How to Make Your Own Bridesmaid Robes in 7 Simple Steps

Jess Dang
by Jess Dang
10 Materials
$20
3 Hours
Medium

Welcome to the first tutorial in my wedding series, in which I’m going to share with you everything I make for my upcoming wedding! Today, I'm going to show you how to make bridesmaid robes.


As a perfectionist, I want to prepare everything for my wedding. And as a sewing lover, I always want to make things for people I love. That's why I made this bath robe/kimono for my bridesmaids.


This robe is a part of my bridesmaid proposal set that I will send to my girls who will be a very important part of my big day.

Tools and materials:

  • 2.2 yards of silk fabric (per robe)
  • Pattern paper
  • Pencil
  • Sewing machine
  • Thread
  • Pins
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Long stick
  • Iron
How to make a bridesmaid robe pattern

1. Make the pattern

The first step is to make the pattern for the bridesmaid robe. Watch the video from 1:00 to 4:20 to see all the measurements needed for the pattern. You can adjust using your own measurements (or the measurements of your bridesmaids!)

Pinning the shoulder and side seams

2. Sew the shoulder and side seams

Cut out one piece of the back pattern and two pieces for the front pattern (for opposite sides), then pin them together at the shoulder and side seams, right sides together. Then, sew the seams.

DIY bridesmaid robe sewing pattern

3. Finish the front edges

Measure the length of the robe. Then, cut a long rectangle to this length with a width of 10cm (4 inches), which is the width of the hem, plus a 2cm (⅘ inch) seam allowance.

DIY bridesmaid robes tutorial

Pin this rectangle to the front of the robe and sew it down.

Folding in the edge

Once sewn, fold the edge in by 1cm (⅖ inch)...

How to finish the edges

…then fold it over the first seam to make the second seam. Pin, then sew.

Measuring up from the bottom of the robe

4. Finish the bottom of the robe

At the bottom of the robe, measure up 9cm (3.5 inches) and draw a line across.

Hemming the robe with a double fold

Fold the bottom of the robe in 1cm (⅖ inch) first, then fold at the line drawn to meet the bottom. Sew down. Similar to above, this will finish the end of the robe.

Pinning the sleeves

5. Sew the sleeves

Fold the sleeve pattern at the width line, right sides together, then pin and sew along the bottom edge.

Measuring up from the end of the sleeves

From the end of the sleeve, measure 9cm (3.5 inches) in and draw a line across.

Finishing the end of the sleeve

The same as above, fold the edge in 1cm (⅖ inch) first, then fold at the line drawn to meet the bottom. Then, sew down to finish the ends of the sleeve.


Repeat the steps for the second sleeve.

Attaching the sleeves to the dress

6. Attach the sleeves

Connect the sleeves to the body by pinning right sides together. Then, sew down.

How to make a robe tie

7. Make the robe tie

Cut out a rectangle measuring 130cm (51 inches) in length and 10cm (4 inches) in width, which is twice as long as the finished width of the robe tie will be, plus a 2cm (⅘ inch) seam allowance.

Pinning the robe tie

Pin along the long edge, then sew down, but keep a small space in the middle unsewn, so you can turn the robe tie to the right side later.

Pressing the robe tie with an iron

Once sewn, turn the robe tie to the right side (I used a long stick for this), then iron it to make it look nicer.

Bridesmaid proposal box

DIY bridesmaid robes


How to make bridesmaid robes

How to make bridesmaid robes

Here are the finished bridesmaid robes! I popped them in a box with some other gifts as part of my bridesmaid proposal, then we can wear them for the bachelorette party and the night before the wedding too.


Of course, you don’t need a wedding as an excuse to make this; it’s a really fun and simple project, regardless of the occasion. Let me know your thoughts and feedback in the comments below.

Suggested materials:
  • 2.2 yards of silk fabric (per robe)
  • Pattern paper
  • Pencil
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