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back tie pillowcase dress

The Amazing Pillowcase Dress Sew~Along {Back Tie and Ruffles}

August 11, 2025July 13, 2012 by Angi Schneider
A young girl with braided hair is kneeling in a garden, wearing a colorful dress with pink accents. She appears to be holding a small object in her hands near some green plants. The ground is covered with brown mulch.

wow! I can’t believe it’s week 5 already. The summer is just flying by. We had fun making this dress today. We saw a similar dress in the quilt shop hop we did a few weeks ago and I knew I wanted to include a back tie dress in the sew~along. So we took the …

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