I received the sewing patterns I had ordered a few weeks
ago, and as I opened one up and began to read the instructions I immediately
wondered if I had gotten in over my head. The pictures were somewhat helpful,
if you can decipher between all the dashes and shaded areas, and I quickly
decided that maybe I would hold off on them… just for the time being.
So I went’a searchin’ on the good ole Google for some free
dress patterns. I just wanted to start with a simple shape and I found this m-sewing pattern 5196. I changed it just slightly because I found that the amount of
gathering the skirt called for made me look like a cupcake doll, all I was
missing was a frosting hat with a bow. So I removed the skirt part from the
front bodice and cut about half a foot off of each side.
I used thrifted pink fabric I got for $2.00 at Savers, plus I
had to buy a zipper for $1.50, making it only $3.50 to make.
