Sunny Tea

Well, the Sunny dress was a hit. Not only did it fit perfectly, but everyone (especially mom) LOVED it!

She loves it so much, she wants me to make some as gifts for friends.
Miss C has said it might be her first-day-back-at-school dress.

She also said that because she has to sit "criss-cross applesauce" she may need some matching bloomies so the boys don't see her undies.
Done!
I used the free Sunny Days shorts pattern from Oliver + S and shortened the hem. They worked perfectly.

On a summer day it's the perfect dress to wear - with a hat of course - for afternoon tea in the Gazebo.

However lazy summer days are over and it's back to school.  

She did indeed choose this dress for her first day back at school.

Sunny Dress

About a month ago, I downloaded a free pattern from the sewing blog Sew Very. It was the bloggers first pattern and she was offering the pdf in 3 sizes for people to try out.

Well, this morning I cut out the pattern and made a Sunny Dress.

It's an a-line sundress with a little frill collar.
The instructions, which are very good, appear on her blog along with photos.  Overall, it was a very easy pattern to make and fun too!  I really enjoyed making it.

I made size 5 and since the chest measurement is an inch wider than required I cut the back elastic less and took in a deeper side seam.

If this fits (and I'm sure it will) I will make more Sunny dresses.
There are no buttons, zippers or anything fiddly.

Go to Sew Very to get the download and try it out too.
On Monday August 11th, she is going to feature some the Sunny dresses other sewing bloggers have made. There'll be lots of good ideas, I'm sure.