Beach Towel Dress (cover-up)

 SO easy.
I’ve seen beach cover-ups in stores for years. I’ve always thought to buy one but never have because I figured I could make one (of course it took me two years to get around to it)
But with a simple beach towel and elastic thread,  you can easily make your own!

Still on the fence about sewing with Elastic Thread? It truly is easy. You can find it at normal sewing shops and you wind it in your bobbin by hand.Time to sew something for YOU. Okay, here’s what I did….

• I bought a beach towel at Target ($5.99, appx 56 x 29 inches). The gathering ratio  works fine because a towel will gather up slightly less for you, due to it’s bulk.
• Thinner towels are best because they are less bulky.
• Just use the edge of the towel as your top and bottom (no hemming needed)
• Wind Elastic Thread in your bobbin, shir as many rows as you like (I did about 32), sew down the side seam, add shoulder straps, and you’re done! I used less than one spool of Elastic Thread for the entire dress. Of course I had to wind it onto my bobbin about 5 times.
• DON’T forget to spray and iron over the top of your shirring when finished. This will cause your elastic thread to really gather up.