love them

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      oh thank you!!! I am in desperate need of a new podcast!!

  • @caydenparker4946
    @caydenparker4946 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I absolutely yelled when I saw your podcast reccs! Morbid is my favorite, and I love the dress! I think the color wheel may be against you as far as getting a true pink without bleaching it, but it would be a fun experiment!

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      I love meeting fellow true crime fans!! Morbid is a great podcast!! Lol I feel the same as far as the color wheel goes, its one of my big hesitations for actually dying it 😅 I might just see if I can thrift some pink fabric instead

  • @Abbe1133
    @Abbe1133 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am in love with your energy and this dress is super cute!!

  • @jenniefowler4968
    @jenniefowler4968 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool, when it was in your house it looked green but outside in the sun it looked blue

  • @joellewatkins5528
    @joellewatkins5528 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you love all those ruffles. You should get a ruffle foot. That way you don't have to pull thread. Also just a reminder those are sheets.They will show any protein stains. I would leave it as is.

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have a ruffle foot but I dont love the way the ruffles turn out when I use it, mostly because I usually try to pack way more fabric than is recommended into the allotted gathering space 😅 I am the master of my own demise

  • @louisegreen14
    @louisegreen14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just recently found your channel - you have THE BEST reveals! This turned out very cute 😊

  • @saracastlebury3669
    @saracastlebury3669 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To quote Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty: Blue!
    Seriously, it looks great & shout out from fellow 'Morbid' lover.
    I also recommend 'Criminal'.

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the recommendation!!! Ill definitely check it out! lol, after reading these comments I am thinking ill just leave it blue too 😂😂👍🏽

  • @deannajohnson3933
    @deannajohnson3933 ปีที่แล้ว

    I might make something like this

  • @winwinmyfriend4727
    @winwinmyfriend4727 ปีที่แล้ว

    Veery cute.❤

  • @CrownedLily
    @CrownedLily ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where I live ( South Eastern, Massachusetts) I feel like we didn't really even get much of a winter. And Friday is going to be 87 😓 I don't like the heat... It's barely Spring..

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      oh dang, thats hot! I live in northern Utah and it was a constant blizzard for 6 months and now that its warming up, everyone is expecting it to flood really bad this year, so I have to move all my stuff up from my basement as a precaution 😅

    • @CrownedLily
      @CrownedLily ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexandriaLayne I've only experienced flooding once. It was from a Nor'Easter while I was living one street over from the harbor and the storm came in at high tide so the tide came in and the street behind me was flooded. Ironically it's named Water Street. I said "Well, its living up to it's name."

  • @oliviab4799
    @oliviab4799 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm very excited to see you dye this! Every time I've tried to dye something, it always comes out more tie dye looking than just one color so watching people do it well is fascinating to me. Also, I don't use store bought patterns often but I just bought one to make my kid an eevee onesie and after hearing how you struggled with a pattern, I'm nervous! haha

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would say most patterns are pretty easy to follow, its just a few that I have found that I struggled with 😂 good luck on the eevvee onesie!!! eevvee is one of my favorite Pokemon!!

    • @oliviab4799
      @oliviab4799 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexandriaLayne Thanks 😊 We are very proud of her pokemon preferences haha

    • @barbaraferron7994
      @barbaraferron7994 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have thought about dyeing clothes but watching a few videos on how to do it, put me right off the idea. More trouble than I want to go to.

  • @SylviaSchenkelsvan57
    @SylviaSchenkelsvan57 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the dress you made! I've got a lot of Burda paterns and they are all very good. Here in the Netherlands they have a magazine each month with a lot of paterns in it.

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh thats so cool!! I have a few more of their patterns and I am excited to try them now that this one was super successful!

  • @amandapichon4023
    @amandapichon4023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oooh you should try avocado skin to dye it.

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so funny you say that because I JUST saw a tiktok where the creator used avocado skins as dye an it was really cool!

    • @amandapichon4023
      @amandapichon4023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AlexandriaLayne I bet we saw the same tiktok!

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amandapichon4023 we probably did!!!

  • @jenniefowler4968
    @jenniefowler4968 ปีที่แล้ว

    My sewing clothes of choice are leggings and a comfy Tshirt/sweatshirt

  • @barbaraferron7994
    @barbaraferron7994 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did it suddenly get warm and grow palm trees for your photo shoot?

