Months ago Bunny and i were in a fabric store together. I was looking for something specific – and hunting down every row of fabric bolts. When Bunny’s hand shot out and yanked a bolt off the shelf. She told me it was “so very very pretty” and asked me to make her a dress.
It was the first time she had ever asked me to make her anything – i couldn’t resist. And the fact that she had chosen her own fabric was too precious.
So i got to work.
One of my favourite things to make for her is a tunic dress – they work well because she can pull them over her head, and when they get too short they just become a top.
I used exposed facing to break up the floral- and ummm, a placket – because you gals know i love a placket. hehehe. The buttons were a gift from my mother in law – i think they work so perfectly for this dress.
I really loved this project – and i love that Bunny loves her dress. Now that it’s finally warm enough to wear it, i can see her getting so much use out of it this summer. But the thing that’s most interesting to me, is seeing how she is developing her own tastes. I never would have chosen this print for her – but she fell for it hard and fast. There she is, growing up too fast, right in front of my eyes. Little darling.
