Millie Dress

I always talked about making Millie little dresses before she was born, then finally when she came along I never got around to doing it, until now.

Millie is 9 months but she is quite little but I would probably size this 9-12 months. 

I made the pattern from a little simple pinafore dress she wore when she was 3-6 months. I've tried to show the measurements below.

You will need:

1 x 1.5 meter fabric

Bias binding

A couple of felt squares

Three buttons

Pins

Thread 

Scissors

Measuring tape

Sewing machine 

The good thing about kids clothes is they can be pretty simple and still really cute. 

I'm not the best at sewing but these instructions take a basic sewing knowledge or a little intuition. and remember its a babies dress not a prom dress, have fun with it! 

1. Cut out the dress pieces. Cut the front piece on the fold and cut two for the back pieces
2. Sew the placket for the buttons back on its self twice on each side leaving enough so they over lap, and sew to hold in place, do a few rows of stitches at the bottom to secure it. 
3. Sew the side seams and shoulders seams together (right sides together)
4. Sew bias binding around the the arm holes
5. Sew up the hem
6. Turn the neckline in twice and sew around or bias bind it.
7. Cut out a couple of Peter Pan collar pieces in felt and sew to the neckline
8. Sew in a couple of button holes
9. Finally sew on a couple of buttons

And here it is being modelled by Millie...

Hatty x