Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Twirly Froggy Dress

 Three times is a charm, they say. It may be true as my third try at sewing up the First Day Dress, by Made, resulted in the best fit, so far, for Lula.
 Searching for a fabric that had a polka dot look, but a little something different, I decided on the cute little froggy fabric, called Hopping Along, from the Lotus Pond designs by Rae Hoekstra. The organic fabric is made by Cloud 9 Fabrics. For lining, a little cotton floral, found on the clearance table at Joanne's, seemed the perfect contrast as well as price!
 Cutting the neckline down about a half an inch and using the next size larger pattern made the dress a lot more comfortable for Lula to wear. It would fit a bit better with a little tapering at the waistline but would require a zipper in the back, I think, to make it easy to put on. A belt at the waist might do the trick, too, and look pretty cute.
 Lula loved the large turquoise flower shaped button at the neck. Again, I made a self fabric loop closure rather than the suggested elastic cording.
 When the weather turns cooler, later this week, Lula can pair the dress with leggings and a cardigan for a different look. She'd really like to turn the fully lined dress wrong-side-out and wear it that way as the lining fabric is her favorite part! I might have to think about how to do that next time!
 The best thing about this dress, really though, is how twirly the skirt is!
 And twirling is pretty important stuff when you are in kindergarten, you know.
Okay, I guess I better slow down on the Little Girl Wardrobe and get a bit of quilting done now. More on that soon!

12 comments:

  1. Your dresses just get better and better! This is SO sweet! And how happy does Lula look! She makes a beautiful model!

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  2. So cute, she looks like she likes it.

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  3. to quote a friend: "Totes Adorbs"!!! (which means "totally adorable", I think!) :)

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  4. Again, you made a darling little girl even cuter! This is such a great dress pattern.

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  5. Several of the pictures of Lula look so much like Megan at that age, it is scary! But also DARLING!

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  6. This dress is adorable. And that red hair! She looks so very happy.

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  7. Cute fabric! I also like the purple-ish fabric you used for the other First Day dress as well. Your grandkids are adorable. Sewing for girls is so much fun, too.

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  8. Twirling is pretty important at all ages, isn't it?!
    It looks lovely.

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  9. So darned sweet. It's apparent she loves that you sew her dresses. You do beautiful work.

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  10. Thank you for your tips on how to make this dress fit better. I'm looking to sew a few of these up and I appreciate your honest and helpful review.

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  11. Thank you for your tips on how to make this dress fit better. I'm looking to sew a few of these up and I appreciate your honest and helpful review.

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