
Happy New Year, everyone!!
I hope everyone had a fantastic night last night :) I did, until I passed out, lol! This lady apparently has a hard time staying up until midnight! I made it to 12:03ish and then crashed. And let’s not talk about the nap I took from 10:30- 11:53 beforehand, ha!
Anyways, I wasn’t planning on sewing Millie a New Years dress, but I just happened to find a window of time yesterday to get something done, and I hadn’t touched my sewing machine in a week (withdrawals!) so I whipped up a Figgy’s Etheral Dress :)
I had bought this lovely Amy Butler voile specifically for this project, it is SOOO soft!! I basically wanted to hug and cuddle with Millie the whole time she was wearing it. It was also a dream to sew with! My first time using voile, I think I’m hooked!
This pattern came together SO quickly, like seriously I was able to make this whole dress while Quinn took a nap. AND I had time to take a shower after! That nap was wondrously long :) My sister was behind me and said “Man, you can sew a dress in the time it takes me to knit the toe of a sock!” Yes, this is one of the reasons I love sewing. Immediate gratification!
I decided on long sleeves since it is winter and the longest length because I asked Millie how long she wanted it and she pointed to her ankles, haha. I made the size 4/5 exactly as the pattern was.
I wondered if the pattern on the fabric was a little too busy for the long sleeves, but Millie absolutely loves it so that is all that matters. And thank goodness! I was afraid she wouldn’t want to wear it because she got so many Disney princess dresses for Christmas! We now have a Frozen dress, Merida, and Tinkerbell to add to the costume dress collection… I love how much she loves her dresses, but I really would rather see her wear something I make, of course! So it made me really happy when she put on this dress immediately upon completion and actually even wore it to sleep :) That marks a major happy success in my book!
Adorable! Happy New Year!
Thank you! Happy new year to you too!!
Your pics are adorable! Love her dress! Wishing all great things in 2014! Thanks for sharing on Whatever Wednesday!
Gorgeous! Perfection on the fabric choice!