Children's Special Edition 33/Model #2
Happy Holidays everyone! I managed to get this dress made in time for Christmas for my little friend. It's always nice to sew for someone who is truly delighted to wear it. The first version I made of this dress was, as the pattern intended, a shorter tunic length.
She'll be wearing leggings in the winter anyway. The most recent version is intended to be long enough to be a dress with or without leggings.
You may notice in the photo above that the pattern has a number of 239. That's because this pattern also appears in Supplement#279 as model 239 from 2010.
Pattern Hints:
This child's pattern is easy enough to enlarge and produces a pattern that is a close representative of the fashion drawing. Once enlarged to your child's designated measurements you can expect a nice fitting pattern for a tunic length dress.
Design Changes:
This time making the pattern I actually stuck closer to the intended use by using a woven fabric and inserting a back zipper. The one major change was to add lots of extra length to the pattern. I added half an inch to the bodice at the cross point and then added another 3 and a half inches to the length of the skirt. I'm hoping it will hit closer to the top of her knee, we'll see.
Fabric Used/Suggested:
The fabric for this dress is a lightweight cotton/poly printed denim. It's a great weight for everyday, wash and wear, play clothes but can still be dressed up if necessary. I've made up this dress in both sturdy knit and rugged woven and the style just seems to work with a huge range of fabric options. If you didn't mind ironing this would even work in some of those fun novelty cotton fabrics.
Closing Hints:
I may have found my next favorite little girl's dress pattern. Of course the jury's still out on whether or not my little friend agrees. Hopefully I can get a photo soon and update this post with someone wearing the dress.
Here's to a happy and prosperous new year! May we all get some quality sewing time in the near future.
Happy sewing everyone,
Ann in Calif.
