Even a third child needs a sweet, NEW dress of her own – from time to time!

Cue: a dress sewn in liberty, using the Children’s corner, Aprons pattern {size 5, Carol}.

*Please note: the current Children’s Corner, Aprons pattern only goes to a size 4. However the original version had both a size 5 and 6 available.

The yearly family photos were looming, and we had not stopped long enough to sew the girls’ new attire.

After a week of planning, purchasing supplies, and cutting fabric, we developed a plan for the girls’ dresses.

It. Was. A. CRAZY. Time.

You see, our sister has never been overly keen on “matching outfits”, so our challenge was to make the girls’ outfits be cohesive – yet, not matching.

The liberty fabric is one we had been hoarding for a while.

We loved the color combination, and were looking for an opportune time to put it to use.

When we sewed the Children’s Corner, Aprons {Carol}, we did not add any length to the hem – thinking the 3 1/4″ hem would allow for any adjusting we would need to make.  Ummmm…..OOPS! Hello 1980s, revisited …

When LG tried on the unhemmed dress, it was a “good length’ as is.

And, if any picture sums up the look we see with this child time and time again . . . this is it . . .

Soooooo, we sewed a VERY narrow hem – one that was completely inappropriate for a dress this nice, but one that would salvage appropriate length.

We also used the Children’s Corner, Ruthie sleeve pattern {an out of print pattern from Children’s Corner}, instead of the Carol pattern pieces. The Ruthie sleeves have never let us down! If you love the Ruthie sleeves as much as we do, they are the same sleeves used in the Children’s Corner, Eleanor {view B} – still available for purchase.

LG seemed to like the end result, of which we will consider a win. It seems at times she would just as soon receive a handmade-me-down from her sisters’ closets than to get a brand new creation from us. That’s good . . . but bad, too!

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