It’s Kid’s Clothes Week! And look at that, the button matches my first project. I should probably just quit now while I’m ahead.
Oscar’s dear friend had her first birthday last week, and since I don’t have a little girl to sew for anymore, I thought it would be fun to make her a birthday dress.
The pattern is the Oliver + S Ice Cream Dress, and it’s basically the same dress I made for Lila’s third birthday, but with some peachy-coral/minty-aqua prints thrown in. I used something new to me for the main dress fabric – an In the Beginning Modern Solid (in Lead) – these are yarn-dyed solids with two tonal colors woven together, which gives them a similar iridescent quality to shot cotton. They’re very soft like the shots, but slightly more substantial. I wasn’t sure the recipient would appreciate getting out the iron every time the dress was washed, so I picked this fabric in hopes that it wouldn’t wrinkle quite as much. That’s the one downfall of shot cottons – they wrinkle like crazy.
Oscar was kind enough to try it on for me, but it barely cleared his big old head. His 6-12 month sized days are long gone…
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hahaha, he does look like a boy in a dress! lovely dress btw.
Too cute!
That’s a very lovely dress, even on a boy.
so sweet! well done š
Really cute!
This is perfect.
beautiful dress and how is it that his little hands look manly in that photo?
Obviously the designer of the KCW button shares your lovely taste in colours
hehe, it’s not just the photo, this kid has enormous hands!!
I love this dress & the fabric choice! I love shot cotton too, but I’d like to check this out.
I loved the original, and I love this one as well! Need to check out that fabric – it sounds wonderful. And Oscar’s profile – I truly thought it was Lila at first before I realized that of course she wouldn’t fit a dress that small! Clearly siblings!
Gorgeous! I’ve been sick, but I’m inspired to have a do-over next week! ThanksM
Gorgeous dress – I love the pockets!
It’s a beautiful dress!
haha… I know plenty of baby boys that have had to endure a mama-made dress fitting/photo shoot! so sweet. I have always loved that previous ice cream dress you made Lila, and this one is just as beautiful.
Beautiful dress! Maybe I need to search out a little girl to sew for because there’s nothing as sweet as little baby dresses! And thanks for the hint about the new fabric. I’ll have to see who caries it around me. I love shot cotton so much, but man that ironing!
oh i love this dress so much. if you have any scraps of that gray i want to check it out, it sounds awesome! also, haha about the oscar photo – i thought something seemed a bit fishy there! š
Oh that solid is really pretty! I wish it came in peach. Clover needs a birthday dress and I have it in my head that it needs to be peach. Still not sure where I’m going to find the fabric but I better get my butt moving because her birthday is the 22nd. Ack!