I have seen dresses like these for adults but not children and wanted so bad for Poesy to have one.
So the brainstorming began.
I wanted a stretchy material and found this dark pink stretch knit. Since it is close to Valentines Day I wanted something sweet but also something she can wear throughout the year.
I took one of her summer sleeveless dresses and cut out a pattern on poster board. Since I wanted the hood to be a bit oversized I took a hoodie of mine and laid it out to get the shape.
The cutting and sewing flew by. Then a little detail needed to be added.
I found simple and stretchy lace trim to put around the hood front and down the ruffle on the chest. The ruffle I just zigzag stitched around the edge to keep the fraying at a minimum. After all the sewing was done I added tiny heart shaped buttons to the ruffle.
Tah Dah!
Poesy was thrilled... and that is the best part!
This spring/summer she can loose the long sleeve shirt. But for now it is cute with.
So the brainstorming began.
I wanted a stretchy material and found this dark pink stretch knit. Since it is close to Valentines Day I wanted something sweet but also something she can wear throughout the year.
I took one of her summer sleeveless dresses and cut out a pattern on poster board. Since I wanted the hood to be a bit oversized I took a hoodie of mine and laid it out to get the shape.
The cutting and sewing flew by. Then a little detail needed to be added.
I found simple and stretchy lace trim to put around the hood front and down the ruffle on the chest. The ruffle I just zigzag stitched around the edge to keep the fraying at a minimum. After all the sewing was done I added tiny heart shaped buttons to the ruffle.
Tah Dah!
Poesy was thrilled... and that is the best part!
This spring/summer she can loose the long sleeve shirt. But for now it is cute with.
