iCandy Guest Post - Fun in the Sun{dress}

Hello! My name is Chie, and I blog over at Vivat Veritas about handmade clothes, sewing and my various fashion inspiration. I also sell my handmade goodies at my etsy shop. I’m so excited to be able to participate in iCandy handmade’s “Fun in the Sun” {dress} series! Summer is my favorite season. During the summer months I am always wearing light weight sun dresses. I live in Japan, and the summer months here can get quite steamy!

Today I’m sharing how to make this easy sundress/tunic. This is great as a beach cover-up, something to throw on top of a bathing suit.

I found this cute fabric at Ikea the other day. It was 499 yen (about 6USD) per meter, and I just had to grab it! The fabric has pineapples, fish, lobsters, cherries and other fun sea animals all over the white background. It’s 100% cotton, which is great for hot weather, it both breathes and absorbs moisture!

This dress is really easy as you can make it out of two rectangle fabrics. I love easy projects using rectangles, and if you are interested, check out my other tutorials for reversible paper bag skirt and poncho top🙂

I can think of many different variations of this dress: use two different color fabrics for dress and ruffle, add lace at the hemline, make a sash in contrasting color…etc.

❤Materials needed❤
– Fabric: I used 1 meter to make this tunic. If you want it to be longer, you would want 1.5 meter to 2 meters.
– Thread
– Elastic band

❤Measurements needed❤
– Your hip measurement
– Your high bust measurement

❤Instruction❤

1) Cut fabric – You need two rectangles, one for the dress portion, and the other for ruffle portion.
Dress: The width will be your hip multiplied by 1.5. The length should be whatever length you want the dress to be. I made mine 24″.
Ruffle: The width should the same as the dress width (your hip multiplied by 1.5). The length should be 5″.