It was her birthday recently and her mom asked me to make her a special party dress.
"Make it like the natural waist dresses you've made her in the past" was the request.
She was referring to the Fairy Tale Dress pattern by Oliver and S.
Then she went through my stash and chose some Liberty fabric.
The dress went together quickly which gave me time to knit a matching cardigan. I even made a little fascinator to go with the whole outfit.
However in my haste to sew, knit and glue (the fascinator) I didn't get a photo. Thankfully, her mom got some photos during the party and while they don't show dress nor cardigan details, the outfit fits perfectly and looks good.
The dress is size 6.
The cardigan pattern is called Amy minus the waistline cable stitches.
Not sure why the collar is flipped up on the dress in this photo as it's sitting flat in others.
The theme of this birthday party was "Magic".
Here's the birthday girl acting as an assistant to the Magician. Note how the collar is sitting flat.
I was afraid the hem might be too short but it appears it's the perfect length.
Note to self: turned up less than 2" and hemmed with coverstitch machine.
Here's a shot of her blowing out the birthday candle. Little brother is looking on in the background.
Mission accomplished.
I knit a cardigan to match a sewn outfit.
The bonus was some of the Liberty fabric in my stash got used up plus a few little scraps of ribbon, tulle and beads to make a fascinator.
