Monday, August 15, 2011

Birthday Dress

Little Terror is turning 2 next week, I can’t believe how time has flown!  Her favourite cartoon is Disney’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and could spend hours propped in front of the TV watching it (I know, that’s bad!).  “Oh, Toodles!” was one of the many phrases she could say after she turned 1. 

I made her a birthday dress, it’s after one of her favourite characters, Minnie Mouse. 

IMG_0949 The black piping and buttons really maketh the dress. Oh yes, piping again!

I referenced Simple Simon & Company’s Pleated Collar Tutorial and Craftiness Is not Optional’s Lucky Dress Sew Along (Scoop Detail) to make the bib.  But I used pin tucks instead of pleats. 

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The budding photographer, she was playing with my first digital camera that I bought about 8 years ago, now it’s broken. I cropped out her feet from the pictures because she refused to wear anything other than my old rubber crocs.

Updated to say: This birthday dress kept giving me a deja-vu feeling, now I know! I have made a ‘Minnie Dress’ for Little Terror last year in May – that’s the second handmade dress I made for her, how time just goes by, she was only 9 months old then!  Now she’s going to be 2..pretty soon she’ll be 19! 

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24 comments:

  1. Wow!! I absolutely adore this dress!!!! and of course ur girl too.. the fabric is so perfect and i really love the bib style.. i have to be patient to sew this oneday in my life.. hehe... awesome job!! :)

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  2. This dress is just wonderful!! It looks so beautiful on your little girl. Happy Birthday 2nd to your little girl!!

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  3. gorgeous! I love the level of detail you put into your sewing!

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  4. It's definitely a Mickey Mouse inspired dress. I love it too. It's so cute and girly. It perfectly fits your darling little girl. :)

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  5. Your dress is LOVELY!!!!!

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  6. My little 3 year old loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as well. I love the dress. It is darling!
    liZ

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  7. Love it! My 2 year old is having a Minnie party in a few weeks too- minniemousebirthday.blogspot.com


    Melanie
    bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com

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  8. OMG :) I just love this dress! So pretty! Good job :).

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  9. WOW, I absolutely LOVE this! So, so cute. :D

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  10. That dress is simply gorgeous! My girls used to love Mickey Mouse clubhouse too! (probably still do but wouldn't admit to it now they're all grown up! (6 and 8!!)

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a great week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  11. Your little girl is adorable and the dress is gorgeous

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  12. lovely dress..u lika have a 'magic hand' when almost all of ur handmade are awesome!!!

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  13. that is so professional looking and adorable. fits her great too

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  14. love the combo of the 2 tutorials!

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  15. Wow- that is a great dress! Adorable

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  16. That dress is so adorable (as is your very pretty little girl!). You have perfectly captured the Minnie Mouse look with the beautiful fabric and your superb sewing work!

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  17. What a gorgeous dress!!! The white bib contrasts so well with the red and the piping really does finish it off.

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  18. Your daughter is around the same age as mine... and my daughter loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse too (makes me sing the hotdog song to her EVERY night!). Your daughter looks so cute in her dress!
    Wishing her a happy birthday!

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  19. alisha3:12 AM

    so cute...your doughter seems wonderful...

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  20. Just stopped by to let you know that I featured this gorgeous dress on my round tuit post this week!
    Round Tuit 63
    Thanks again for linking up! Hope you have a great week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success

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  21. That is the cutest Minnie Mouse dress ever! Wow, I want to make one for my little terror. I have been sewing too much for myself lately..

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  22. Your 'Little Miss Terror' is soo adorable and I think that red polka dot dress with a bib is soo gorgeous. Looks like a designer dress, honest.

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  23. So cute! Happy late birthday to your pretty little girl!!!

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  24. Just adorable!!! The navy piping and buttons contrast so well with the white bib and the polka dot fabric. I would love for you to share this (and any of your other dresses) at my ongoing link party that's exclusively for girls' dresses... http://threadingmyway.blogspot.com/2012/01/threading-your-way-dresses-for-girls.html

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