August 16, 2010

The Naptime Dress

There's a special little girl in my life who, at 10 months old, hasn't yet received a handcrafted gift. That clearly had to be corrected. She has also generously passed on all her clothes to my little firecracker as she outgrows them, so a dress was the obvious choice* when I finally sat down to make her something. (Its a given that her quilt will have to wait a bit longer, right?)
This pretty little frock fit the bill. Simple enough to be made in a few naptimes, and pretty enough to be special. Add in a few great fabrics from my local quilt shop, and you have a dress that speaks of my love for the little girl for whom its meant.
And made with snaps, it is fully reversible. Two dresses for the effort of one, a lovely gift for a special girl, and some simple sewing for a new Mama - perfect. It feels good.


*Though it occurs to me as I write this that I made a dress for a little one who is crawling. Not good planning.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

oooh.. awwww....ooohh.....awwww.

Rene' said...

Beautiful dress!!! Great that it is reversible. You are making good use of naptime ;-)

Michele said...

It turned out so cute!