[DIY] Simple ZERO-WASTE tiered dress! Quick & easy to make :)

In this video I show you how to sew a simple zero-waste dress out of 1.5 yards of fabric! This dress took me less than a day to sew (about 6-12 hours). No zippers needed, just elastic!

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[teckensprak]

Definitely making this! I've been in a dark place, not sewing anything, but this made me wanna get back in the sewing room! Thank you! <3

[AirVaughan]

I love when you say "Just do what makes the most sense to you" As a beginner, sometimes it's hard to wrap my brain around some of the more technical stuff, but it helps build my confidence knowing you've given the thumbs up to fudge it a little. Haha! Thanks for sharing this tutorial, I'll definitely be trying this in the near future!

[melissabomgren]

Such a cute dress a little gathering tip if you don’t mind. In the drapery world they zig zag over really thick thread I think it’s drapery thread. This allows you to gather without your thread breaking and then after you’ve sewn things in place one little snip and you can pull the thick thread out. I hope you give this a try. I don’t gather anything anymore with out using this trick 😁

[TYongbomb]

I really like this dress! I would love to see a zero-waste DIY series, I don't like it when I have fabric left but too little to make something of it.

[judychapman]

April, I really enjoyed watching your video! I have a sewing hack for gathering…. I use kitchen string and a wide zig-zag stitch close to the edge of my fabric to be gathered. After attaching the gathered pieces to each other simply pull out the string; I find that you don’t have to be so careful not to break the thread while pulling to form a gather. Judy

[corape]

Omg yes I love zero waste DIYs! This looks really good

[dcchiasson]

I have been looking for something relatively easy to do since having a bilateral mastectomy with no reconstruction. With patterned fabrics, gathers, and the straps, this will camouflage beautifully. Plus - bonus, pockets! Thank you so much!

[melissak]

Could I make a small request? I can see in your videos when I pause/slow down that it looks like you always finish your seams properly, but you never actually mention it. Since you have a lot of newer sewists as viewers who might be following your tutorial, they may not even be aware that they should do that. Maybe this is a small pet peeve that only troubles me, but it seems like it would be beneficial to your followers. Otherwise, I really enjoy your videos, and I’m tempted to make this dress myself!

[DIYFashionRebel]

Zero waste?! I'm just getting into upcycling and this idea has never occurred to me but it's such a great eco idea! Thank you so much for this tutorial!

[itsjuliaaaaaaa]

This is cute!!! I love what you did with the straps!!

[sreejachakraborty]

Love the look! It totally doesn't look like it's constructed with just rectangles! I'm totally making this.

[IzuAurora]

The shape of the dress is SO pretty ♥️ I loved this

[lynniev]

The dress design and styling are giving me Maria from Sound of Music vibes. I really love how it all turned out!

[Moonlight_Glo]

I know you dont like the non-dress form method, but thanks for this. You're actually a really good teacher with drafting and I always feel motivated to sew with your vids.
💜💜💜

[nspindlow]

I just finished making a dress from this same material for my niece. I have about a yard leftover and plan on using it to create a patchwork skirt for myself.
Love the look of those shoes!

[goodvolksknow]

Another cute idea for the "pockets" is to use the fabric and make a matching little sling purse - since you have all the ruffling going on. Very cute dress again!

[ct__dg]

As someone new to sewing, I've been too overwhelmed to cut into any of the nice fabric I bought (soo expensive). First glace I would've never known this projects gathers were done with the stitching as opposed to an elastic... idk if that makes sense, but your process was so calming, and very easy to absorb and learn from. thank you soo much for simplifying AND picking such a cute design to break down so thoroughly! Also the ... sewing magnet BLEW my mind. I'm sooo terrible with sewing straight so I usually don't bother even trying projects. This was a game changer ty for mentioning it

[daniellew]

The thought process with the notebook was incredibly helpful! I have made tiered dresses before and the math is always a struggle but I think your method will work great. Thank you!!

[pegasusquilts]

This is SO cute! It's the first set waste pattern I've seen that i actually want to wear. I love the tiers width and the shoulder pieces. I will have to buy more fabric (or find a big piece in my stash) since I am 5'8". And I don't often see 60" woven fabrics so I'll re-do the math for 45. Thanks for "showing your work", as math teachers say. That will make it relatively easy to do. I think I'm also going to try out those shoes!

[arvettadelashmit]

That dress looks good on you. The shoes are also good looking.