Awhile ago Adrianna made the most adorable knit Belle dress, (her 2nd knit princess dress I might add, Snow White was 1st) then I was reading Jill's blog & she made a mini Belle version for her little one's 1st Disney trip. Well, after seeing my fellow bloggers churn out these creations how could I not make one for my princess fanatic?
The top of the dress is made from the same peasant dress tutorial Adrianna & Jill used but for the bottom I did some experimenting. The bottom layer is a light blue chiffon, the middle is a sparkly synthetic fabric & the top white 'poofs' are also a sparkly polyester creation. (For tips on creating the 'poofs' you could use this tutorial Adrianna made for the Cinderella tutu)
At the last minute (and this means in the passenger seat on the drive to Disney) I decided to add some ribbon ties so I could cinch the waist a bit. The fullness of the skirt tended to pull the knit top out a bit. Also on the drive I took some light blue ribbon & made a quickie headband like Cinderella's. (it's just ribbon hand stitched to a 3" piece of elastic) For some reason Samster was obsessed with having a headband, in fact when she 1st saw the dress she said,
"Oh! Cinderella dress!! Where's the headband?"
One last tidbit...if you feel like splurging get yourself a child dress form. I found mine on Ebay for $40 & let me tell you it's completely changed the way I sew kid's clothes. Something about being able to pin & assemble the dress while seeing exactly how it will hang...
Please do not copy & paste any of my content without prior permission, pictures of Samster & Sophie are strictly prohibited. Links to my post however are always welcome!
The top of the dress is made from the same peasant dress tutorial Adrianna & Jill used but for the bottom I did some experimenting. The bottom layer is a light blue chiffon, the middle is a sparkly synthetic fabric & the top white 'poofs' are also a sparkly polyester creation. (For tips on creating the 'poofs' you could use this tutorial Adrianna made for the Cinderella tutu)At the last minute (and this means in the passenger seat on the drive to Disney) I decided to add some ribbon ties so I could cinch the waist a bit. The fullness of the skirt tended to pull the knit top out a bit. Also on the drive I took some light blue ribbon & made a quickie headband like Cinderella's. (it's just ribbon hand stitched to a 3" piece of elastic) For some reason Samster was obsessed with having a headband, in fact when she 1st saw the dress she said,
"Oh! Cinderella dress!! Where's the headband?"
One last tidbit...if you feel like splurging get yourself a child dress form. I found mine on Ebay for $40 & let me tell you it's completely changed the way I sew kid's clothes. Something about being able to pin & assemble the dress while seeing exactly how it will hang...
Please do not copy & paste any of my content without prior permission, pictures of Samster & Sophie are strictly prohibited. Links to my post however are always welcome! 
It's beautiful! I love the idea of knit princess dresses!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a comfy princess dress and not having to spend a fortune at the Disney store for those cheap ones!
ReplyDeleteAnd I was about to ask you where you got your dress form. I was hoping it was locally. Oh well!
Love it. Looks so much more comfortable than the bought Cinderella dress my little one has.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love the attention to detail that kids have. Where's my headband, ha. I wouldn't have thought to look on ebay for a dress form, I've just added two to my watch list (on in kid size, one in mine, ha.) We'll see what the hubster has to say. lol.
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! She looks like she's in toddler princess heaven. Sam has perfect Cinderella hair too, lucky kid! random note: I really like that little table in your hall with the flowers on it - very elegant.
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Sam looks like a real princess!! :)
ReplyDeletehaha I was going to say...cute mini dress form! love that you must. craft. at all times! haha, but mama knew best since Samster asked for it right away for her Cinderella up do. My 14 month old will not tolerate ANYthing in her hair :(
ReplyDeleteWow, nice! I hope one day I can sew that well. How is Sophie doing? Asha is now oulling herself up to stand. I am SO not ready for this one to be a fast walker!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this. It is absolutely adorable and even more so on your little girl.
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I love it! She looks adorable. I can't wait to start making dress up clothes for Katelyn.
ReplyDeleteThat turned out just perfect! Glad you had a fun time at Disney.
ReplyDeleteI've been looking at some dress forms on Ebay. I was going to get one mostly because the littlest turd really sucks with taking photos these days and my white board is getting boring. And hello to you and your princess costumes. I totally wasted money back in the day on the store bought itchy crap. I will never forget when we went to Disneyland with my mom and she agreed to buy Luca a whole ensemble before we even entered the park. He he. My poor mom was floored. I'm sure she spent over $100 on that crap. And then she had to get something for Rocco!
ReplyDeleteLucky baby! Sam has perfect Cinderella hair. Love it!
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I cant wait to have a baby! Ill be dressing my girls in disney swag!
ReplyDeleteSamster is so dang cute! Love the shades with the Cinderella dress. My daughter would totally do the same thing.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so comfy with the cotton[?] fabric you used for the top. And little kid costumes always have a picture of the character printed on them. Which I hate! So I love yours even more! If you happen to come across a super easy Alice in Wonderland costume please share! My daughter loves Alice :)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!
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