Monday, June 6, 2011

Simple Summer Time Dress


It's getting hot, hot, hot outside! With warm weather come sun dresses. I just love little girls in pretty dresses. Don't you?

After weeding through Sophia's closet, she only has two other dresses for summer that fit. So not enough. Everything in her world is about dresses, tights, and leggings right now.  Let's hope she gets over tights fast with how hot it is now.

I've had this fabric by Amy Butler for over a year now. I feel in love with it the first time I saw it.  Problem is, it just does not go with anything but white. Hence why it has not been used yet. Lucky for Sophia it made a gorgeous dress!


I did three rows of sheering at the top and one row about 4 inches lower.  This created the empire waist. In the back I made one large box pleat. This gives the dress more detail and flow. The straps are simple ties, made from the same fabric.

Always being silly.







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8 comments:

Tanya said...

So cute! And the dress is nice, too!

BarefootTams said...

Adorable!

Jen Riley said...

Cute dress Amber! And Sophia is a doll :)

Rachel @ Simple Girl said...

Very cute and such a lovely model!

Kendra@My Insanity said...

Great dress! Love the fabric!

Sassy Sites! said...

I LOVE this dress! I'm featuring it tomorrow at Saturday Shout Outs! Thanks for linking up at Sassy Sites for our ffa party! Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo!!

-Marni

April said...

So cute! Love the fabric too! ~April @ Wildflowers & Whimsy

Delilah said...

that is so cute! And she looks so proud to be able to flaunt what her mama made her!