Gwen's Birthday Dress

My little baby Gwen turned one last week! I picked up this darling lime and fushia polk-a-dot fabric on a fabric spree a couple months back. I only bought a yard, but thankfully I had just enough for the dress and the diaper cover. The pattern is from Oliver+S playtime dress and tunic. I actually forgot that I bought this pattern last winter, and got really excited when I found it again.

When I bought the pattern, I misread the description and thought it was an actual peter pan collar, but in reality it is a template for stitching detail. I actually love the stitching detail and it stretched me a little trying to get it perfect.

The original pattern has a long sleeve, but because it is summer, I just shortened and cuffed it to give it a little interest.

  For fun, and to go along with the stitching detail, I doubled stitched the hem.

The diaper cover comes from MADE's perfect diaper cover. I sewed up the 12-24 month size, since we normally use cloth diapers and I wanted there to be plenty of room. It was simple, and is a nice diaper cover, unlike many of them that are too bulky.

The dress took a bit longer than I expected, because it had facing at the neck which gives it a nice finished look, but was more work than I anticipated.

I'm looking forward to using this pattern as staple for both girls' fall wardrobe, especially since the pattern includes leggings!

Happy Birthday little Gwen! So glad you could join our little family.