This was a pattern test for SLPCo’s Bella. The girl *needed* a 4th of July outfit, so I opted to make her a patriotic dress with all the patriotic material I had just sitting there in my fabric closet.
In case you were unaware…that is a tweenager look
Basically, it was the only fabric I had enough of to make a maxi dress. I wasn’t sure how thrilled she would be in wearing a maxi dress in July, but it seemed to go over alright. She got lots of compliments at the 4th of July parade.
I made this dress 8W and 12L. The last maxi dress I did in a 10L was a little short of being maxi length, in my opinion, so I made this one longer. They only have chest and waist measurements for the older girls to choose a size, so it was guesswork on what to choose for the length (she’s 56″ tall). She wears a 12 for RTW jeans, so I think that is likely the size I need to use.
The dress pattern doesn’t come with a band at the bottom. I mistakenly cut a 10, so I added the band to get it to the right length.
The back has some great straps, and I made an overlay of a little thinner ribbon.
Overall, she looks pretty dang cute in it.
She looks so good in her maxi dress that you sewed her. She’s getting so tall and her hair is getting so long!
Thanks! Yes, her hair is growing like a weed…just like her! She is at least letting me braid it for her occasionally or putting it in a ponytail.