Grayse's new dress

My dear, sweet daughter, Grayse, was blessed with her daddy's broad shoulders and stocky build. We have a hard time fitting her into regular "store bought" clothes so, I make alot of her clothing.

The other day we were at the local Goodwill store and I found this darling sheet for $1.99. My mind automatically started dreaming up ideas I could do with it and a few days later I ended up with this plan.............

I had this pattern [on the left] that my sister had just found me at a garage sale the week before that I used as the basic pattern. I used some of the instructions from the other pattern, as I'm not very good at just "winging it" on my own.

I started cutting away and coming up with ideas in the process.

"Hmm....the top part of the sheet could be a ruffle of some sort and the little squares with flowers on them could also be a cute pocket!"

This is what we ended up with!

Grayse wanted pockets so, we used a couple of squares off the ruffle and placed them on the front.

I just love how the ruffle turned out. So vintage!!

The pattern called for a zipper in the back but from past experience we have learned that zippers don't give Grayse enough growing room. So, I managed to figure out how to put elastic through the back. It was the perfect solution. She will hopefully be able to wear this dress for a couple of years.

I don't know if it's the cutest dress I have ever made but Grayse absolutely loves it and keeps saying how comfy it is. She wears it almost everyday and that's all that matters! For 2 bucks how could I go wrong?

~Cheech

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