The fabric is Michael Miller Playdate Party Time and Playdate Pixie Sticks. I love Michael Miller fabric, it's a really nice thick cotton and comes in such cute designs!
The dress has pockets on the front that are concealed with the piping. I didn't put the zipper in like the pattern suggests. Instead I added bias tape to finish off the edges of the back seam, stitched it closed, leaving about 7 inches open at the top and added snaps. It was a challenge getting the fabric pattern to line up, there are 3 pieces used for the front of the dress. I knew I wanted the blond haired blue eyed girl in the center (she looks like my daughter), so I cut the center portion out first. I layed the pattern for the side piece over the center that I cut out and traced the girl (the one to the side of the blonde girl) right onto the pattern. Then I layed the pattern over the fabric lining my tracing up with the print on the fabric.
I think it turned out super cute, my daughter is going to be excited when she gets home from school and her new dress is done!
I was looking at dress patterns for a friend's daughter today, and happened upon your blog. I love the fabric you chose for this project, and your dress is one of the cutest variations of this pattern I've seen. Your daughter has probably outgrown her dress by now, but I bet she looked adorable!
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