Pretty Princess Sew Along – getting started

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Hi All! Β I’ve worked ahead on this and already made my Alice Dress for my girl. Β And let me tell you, it’s adorable and she’s adorable in it! Β You will definitely want to make this one.

Some details for the sew along if you haven’t been following along already. Β We’re going to work our way through the princesses and characters using a single pattern…Simplicity 2377. Β You pick this up online or anywhere that sells Simplicity patterns. Β This is a beginner dress with no closures (zippers, buttons, etc) but rather uses elastic. Β Which I love because that makes it super simple for little girls to put on themselves!

If you want to share about the sew along or have a blog, I’ve made some blog buttons in a couple of sizes that you can grab for your own blog.

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I’ve also created a Flickr group where we can share our dresses and sweet princesses who love them.

We’re starting off with Alice and we’ll make a dress every month or every other month. Β It kind of depends on how much time I have frankly. Β Although I’m already restraining from working on the next two dresses…eep! Β I’m so excited about them.

To make the Alice dress there are some basic and particular supplies you will need. We are making version A with some modifications.

Pretty Princess Sew Along - getting started

1. The main dress Fabric: Β You will naturally want this to be a blue fabric of some sort. Β I’m really trying to sew from my stash so you’ll probably see these dresses mainly made from what I have on hand. Β Thus, I chose this darling aqua polka dot fabric. Β You will want the amount of fabric required for Dress A.

2. White Fabric for “pinafore”: Β I managed to get by with a fat quarter but I’m making the smallest size I believe. Β So in general you might want 1/2 yard per dress. Β We’ll be making an apron skirt and cutting the front bodice piece from the white fabric. Β Also if you want to make fabric ties, you will want to follow the pattern instructions for how much to buy for that. (I made ribbon ties, but this is a perfect dress for fabric ties!)

3. Eyelet Trim: Β I would estimate at least 3 yards per dress. Β You will be putting the trim around the entire hem of the dress and around the shoulders and back neckline. Β Feel free to do your own measurements. Β I just used a moderately sized trim…not the largest, not the smallest.

4. Β Matching blue gross grain ribbon for small bow: Β I bought a small spool of 3/8″ wide ribbon or so. Β But anything will work!

5. Red Heart Buttons: Β these look super cute if you can find them and I bet you can. Β Red heart buttons aren’t too difficult to find. Β I bought mine at Hancock fabrics if you are looking for these exact ones. Β These are purely decorative just FYI.

6. Matching Blue Embroidery Floss and Needle (and small hoop if desired): Β I couldn’t do an Alice dress and not include the white rabbit. Β So I did a little embroidery that I will share later. Β But if you are picking up supplies, you might want to grab these too. Β Again, I just used some bits that I had on hand.

7. Ribbon for tie at waist: Β I chose not to make the fabric ties as the pattern shows but rather used a large width ribbon…it’s a faster trick for those who can’t be troubled to make the fabric ones (like me!). Β  One spool is plenty.

8. Β Completing the look: Β not part of the dress, but perhaps part of the costume: Β White tights, black mary janes, and a black ribbon or elastic head band. Β I’ve got some fold over black elastic on order for this that I found on Etsy.

And if you haven’t done garment sewing before, you’ll need to know that typically you will want thread to match your fabrics. Β So grab some matching blue thread and some white thread. Β And you’ll be all set to go!

Here’s a little preview of the finished product. Β My kitty looks like she is trying to catch that white rabbit!

8 thoughts on “Pretty Princess Sew Along – getting started”

  1. That button is just so Adorable!! Makes me want to sew along with you just so I can have the button on my blog πŸ˜‰ My daugther has been sewing skirts with her Grandma this last week so lucky for me, I am not getting requests for new dresses at the moment. That sewing scares me πŸ™‚

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