When you ask a three year old "what kind of dress do you want for Christmas?", be ready for anything. Ava wanted a pink Grinch dress but Grinch fabric isn't made in pink. Her mom found a Grinch print and paired it with a dark red polka dot.
Changes were made to the McCalls pattern - straight sleeves instead of puff sleeves.
That involved redrawing the armhole to use a sleeve from another pattern.
The dress is lined top and skirt. To save time I top-stitched the bodice lining instead of hand stitching.
The original dress called for a zipper and even though I have about 20 zippers, none worked with the print. I changed the pattern again from zipper to button placket. I thought the lime green buttons accented the Grinch.
I used thicker thread to make a guide for the sash.
Back view with sash. Buttons are even in this photo.
Sending off to Miss Ava today. Can't wait to see how it looks on her.
Merry Grinchmas!
Thats certainly a wow of a Grinch dress! Im sure she will be the envy of all her little friends.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jenny. The dress was delivered yesterday and her mom let her video chat to show me how excited she was. Mission accomplished!
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