This purple version was the first Felicity dress I made during testing for Peekaboo Pattern Shop.
Fabric: JoAnns - they were red tag fabrics last winter and it was during a 50% off red tag fabric sale
It's a lightweight poly-cotton from the Tutti-Fruitti collection.
My daughter was right at the maximum chest measurement for the size I made, so this dress sadly came out a little too tight. It fit enough for good pictures, but the fact that is was a little tight plus the fact that I ended up making 2 more dresses during the testing process led me to giving this dress to a local friend. Her daughter is only a few weeks younger that Ev, but she's smaller, so this dress fit her perfectly!
Ev had a hard time giving this dress away, and I kind of did, too! It was such a great summer dress! She keeps asking me to make her one just like it again, and I would have enough fabric if I switched the two fabrics, but again... does she really need 3 dresses in the same pattern? I'll just hold on to it for next summer ;)
After this version, there were changes made to the bodice and the collar, plus I added length to the future dresses I made.
All-in-all... I love this dress :) but I'm happy that I could give it to a friend who can happily use it for a longer period that we could have!
I can't decide which dress is cutest because they've each been adorable. Your pretty little girl is probably the best dressed kid in the neighborhood.
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