Infinity Dress

I made an infinity dress! If you're looking for a super easy one-evening project, this is it.  Since convertible, or infinity dress tutorials are all over the internet, I won't write one up, but I recommend Sew Like My Mom and Knuckle Salad, who has a great diagram for added help.

Basically, the infinity dress has four parts: one circle skirt, one waistband, and two loooong straps, all made of jersey. The dress can be worn an "infinite" amount of ways by tying the straps around your upper body. Most tutorials call for the straps to be 100 inches long; mine are 60 inches long and work just fine.

The wedding industry has turned this very simple dress into a big money maker, since it's a great idea for a bridal party- every bridesmaid can tie the dress a different way. After you make yours, check out some sites that are selling these for a lot of money and give yourself a pat on the back.

Pretend you don't notice the wrinkles...

A few tips:

• Consider making a matching separate tube top to wear under the dress. This will give a little added modesty, and make wearing a bra possible in the many backless styles. Plus, with more coverage up top, you'll be able to tie the dress even more ways.
• Many people call this the "one-seam" dress. Don't worry if this doesn't work out for you. I found that sewing the straps on first, followed by the waistband, made this step make more sense.
• Make the waist a little smaller than you normally might for a circle skirt, since this fabric is really stretchy. It'll be easier to make the waist larger later if you need to.
• Check out some YouTube videos and tutorials for ideas on how to tie the dress.