Once I saw this pattern on pinterest I had to have it. I bought some fabric in the sale on daisybuds fabric shop - and she had pre-orders on some simplicity patterns and at half price. This pattern was one of them. I had to have it.
I used the fabric for my dottie angel, so I used other fabric for the girlies two dottie angels.
My girly had her 8th birthday a couple of weeks ago. She is rather 'robust' for her age. This pattern is sized 3 years to 8 years. I therefore needed to size it up to about an age 10-12 years. I have never done this before! I just made it up as I went along. I took the measurements for that age from the new Jiffy pattern I bought that goes up to 14 years above.
I took the main measurements (ie waist, hip, neck to waist etc), then extended the biggest pattern piece to that measurement so I had fresh pattern pieces on greaseproof paper.
Once this was done I then cut out from the fabrics I had chosen.
As you can see, I didn't have enough of this gorgeous Riley Blake fabric (the peach circles) - which I love and hadn't noticed the navy flowers on)
to cut the whole bodice pieces from, so I had to use some left over fabric I had from another project.
I had to attach these two pieces together. I attached them right sides to right sides. Then I added binding along the seam I choose to use this sweet peach thread on the entire peach version.
Next, just as in the adult version, you stay stitch the neck.
Next is the construction of the front pocket. Unlike the adult version, which has two pockets, the childs version has one 'kangaroo pouch' style pocket. This just ups the cute factor!
Firstly you attach the top pocket band. Right sides to right sides, pin and stitch.
Next, you fold over the upper band to the wrong side, fold under, encasing the raw edge, and stitch.
With the pink pocket, I decided to add some decorative stitching along the upper band.
As you can see, this particular decorative stitch is number 48 on my machine, and I changed my machine foot to the satin stitch foot.
Next, is applying the binding. I pinned the binding to the wrong side.
and stitched.
Then folded over to the right side, pinned and stitched.
and neatened the excess by stitching down so there are no raw edges.
Next, is to attach the pocket to the front. Transfer the markings from the pattern piece, and pin the pocket to the front bodice.
Then stitch, I do two rows of stitching to ensure it is held on securely.
Next, instead of the pleats in the adult version, there is a piece of elastic added to the back of the bodice. You cut the elastic to the length in the elastic cutting guide. You stitch it to the bodice back at the point indicated on the bodice pattern pieces (front and back). Using a zig zag stitch you stretch the elastic as you stitch.
Meaning, once it has finished it will be ruched, giving some stretch whilst giving some shape.
The front bodice is now finished. You can begin on construction of the dottie angel. I'll cover this in part two, but I'm sure you'll agree its looking very cute already :)
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