One of my niece's birthday is coming up and she will be turning 5. I recently got a new sewing machine and wanted to make something pretty for her. She and her big sister love to wear dresses and since I have two boys I don't have many opportunities to make dresses. I found a tutorial here to follow easy to understand instructions for a beginner sewer like me. First I hit the thrift store for fabric. I found a white sheet, a light blue sheet and a pair of light blue knit pants. I cut the pants along the seams for the bodice pieces. The pants also had a tulle material overlay that I used for the center of the bodice. I used some lace trim I already had in my crafting supplies for the bodice as well.
Then I cut out the material for the skirt from the white and blue sheets. I started with the white puffs on either side of the dress. Then I stitched on the blue skirt and hemmed it up.
A Cinderella dressup ball gown for my princess of a niece! It doesn't look as nice as the one from the tutorial and it didn't turn out as nice as I had hoped but I am a perfectionist with less than perfect sewing skills.
Despite the "easy to follow" directions, you did pick a somewhat complicated piece to start with. This is not a beginner's dress! You did an AWESOME job on it! Princess T is going to LOVE it! :)
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