I fell in love with a little pattern at market last fall, so when
Marie Madeline's Francie became available, I just had to have it.
I had bought some ruffle fabric at market, and this seemed a great place to use it. Although I didn't buy enough for a full skirt and had to improvise. My local sewing store carries a lot of polyester "silk" dupioni. It's nice to sew with and washes in the machine.
Anna is a skinny minnie, so I made her a 7 for the width and 10 for the length. This dress runs big though, so a couple sizes smaller on the width would have been plenty. I was able to make it smaller by sewing a thin elastic into the seam allowance along the back.
The dress just seemed to call for a hat. I found this
free crochet pattern (which didn't take long at all) and made it to match. (of course like in everything I do, I did change it just a bit.) The flower was just something I threw together from the leftover ruffle scrap.
Anna loves it. So one Easter dress down!
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
“You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:1
Love,
xoxo
So pretty and Springy and perfect for Easter!! Love the hat and flower you added!
ReplyDeleteHow cute with that little hat. Wonderful Easter dress.
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous dress. Job well done Mom. Your daughter is a lilttle cutie. She reminds me of my daughter at that age. Their coloring and looks ae very similar...lol...If she continues to look like my daughter you are gonna have a very beautiful young lady on your hands and the boys will drive you crazy chaseing her....lol...So much to look forward to with beautiful girls.
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