Free Pattern Dropped-Waist Dress
and Pictures of Sewing Challenge

Laura Ciampa's Easter Dress

Laura remembered how special a dropped-waist Easter Dress was to her as a child and used the memory for inspiration for this beautiful dress.

Ruth's Pollyanna Dress

Ruth Graber used the Challenge to make dresses like Pollyanna's dresss in the Walt Disney Pollyanna movie.

Michele, Allison's Anne of Green Gable

Michele Hick's daughter Allison designed this party dress for Anne of Green Gables and Michele did the sewing.

Michele, Allison's Holiday Dress

Working as a team again, Allison Hicks did the designing for this Holiday Dress for Samantha and her mother Michele sewed the design.

Valorie's Star-Spangled Dress

Valorie Tresnor made this dress for her neighbor Lauren and they all went to an ice cream social sponsored by the Pleasant Company.

Jen's Fall Dress

Jen Hassler made this fall dress for her daughter for her Birthday.

Linda's Ribbon and Flower Accent

Linda Jeske made the dropped-waist dress from a flowered print and added a ribbon and bow.

Heather's Christmas Dress

Heather Pollock sewed this sparkling Christmas Dress for her cousin's Molly doll.

Nancy, Diane's Embroidered Collar Dress

Mother and daughter, Nancy and Diane Hasting, made this embroidered collar dress together.

Free Pattern Response
Nancy's Dress With Applied Flower

Nancy Morey's Hint: Cut the collar and collar facing after sewing them together with pinking shears instead of clipping the edges.

Sandra's Rounded Collar Dress

Sandra McCormick changed the collar into a large split rounded collar.

Free Pattern Response
Nancy's Spider Web Netting Dress

Nancy Philbrook used orange cotton with spider web netting overlaid on the collar and skirt.

Katie's Polka-Dot Dress

Katie sewed a cotton polka-dot dress adorned with a red rose.

Free Pattern Response
Samantha's Decorative Stitch Collar Dress

Samantha used a decorative stitch on her sewing machine for the collar and made shoes to match.

Joanne's Loop Tape Collar Dress

Joanne McTernan shortened the sleeves and used loop tape and a pretty flower for trim on the collar.

Free Pattern Response
Rebecca's Old-fashioned Dress

Rebecca Henning made these matching child and doll dresses in the style of Nan Harper, a survivor of the Titanic.

Nancy Schultz's Dress for Katie

Katie loves Gina dressed in her new dress with contrasted cuffs and waist band.

Memorial Day Dress by Cindy

Cindy Henry Macedon came up with a better way to put the bias tape trim on the collar of her Memorial Day Dress.

Jozel's Daisy and Lace-Trimmed Collar Dress

Jozel Watson's collar is trimmed with daisies and lace; the sleeves and hem are also edged in lace.

Julia's Smocked Dress

Julia Meadows designed this dress which features smocking on the skirt and sleeves and scallop embroidery around the collar.

Carol's Embroidered Collar Dress

Carol Dale made this dress modeled by a Daisy Kingdom Doll.

Broadcloth Dress with Pintucks

Pintucks and an embroidered flower on the collar make this dress special for a dressy occasion.

Middy Braid Dress

This dress uses middy braid instead of self-bias trim on the collar.

Larger Self-Bias Trim Dress

The self-bias trim on this dress is larger and closer to the edge of the collar.

Whimsical Frogs Dress

The collar was omitted on this dress but many accessories were added.

Free Pattern and Challenge
Free Pattern Directions
Easter Dress
Pollyanna Dresses
Anne of Green Gables
Holiday Dress
Star-Spangled
Fall Dress
Ribbon and Flower
Christmas Dress
Embroidered Collar 1
Appliqued Collar
Large Round Collar
Spider Web Dress
Yellow Polka Dot
Decorative Stitch
Loop Tape Collar
Old-Fashioned Dress
Contrasted Cuff, Band
Memorial Day
Lace-Trimmed Collar
Smocked Dress
Embroidered Collar 2
Pintucked Dress
Middy Braid
Larger Self-Bias Trim
Whimsical frogs