Here comes Peter Cottontail…

 This print may not be of the bunny named Peter, but it is cute nonetheless.  This is another shirtdress that I made for Anya for Easter.

A few things I did differently this time:

• I made a collar stand for the collar.  I like it much better this way.
• I omitted the ruffle attached to the placket.  I wanted this one to be a little simpler.
• Lowered the waistline, per Anya’s instructions.  She didn’t like the waist so high on the other dress.
• I didn’t cover the belt in fabric.  I just sewed a matching ribbon over one side of it.
• I did buttons instead of snaps (didn’t have the right color snaps).  Luckily I had enough of one type of vintage button in my stash.
• I didn’t put elastic in the sleeves.  She wasn’t too keen on it in the other dress.

I used three different fabrics for this dress.  The bunny fabric, a cream fabric with flowers on it and an embroidered linen blend for the yoke and placket.

The little bunnies are so cute!

collarstand!

Then, because late April can still be a little chilly, I had an excuse to make a fuzzy jacket to put over the top.  I have lots of leftover minky pieces from all those baby blankets that I make.  I buy a yard and they are always at least 12-16″ wider than the flannel fabric.  I really should make up a stock of those little ribbon blankies to use up the minky pieces.

This is just a simple jacket I made using a long-sleeve shirt pattern.  I just widened everything to accomodate for it going over the dress.  The body is lined with a white knit, but the sleeves are not lined.  I used a gold hook clasp to secure it, which is easy for Anya to use.

She wouldn’t try it on, as it is for Easter.  She was a bit chagrined when I told her Easter was several weeks away.  😉   Hopefully, I will get some pictures of her wearing it then.