It started with a library book. Girl's World, by Jennifer Paganelli.
I started looking through it with my daughter, and she expressed an interest in one of the dress patterns included in its pages, namely "Mary's Fancy Sash Dress".
A few quick size and yardage calculations later, I found myself in the fabric store looking for coordinating fabrics that wouldn't immediately alienate a ten-year-old girl who has expressed strong dislike for any colours that she deems "girly".
I ended up with two nicely coordinating purple quilting blenders:
I only made one minor change to the pattern, using the bias binding facing the neck and armholes on the outside instead of the inside.
Since the skirt was quite long, I took a 1" deep tuck around the entire skirt.
Beginning 1" above the stitching line for the tuck, I also added three rows of trim, two of 1/4" satin ribbon, and one of 1/2-inch bias binding of the sash material.
Once everything was completed, I had a happy girl in a pretty dress.
I only made one minor change to the pattern, using the bias binding facing the neck and armholes on the outside instead of the inside.Since the skirt was quite long, I took a 1" deep tuck around the entire skirt.
Beginning 1" above the stitching line for the tuck, I also added three rows of trim, two of 1/4" satin ribbon, and one of 1/2-inch bias binding of the sash material.
Once everything was completed, I had a happy girl in a pretty dress.
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