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My daughter and I were reading herfavorite book "Put Me in the Zoo" By

Robert Lopshire. When we got to this

page:

It happens to be her favorite I think

because the spots are blue, but

regardless as we sat on this page for a

good 5 min as she pointed to all the

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things on the page I stared at the

dress. I found myself mildly captivated

with this sweet little yellow dress and

decided I had to make one for my

daughter. So I did.

Complete with buttons down the back


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A ruffle down the front


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And some body to the skirt

Ready to make your own? (if you made the

petal sleeve top found HERE then this

will be a breeze)

You will need:

One pattern (we will make it

together)

Fabric (I like something with a

little stiffness to it like stretch

poplin)

Contrast fabric for the collar

Piping (Find it online HERE )

Buttons


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1/8 elastic cut into 1 inch strips

Lets start by making the pattern:

(if you made the petal sleeve top use the same bodice pattern only you will make

it longer)

To make the bodice of the dress take a

few simple measurements:

First measure around the largest part of

the chest. For my model this was 20

inches, Divide that by 4 So for me

the final measurement was 5 inches.

This will be the width of the

pattern piece.

Second measure from the top of the

shoulder to the midpoint under the arm.

This will give you the arm opening

measurement for my model this was 4


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1/2 inches, add some wiggle room. SO

my final measurement was 5 1/2

inches long **you could also trace the arm hole

opening of a shirt that fits well as seen in this

pattern **

Third measurement is how long the bodice

will be. To get this measurement

measure from the top of the shoulder

to wherever you want the bodice to

end, for my model this was 10

inches.

Then that's it! Taking those

measurements you will make a bodice

piece as shown in the picture above.

To make the collar pattern for the

dress:

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Trace or freehand a circle. How big of a

circle? Measure from the middle of the

shoulder across the back to the middle

of the other shoulder this will be the

circumference of the circle. Cut thecircle out.

Fold it in half

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Then fold it in half again and round the

edge as shown above

Then cut your circle in half (along the

first fold line) You will have to shapes

like the ill lit picture above shows.

Keep one you can discard the other.

Then Fold your collar piece again along


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the same fold line that is already there

and line it up under your bodice piece

and trim away what is showing.

So when you are done and unfold your

collar piece it should line up with your

bodice at the neckline and look like the

picture above.

Now onto the skirt part

The top should be 2X the measurement of the

bottom of the bodice.


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For me that was 5 inches, so the width

of the skirt will be 10 inches. Then

Decide how long you want the skirt and

that will be along the flat edge then

angle the other side so your skirt willflair and round the edge. You should end

up with a piece that looks like the

picture above.

Now for the sleeve (the last part)To make the petal sleeve pattern piece you are

going to make a rectangle that measures the length

of your pattern piece from the top of the shoulder

to the bottom of the armpit (right where the curve

begins) The add 1 1/2 inches. That will be the

length of the rectangle and then the width will be

2 inches. Then within the rectangle draw an arc

that is shallow on one end and gets fatter on the

other, so when you cut it out, you will have

almost a half a heart looking shape that is flat

on one side. (like the picture above)


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Now you are done with your pattern! Easy

right?Mark and save your pattern you will be

happy you did.

You should have:

1 Collar piece

1 Sleeve piece

1 Bodice piece

1 Skirt piece

Now on to the cutting:


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Cut 4 skirt pieces (2) for the outside

(2) for the lining


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Now for the bodice cut 3 on the fold and

cut one of them in half. Then cut 1

about 1 1/2 inches over from the fold

(as pictured above) and cut that one in

half. So in the end you should have:2 Front bodice pieces

4 back bodice pieces 2 longer than the

other 2

Then you should have 8 petals for thesleeves and 4 collar pieces

** Not pictured cut 3 rectangles 2x the

length of the bodice piece and 3 inches

wide for the front ruffles**

Now on to the sewing:


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First turn over the top and bottom edge

of the long rectangles and then fold in

half and sew a basting stitch along theraw edge of the rectangle.

Gather the rectangle. Do this to two of

the rectangles


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For the third rectangle fold over and

sew in place the top and bottom edges,

and then fold in the two side edges sothey over lap and sew a basting stitch

down the middle of the strip. Gather.

Then pin the two ruffles under the

center ruffle. Pin it down the middle of

one of the bodice pieces and sew in

place. (as shown above)


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Then take some of your piping and pin

around the edge the collar. Face the

piping inward as shown above. Sew it inplace, except around the neck opening.

