Too Cute Pink Dress

Welcome to Fun with a Sewing Machine!  I've been sewing for more years than I care to admit to, making mostly clothing and accessories.  Sewing is a great way to have fun and express your creativity.  This blog explore all kinds of ways to have way too much fun with a sewing machine.

Some friends of mine recently had a baby girl.  There's a ton of cute patterns for infants and most of them are for girls.  I selected McCall's 6015.  I bought some incredibly cute pink flowered fabric at  Bear Patch Quilting during a recent trip to Minnesota.

Here's the fabric, ready to be cut.  For some of the pieces, I traced them before cutting.  For children's 
patterns, they grow so fast that you might want to make the same dress later in a larger size. The skirt 
pieces are just rectangles and could be folder to the right size.  The bodice pieces and sleeves got traced.

With fabric this busy, I opted to omit the optional decorative touches in the pattern.

I chose to make the dress like view C, mostly because I liked the unusual sleeves, shown here upside down.  The pattern called for the sleeves to be lined, but I thought that was silly and just finished the bottom edge with a narrow hem.  What's the fun in always following the pattern directions?

Here's the finished dress.  It's got a back zipper, back tie, and sleeves.  The bodice is lined.

Have fun with your sewing machine today!