The next look for Spring was actually Hannie’s Easter dress. Well, and really it was her second Easter dress to boot. The first one had some major issues ;(
So, the day before Easter when I finally succumbed to the fact that the first dress wasn’t going to work, I got the idea for this dress and made it up in about 3 hours flat.
I made the bodice from a sloper and then drafted the collar to fit. The back is a simple, invisible zipper and the whole thing was made from Kona cotton. (I love that cotton.)
And the skirt….well, was a math mistake. (That happens to you too, right?) I meant the dress to be tea-length, but it ended up floor-length. I was going to cut it off after the third tier, but the minute Hannie saw that it was floor-length—-she thought it was the most amazing dress. Ever.
So, although it’s not my first choice, it was meant to be something she loved….and floor-length it stayed.
It is especially twirly.
(The skirt is two and a half yards of fabric itself.)
And when you are seven, twirly is just the thing 😉
~Elizabeth
PS–Be back tomorrow with a tutorial!
so striking!
WOW! It looks great!! Did you have to make a petticoat underneath or is it just full enough on its own? P.S. I love her hair, too!
It makes her look very grown up. I bet the twirliness is the envy of her 7 year old friends.
Lindsay, She does have a short pettislip underneath it. It does give a bit of poof above the knees, but it is still really comfortable.
Lindsay, She does have a short pettislip underneath it. It does give a bit of poof above the knees, but it is still really comfortable.
This looks like it should be on a Paris runway! Phenomenal
This beautiful dress is so…so…heck, the “twirl” says it all! (Bravissima!!!)
Sooo pretty!! 🙂 Love the bright colors! 🙂 xo Holly
My girls would be all over this dress. Adorable.
I love it, love it, love it. the colour blocking is lovely
absolutely gorgeous and so chic! Simply amazing as always ;o)
Pretty! Ansley is dying for something that “drags on the floor”
Gorgeous!! That green is especially eye catching..awesome dress! As usual 🙂
It’s truly beautiful! I love the colours and that its floor length. She must feel so elegant and there is nothing better than your child loving the clothes you make them 🙂
Another absolutely stunning dress!!!
You are amazing.
~Michelle
Haha. When I first saw the photo, I thought, “that’s a little longer than I would have guessed she’d make it” since I love all your tea length skirts/dresses. Super cool of you to listen to your “client.”
That is lovely! Isn’t it wonderful when you make a math mistake and it turns out to be a happy accident? Love the twirl.
That is an awesome dress. Simple and elegant and twirly- what more do you want in an Easter dress?
Very pretty!! And yes!! I just had a math error this week… Not fun!
Thank goodness for mistakes because it turned out gorgeous. Don’t you love when they love something you have made? Lovely
Thank goodness for mistakes because it turned out gorgeous. Don’t you love when they love something you have made? Lovely
stunning !
and if anyone changes their mind later, it could always be hemmed up higher in the future…
absolutely beautiful! and just like the dress my daughter bought at forever 21–the green/white color blocking, and added a yellow belt to! so funny!
She looks so elegant! I had a dress very similar to this one when I was ten years old (except is was pink and had a slight puff in the sleeves). The fact that I still remember that dress more than 20 years later tells you how special it made me feel. I hope Hannah feels just as special in her dress.
That twirl says it all. So much fun!
Your daughter looks absolutely stunning in her special gown! I know that she just had to feel like a princess wearing such an elegant dress. I am impressed that you made the bodice and collar from a sloper. I am struggling to make bodice and sleeve pieces to fit a 7 year old with the chest and waist size of a two year old but the average height for her age. It doesn’t help that she is not available for fittings but once per week. My first try for the bodice pieces was too wide and too short. It is hard for me to imagine such a tiny size for an older child.