Then place your other collar piece right

sides together and sew to the piece with

the piping. This is done easiest if you

sew on the bottom side so you follow the

same stitch line (as shown above)


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Then turn it right side out and top

stitch around the edge.

Then sew right sides together at the

shoulder connecting the front bodice to

one short piece and one long piece of

the back bodice. Do this with all the

pieces so you should have 2 identical

pieces (one with the ruffle)


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Sewing the petals: Sew right sides

together and then notch the curve. Then

turn it right side out and top stitch.

Do this with all 4 petals.


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Then Pin 2 petals to each side of the

arm opening pin and sew only to one

layer. The tip of the petal should start

at the bottom of the arm opening and the

petals should overlap in the middle.

Which way they overlap doesn't matter

but make sure they overlap the same way

on both sides.


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Then fold over the lining and sew the

lining to the top.

(sorry I didn't get a very good picture of that step for a

better picture go HERE )

Then your bodice is done!


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On to the skirt. Sew right sides

together at the sides that flair so that

you have a tube. Do this with the skirtand the lining so you have 2 tubes. Then

along the bottom of the tube pin the

piping to the right side of the skirt at

one of the side seams cross the piping

so they flow of the skirt as pictured

above. Sew in place.

Then sewing right sides together pin the

tubes to each other so that it


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sandwiches the piping.

It is easiest to sew the two piecestogether if you follow the first stitch

line.

Then turn the Tube right side out and

top stitch along the edge.

Sorry I didn't take a picture of the

next steps but you are going to gather

along the raw edge of the tube (the top)


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and then pin right sides together to the

bodice. Overlap the back piece so that

the long side tucks under the shorter

piece.

Then on back sew on your buttons on the

long flap in a little ways, and then on

the other side, fold the elastic to make

loops and sew them in place.

Then you are done! Not to hard right?


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Don't you love how the stiffness of the

piping creates flow


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Then put your little sweet dress on your

little miss

She will love it


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And you will love it

Enjoy!

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The Dirt Road Diva said...

Love this tutorial! Did you know

that Dana over at MADE made a

similar dress for her daughter


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inspired by the very same book? I

can't wait to try it out!

OCTOBER 4 , 2010 3 :04 PM

Shwin W said...

Funny you mention that, I actually

just stumbled upon her blog a few

days ago. I must be living in a cave

or something because her blog is

amazing but I laughed out loud when

I saw she did the exact same thing.

I guess good minds think alike :)

OCTOBER 4 , 2010 4 :41 PM

De Rosa said...

Love this dress, and my daughter

loves this book too. I totally don't

sow, but do you happen to sell these

dresses? [email protected]

OCTOBER 5 , 2010 2 :39 PM

littlebetty said...

This dress is so so lovely!

OCTOBER 11 , 2010 6 :41 PM

Shwin W said...

Thanks!


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OCTOBER 11 , 2010 8 :17 PM

Creative Mind said...

this is looking so easy,i will try

for my niece,very smart

tutorial...great..

OCTOBER 12 , 2010 4 :02 AM

Kelli said...

That is so cute! I love the color

and that ruffle.

OCTOBER 12 , 2010 10 :04 AM

Emily said...

How darling! I really like the

overlapped petal sleeves. I might

borrow that elastic trick for alittle dress turned jacket (b/c it

was too hard to get on my little

girl ha).

OCTOBER 12 , 2010 1 :32 PM

Refugee Crafter said...

Funny about the great minds and all.

Hey, it even happens to Dana:

http://www.dana-made-it.com/2010/09

/whoops.html


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I think it's really cool how you

both independently took the same

inspiration and came up with such

different dresses. Adorable dressand great tutorial! I can't wait to

try!

OCTOBER 12 , 2010 3 :09 PM

dana said...

Your version is cute! I like the

white ruffle down the front!

OCTOBER 17 , 2010 7 :17 AM

Danielle said...

Beautiful, Beautiful! I cant wait to

try this out. Thank you for

sharing!!!

DECEMBER 4 , 2010 2 :39 PM

Eloise Masters said...

So sweet! I think you'll find girls

a bit older like me (15) can make a

few adjustments and wear itthemselves. I think I might try,

thanks so much! :) you're daughter

is very adorable and our sewing

skills are fantastic! xx


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