Girls' Raglan Sleeve Dress with a Ruffle Hem (Vikisews Wendy)

The Vikisews Wendy is a girls' dress with raglan sleeves, a high waistline and buttons at the back. I added a ruffle at the hem for a flowy, girly spring dress. The video is a full step-by-step sew-along, easy enough for a beginner.

Why sew the Vikisews Wendy dress

It's an easy project, even for a beginner following the video, and the ruffle hem turns a simple dress into a pretty, flowy one for spring.

My changes to the Vikisews Wendy pattern

• Added a ruffle at the hem: two strips of 14 × 140 cm, after taking about 15 cm off the bottom of the skirt.
• I also took an extra 8 cm off the front, and regretted it: the front became too high. Take off 3 cm at most, or make the ruffle deeper (about 20 cm).
• The sleeve elastic was tight at the length on the pattern, so add a couple of centimetres.
• Next time I'd use a narrower bias tape at the neckline: 7 mm instead of 1 cm.
• I finished the hem with a rolled hem on the overlocker, then folded it and topstitched 2 mm from the edge.

What I used for the Vikisews Wendy dress

• Vikisews Wendy pattern
• Crepe fabric from my stash
• Vlieseline H200 interfacing cut into 3 cm strips for the button placket Find it ↗
• Elastic for the sleeves; the length is on the pattern
• Buttons for the back
• Janome 2030 DC sewing machine Find it ↗
• Singer Heavy Duty 4432 sewing machine Find it ↗
• Elna 664 PRO overlocker mine can also gather the ruffle Find it ↗
• Bernina L 460 overlocker my second overlocker: I won it in a Vikisews sewing competition Find it ↗