I had this soft high quality gingham in my stash and it was lovely to sew with. In the end, things turned out like I envisioned. Sort of a seven brides for seven brothers meets Christmas 2014 or something. ;)
I used the Caroline Party Dress sewed in size 4T. It fit perfectly.
I decided to keep it simple and not do the peter pan collar option, but I had to add pockets. This is Lila after all.
I always like to sew a Caroline. {Look at me. I'm on a first named basis with a pattern. What? :)} The instructions are clear and simple and the zipper tutorial is straightforward and the back matches up nicely.
All in all a successful sew. Lila loves how full the dress is and I think it'll last for a while.
I'll be honest with you. I took these pictures in front of a funeral home....is that so disrespectful? Yes. But I couldn't pass up this minty ish background. Please stop judging me right now.....No funerals were in session when I took pictures. I promise!!
I feel like that took us to a weird level of truth. Let's end this by saying that it's not looking like it will be a very white Christmas here in Idaho. Weird. It's been unusually warm, but I can't say that I mind much. I'm sure God will bless us with triple the snow at some point this winter. But snow or not, this is a beautiful time of year. I love celebrating the Savior and I'm always thankful that everyone is a little kinder and a little bit nicer to each other at Christmas. So Merry Christmas! I hope your days are minty, merry, and bright!