A Scarlet Dress for Scarlett - Free Pattern

Scarlett's Dress

The other day on a facebook page someone shared a link to a dress pattern.

It was the Scarlet dress by Made by Oranges

I was instantly taken by the cute, simple, girly look to this dress

and with winter now here in Australia, I love the longer sleeve option.

You can just make out from these photos 

that the dress has princess seams,

so pretty x

 

Super excited about going to the park!

The best thing about this pattern is that it is FREE!

Oh and it is also available to download in 

English, Dutch, German and French :)

The length is slightly on the short side,

especially when hanging off the monkey bars,

but nothing a pair of stockings can't hide.

The dress has a zip closure at the back.

I made the size 104 which is suitable for 4-5 years.

It is a great fit for my 4 year old daughter.

I picked the fabric up from the Salvos (thrift shop)

for only $1 and the zip was from my stash,

which make for an extremely cheap, adorable dress!!

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

A Frozen Inspired Elsa Dress

A Frozen Inspired Elsa Dress

After posting about the Snow White dress here

I had a couple of people ask for an Elsa dress.

I searched through Pinterest and noticed that if the colour was right 

and it had a few snowflakes on it, it would make a perfect Frozen dress :)

I think that these dresses have a cartoon quality to them rather than an authentic look, 

which actually had me questioning if they were suitable to be labelled as an Elsa dress.

I think the cape made the whole thing come together.

I used this tutorial for it. It was Very easy :)

I really enjoy making costumes. The fear of the perfect fit disappears 

and I enjoy the whole process. It makes me happy to be able to 

give my kids joy in dressing up.

Snow White Costume

Snow White Costume

My youngest daughter was wearing her big sisters Snow White 

costume the other day. When I walked into her room I found her crying.

She had taken off the costume and I was not sure why she was upset.

She said "I am never wearing that dress again!" 

When I asked why she replied "because it falls off my shoulders"

I knew it was too big for her but didn't realise it was that big a deal.

I told her that I would make her a new Snow White costume, one that fits :)

I used the original dress as inspiration along with this tutorial. 

Original Dress

I also used the basic peasant top pattern from this book as a basis for the dress.

From memory the patterns in this book run a little small so I opted for a size 5.

After sewing it up it was obviously too big around the waist so 

I just sewed a little elastic along the waist seam to bring it in a little. 

It just means my girl will get plenty of wear before I need to make a bigger one.

Before I had even finished the dress my girls had grabbed an apple 

and were ready for a photo shoot. I guess I have trained them well ;)

My kids have now put in their order for a Belle dress and an Aurora Dress!

At least I know it has been a success :)