  • @marathorne6821
    @marathorne6821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The dress is beautiful! 😍 I worry about the idea of dyeing it now it's made - personally I'd have dyed the fabric first and then sewed it up - but maybe I'm just a chicken 🐔 and I hope I'm proved wrong and it works out well 🤞

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok but that’s exactly how I feel about it!! I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m just going to leave this dress blue and if I really really want a pink one then I just need to MAKE another dress 😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️👍🏼

  • @renjiai
    @renjiai ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Leave it blue. It looks pretty, plus if you add pink to that it'll end up purple instead.

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess I wouldn't mind if it were purple, but I agree, I dont think I could actually get it very pink 😅 lol now that its done I am feeling very lazy and might just leave it blue

  • @flufflebunny4231
    @flufflebunny4231 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are literally amazing and everything is on my to sew list 😭💕💕💕
    I'm only a beginner too only I recently made trousers out of this gorgeous coloured poly mix fabric that frays so zo much but I guess it's practice. Even though it's the completely wrong fabric to use as ironing doesn't get creases out and it's like permanent
    But I really want to use up the rest of the fabric I had 3 yards when I started and according to the pattern it uses 1 and half yards to 2 yards of fabric. I was wondering if you have any ideas on what I could do with the rest.
    I wish I could link photos of the fabric ahahaha the colours so beautiful on each side.
    H

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      thats awesome you sewed a pair of trousers!! yam poly mix fabric can be pretty tricky to work with for sure! you could always try making a matching top? or a cool tote bag? lol I struggle with coming up with ideas sometimes because I feel like I dont want to *waste* my cool fabrics on something silly 😅😅😅

  • @siennahannay3994
    @siennahannay3994 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m just getting into sewing here and I hope this question doesn’t sound stupid, but I’m wondering how two long rectangles that are gathered have the ability to twirl like a circle skirt? How do I get that effect because I love it!

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In my experience, the rectangles need to be at LEAST as long as 3 times your waist circumference. Good luck with your sewing!!! It’s a really fun hobby! Albeit quite frustrating at times 😂

    • @siennahannay3994
      @siennahannay3994 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AlexandriaLayne thank you!

  • @LizaLavolta
    @LizaLavolta 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You are too cute- will subscribe for my sewing journeyyyyyy

  • @MoreStephanieHarford
    @MoreStephanieHarford ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sorry you didn’t get chicken nuggets! But the dress came out so cute! And dying pink would also be so nice! Or find new bedsheets hahaha.
    I’m definitely a huge dang of using bedsheets for dresses so I approve of this hahaha

    • @MoreStephanieHarford
      @MoreStephanieHarford ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Huge dang? I meant huge fan 😂

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol we are super similar 😂👍🏽💕 i am all for using cheep and thrift fabric!!

  • @dorcasperkins1647
    @dorcasperkins1647 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know I've been sewing over 35 years and I NEVER thought to cut out the dart on the pattern piece 😑. How did I never think to do that. Do you know the struggle of marking a dart through paper??
    Well.
    Thank you for that. Lol

  • @amberiscrying
    @amberiscrying ปีที่แล้ว

    …. and patterns are like $17+ here in florida… 🥲

  • @diliniim
    @diliniim ปีที่แล้ว

    You are so sweet... ❤

  • @Avotts
    @Avotts 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh, boy. I have never gotten ill listening to someone talking about trouble with a pattern. Oh me. I just got extremely ill. The Simplicity pattern you had trouble with.....Oh, me. Alas. I started sewing my own clothes 60 years ago. Due to life, I quit sewing 30 years ago. Recently I've decided to go back to something that was always enjoyable to me. I went to find a possible pattern. They only had 1 that should cover my very complicated body issues. It is the exact pattern you hate. Oh no. I have already bought expensive fabric to use this pattern with. Even with the 60 % off sale it was $40.00. Oh, please. I truly hope I actually know what I am doing. Do I actually know how to sew?!?!?! If you pray, please pray for me.
    BTY..Do you happen to have a sister living in California. She reminds me of you. Yall sorta look a lot alike. She is a very twirley gal, too. I watch her videos.

  • @michelleeisele3329
    @michelleeisele3329 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The measurements do lie! I'm also super cautious when I do tissue patterns like that, because when you're starting out you never have any idea of how it will actually fit.

    • @AlexandriaLayne
      @AlexandriaLayne  ปีที่แล้ว

      its true!! I like the tissue patterns just fine but I NEVER trust them 100%!