Garden Party Easter Dress 2017

 Time to document the Easter dress I worked on last week for Charlotte.  I had this Art Gallery floral in my stash from the awesome Keepsake Quilting sale this past summer.  Initially, I paired it with a simple geometric blender for the strip accents, I loved the way this bunny fabric looked with it but I was unsure because the bunny is a bit of a "stripe" and I worried that I would be able to keep it straight.

I sewed the first fabric accent onto the back piece and decided to rip it off and try the bunny fabric.  I am so glad I did.  Even though a bunny fabric really "screams" Easter, this whole dress turned out very spring-y and will work well in summer too.

The pattern I used is the Garden Party dress, a predictable choice for me since I almost exclusively only sew Oliver and S patterns when it comes to dresses for young girls.

I really did get some great pictures of her modeling this dress but it wasn't easy.  She was in no mood to cooperate and I pretty much had to say that she'd have to skip having any more Easter candy unless she complied!  After a little while, she warmed up to it, as you can tell.  I really do have a great appreciation for professional photographers who have the talent to work with kids- it seems like an impossible job based on my amateur experience.

I gave Charlotte the assignment of sifting through my vintage buttons to choose one for the back closure.  Can you believe she found this cute little bunny one within minutes?  I was thrilled and was definitely not going to make a trip to Joann's to buy one bunny button!

I liked the Garden Party dress pattern a lot.  I am so in the mood to make her more dresses right now, I just love the challenge and the speed with which these projects come together compared to a quilt.