Anna's Coronation Dress

Anna's Coronation Dress

My little one had been waiting her turn 

for me to sew her up an Anna costume.

She told me she wanted the Coronation dress,

and that is what she got.

This is the dress as it looked before I got the transfer on the front.

Firstly I sketched a dress, inspired by many dresses I found on Pinterest.

I had chosen some fabric that wasn't exactly like that of Anna's dress, 

but had the same tones. I think it really works.

It was a bit of a mission to work out 

the maths for the skirt but I ended up using 

10 patterned panels at 3 inch wide x desired length

20 light green panels at 1.5 inch wide x desired length

10 dark green panels at 1 inch wide x desired length.

I had originally thought to use the bodice of the 

Eden dress, the sleeves of the Simply Sweet top 

and the waistband of the Glinda dress.

In the end I found a tutorial that was so much easier 

than combining all the other patterns. 

I made the size 6 bodice for my 4 year old. 

I am glad I did because she has a bit of growing room 

and will get much more use from it.

I tried a few different options for the pattern on the front bodice

but I am so happy with my final decision.

It is done with a vinyl heat transfer. 

It is permanent and doesn't crack or fade. 

And best of all, a neighbour 2 doors away does it so I am sure 

I will be using her services again very soon :)

Needless to say, I have a very happy little girl x