The pattern is another Tie Dye Diva one. No - I'm not affiliated in any way :) I got a bundle deal off the website! You can find it here.
I found some butterfly poplin at Spotlight in one of her favourite colours (purple). They also had some plain blue that matched for the underskirt and ties.
I made a size 2 width bodice - but size 4 everything else. As with most patterns - I find a size 2 in the width is just right for my wee girl.
Here is the front:
...and the back...
...with a closer view of the bodice front. I did not use ribbon for the lacing of the bodice. I made my own out of the same fabric. Why? Two reasons - I could not face going back to Spotlight in the Christmas madness (!), and I also didn't think I would find a good match.
All in all I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. It was not a hard pattern. I was very happy when I had finished all of the hemming - but it was more time consuming than anything else :)
Christmas Day...it was the only item of clothing she was interested in wearing! So yes, she did love it.
I think it looked pretty cute on her - don't you?
...and just right for more of the twirling that four year old little girls seem to love doing! :)
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