1st Birthday Dress

     When I was asked to make a custom dress for a first birthday party, I was floored. I mean, that's such a big occasion for every parent, and the idea that someone would choose me to make the outfit was such an honor! I'd made a few outfits for this mom (let's call her "H," before and her daughter, "C," is such an adorable little thing!

     The first outfit I made for C was for their first trip to Disneyworld:

First version of the ribbon top

Back view of the ruffle bloomers

Final version of the ribbon top: added the bottom trim, a larger Minnie appliqué, and longer ribbons.

     The other Disneyworld trip outfit I made was much more casual; just an appliqued onesie and a circle skirt:

I live in Alabama- houndstooth is a given ;)

I originally tried to monogram her name above the appliqué, but my machine decided to eat the first onesie, and I didn't want to tempt fate a second time. I also made a little ruffle romper, and that's where H and I fell in love with The Bird Fabric. I don't know the real name, but The Bird Fabric (TBF) was too adorable to NOT use, and the end result was this:

Front view

Back view (LOVE ruffle butt anything)

Snaps at the crotch for easy diaper changes.

     Now, it's almost C's first birthday, and H came to me with an idea of exactly what she wanted C's dress to look like. The party would be bird-themed, and she wanted to use TBF. LOVE. I made a couple of practice dresses from fabric I already had, just to see what worked and what didn't- what she liked and wasn't so thrilled about.

First: maybe a higher collar and thinner sash?

Second: sash is perfect, first fabric flower

There we go. Just missing the flower. 

'And the final dress.....

I've also made matching bloomers from the checkered material. The sash and fabric flower are both removable. I cannot wait to see pictures of her in the dress! Squeee! I love TBF!