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| Getting ready for church in her new dress. Since it is still only 40 degrees here in Michigan the sweater was not optional. |
It is funny to me that up until I started to sew, the only dresses my daughter owned were either ones someone bought her or ones I bought for holidays. I love dresses, but they are not always practical for toddlers for how much they cost. I am just frugal like that. But now, a whole new world has opened up for my girly girl, and we both are loving every second of it.
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| I am absolutely in love with my latest dress for Maisie. From the covered buttons to the pleated bodice accent to the fabric colors and print, everything about this makes me happy. |
My first attempt at sewing clothing for Maisie was The Hopscotch tunic from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop. It was the piece that gave me the confidence to make more items for her and Calan. I loved it, but I know that I could do better now.
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| This was the first piece of clothing I made for Maisie. It is adorable on her, but I knew that I could do better. |
So, for Nap Time Crafters' (Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop's blog) last week of the Sew Off, I decided to make The Hopscotch again and see what else I could do with the pattern.
I debated doing a tunic again because I love the length on Maisie, who has a long torso and a plump belly. I swear it is the only shirt that I don't worry about her diaper or belly ever being shown. However, when I picked out my fabrics, I thought it would work better as a dress. I think I was right.
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| I kept most of the skirt gathering to the front of the dress. I think that keeping the back rather straight kept the focus on the fun covered buttons down the back. |
I am pretty sure this won't be the last time I use The Hopscotch pattern. To me it is just a perfect girly girl pattern that you could do a lot with.
For example for the bodice accent, I used a pleated detail that I saw on a dress Jessica from Craftiness is not Optional made for her daughter. I think adding the covered buttons helped tie the bodice all together. By the way, I think covered buttons might be a new obsession for me. They were so easy to do and I think they were pop on this dress.
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| My new obsession might be covered buttons. I hate hand stitching, but covered buttons might be worth it for me. |
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| For this dress I used Blue Japanese Dolls and White on White Dots from Jo-Ann. |
I made the skirt of the dress a little different than the pattern partly because I didn't buy enough fabric and secondly to make sure the girls were all going the right direction. I cut a front and back skirt piece and sewed them together along the sides. Doing this, also kept most of the gathering to the front, which I thought worked better with this dress.
I was a little concerned with how the girls on the skirt would match up to the girls on the bodice. I think for the most part it worked out fine. There is one spot on the back that is a bit repetitive, but overall it worked.
Post linked to Trendy Tot Tuesday.
