Merida was quite possibly the last Disney Princess introduced to the girls before heading to Disney. And, her character / story line immediately became a “niece favorite.”

Maybe it was the accent. Maybe it was the spunky personality. Or maybe it was the fact she was a princess with a weapon . . . that fought BEARS!!

*And, that she was extremely good with said weapon.

Whatever the case, EA has deemed Merida as her favorite of the Disney princesses – demoting “Queen Elsa” who had remained #1 for far too long.

But, how to make a “Disney Inspired” outfit of Merida for the warm summer days ahead??

Think about it: Poor Merida!

All that hair.

The heavy dress. Ugh.

She’s got to be “BRAVE” to survive Disney summers!

We decided to sew KNIT . . . our one and only knit creation of the trip . . .for our Sewing for Disney: Merida outfit.

Using the Oliver + S, Hopscotch Dress, we sewed a sz 5 {with 1″ added in length}. Fold Over Elastic {FOE} was used for finishing the neckline.

And, then assistance was needed for the MAIN COMPONENTS of the dress. . .

THE ARROW and TARGET

We know NOTHING about this sort of stuff, so we called in an “expert.” After giving Tonya the unsewn {but cut} pattern pieces and discussing color options, she used Siser brand, heat transfer vinyl and cut the images on a Cricut. Then, she applied the cut images to the dress with a heat press.

After the arrow {image found HERE} and target {image found HERE} were attached, we were free to sew the dress per the pattern instructions.

This creation was super easy for us . . .just a little computer design for the target and arrow, pass it off to an expert, and then sew as directed.

Forgive us as we digress, but: BEST CHARACTER INTERACTION OF OUR TRIP!

ANTS and AUNTS can be sooooo confusing {note: EA’s smack on the forehead}!!

Still, one must “step lively . . . step lively. . . “

Oh, and for the record, the dress was “EA approved”.

100%.

Let’s just say, it seemed to empower her, and bring out her “Inner Merida”.

Enough so, she “led” the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train on this round . . . .

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