This is one of my most favourite recent dresses! I made it for a little 1 year old, but my own 3 year old, has since ordered one for herself…
I was asked to make an Alice dress (for an Alice in ONEderland first birthday party). This is what I came up with:
I used the Cottage Mama Vintage Georgia dress pattern as a base, then made a few adaptations. I curved the collar’s corners slightly; on the pattern they’re quite sharp.
I added the broderie trim on the sides of the bib (the pattern calls for piping there), and the hem of the overskirt. Of which I made more like an apron by only cutting the front piece and hemming the sides as well as the hem.
I think a lot of the Alice-likeness comes from the choice of colours; where to put blue, and where to put white, which looks like an apron over the top of a dress.
The back features a beautiful big bow, and snap fastenings. Snaps were my second option because I had an issue with the buttonholes… there was too much bulk in the seam to sew the lowest buttonhole; the foot just doesn’t go over it. So I had to panic, unpick the others, and improvise with KAM snaps. But I do really like the look of the pearly white snaps anyway – every cloud, eh?
The Georgia Vintage dress is a lovely pattern – probably best for intermediate level; some of the instructions aren’t perfectly clear for beginners and there are some techniques you want to get accurate, like the collar. I really dislike unsymmetrical collars!
Hope you like it…
Beth x
It’s adorable and so nicely made.
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Thank you 🙂
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I never made too many little girl dresses. My daughter preferred hanging upside down in trees with her brother. There are some really cute ones out there though, like this one!
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Haha 🙂 thank you!
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This is amazing!!
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Thank you! 😀
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Love the little dress, it gorgeous, you made great adaptations to make into an Alice dress
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Thank you so much 🙂
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What a beautifully made dress! I bet she loved it. 🙂
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Thanks so much, well I know her mum did at least!
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Alice in Wonderland was my favorite book when I was younger. This is lovely and I’m sure the one year old girl loved it!
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Aw, my girls are into it at the moment. Curious and curiouser 🙂
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This is so sweet – and beautifully made! I love that big bow at the back. I’m not surprised your little one wants one for herself! x
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Thanks Jane 🙂 I just need to find a couple of evenings to make another! 🙂 x
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