My daughter has been learning about the sea at preschool and is infatuated with sea creatures now. She requested an octopus dress. This is one of those times when I love to be a sewing mommy because a mommy who doesn't sew might not be able to fulfill such a request. It was my perfect excuse to buy Heather Ross fabric; Mendocino, Octopus in particular. I liked the slightly less vibrant colors in the "blush" version but she was adamant that "fuchsia" was prettier.
She strikes this pose with her head on her shoulder whenever I go to take a picture. It has been driving me nut so I decided to just embrace it and go with it!
I used a combination of two tutorials to make this dress. I used the simple sundress pattern to cut the two rectangles to the right size since I was not using a pillow case. Then I used this tutorial to finish it. I am happy with the results and it works for this year but is big enough for next year too which is what I strive for!
It turns out that it is the perfect dress for swinging! I made this dress about two weeks ago but it was finally warm enough to wear it tomorrow (and that was still pushing it).
so cute, she looks so happy in it! love the fabric
ReplyDeleteSuper cute and I love the bright pink! It's more than warm enough here for that sundress!!
ReplyDeleteShe is totally adorable as well!
You're the best Mom ever! How else could you fulfill this request?! Thanks for linking to the tutorials. I have a 2 year old that might need something like this. She loves pink (the brighter the better) and polka dots. : )
ReplyDeleteWhat a dress!!! She's a honey. Good job, mommy.
ReplyDeleteIt is so cute!!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteIt is great to be a sewing mommy! She looks so happy in her cute, new dress!
ReplyDeletewhat a cute dress!!! my mom sewed for me when i was a child, and that's probubly why i sew now!
ReplyDeleteHow great to be able to fulfill such a specific request! The dress is adorable (as is your daughter -- she looks very happy !). Thanks for sharing the tutorial...I think I may need to give this one a shot.
ReplyDeletepretty dress! i bet she's the only one around with an octopus dress.
ReplyDeletei love seeing children's poses. that head on the shoulder pose is great. she'll laugh at it someday and wonder what in the world she was thinking. it took me years to learn to smile in pictures. lots of my posed childhood pics look like i'm in pain.
so wonderful! thanks for sharing :) ...if its not big enough as a dress next year, it could be worn as a top (i also aim to get 2 years out of my kids' clothes)...
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