Some more Emmy dresses!

I've had fun making these Emmy dresses for my niece, and since the Valentine's Day dress was a hit, I thought it would be fun to continue the holiday trend.  When I was in central Illinois last month for a concert, of course I had to go check out my old fabric stores!  I found the St. Patrick's Day hearts woven fabric at HF there, and the green interlock and ribbing came from my stash.  I had found the giraffe print as a remnant at JAF awhile back, and I had to buy it - my sister-in-law originally planned a giraffe-themed nursery, so I thought it would be perfect.  The brown interlock and ribbing was also purchased at JAF.

Nothing new to say about construction - these are both size 18 months, and the only difference from previous iterations was using a woven fabric for the skirt part (which is also an option listed in the pattern).  I think they turned out very cute!  (And, yes, I'm just behind in blogging - they really did get to my niece before St. Patrick's Day.)

Another Emmy dress

I'm not really all that into Valentine's Day, but I saw this adorable argyle heart interlock in the clearance section of JAF and thought that it would be awfully cute for my niece.  I picked up the most closely coordinating pink (sangria) that they had for the sleeves and bodice, used some black ribbing from my stash, and voila!  A new dress for my niece!  (I'm posting about this now, but rest assured that it actually reached her house the day before Valentine's.)  I made the 12-18 month size so that it would continue to fit for awhile.  After all, the dress doesn't scream Valentine's Day.  But it should be a fun dress for her to wear!

FD Emmy dress

My niece turned one in December, and I had asked my sister-in-law ahead of time if there was anything in particular she needed for her.  One of the answers was dresses!  Fishsticks Designs had a top/dress pattern (Emmy top & dress) out in the past, which I'd heard good things about (and I love their patterns in general - especially the Patrick Curved Raglan tee!), and they were bringing it back for a week as a digital pattern.  After sending my SIL the link and getting the nod of approval, I quickly bought both sizes of the pattern.  (No messing around here.  I've made over 2 dozen PCR shirts for my boys, so I figured that these patterns have staying power!)

Since I wasn't sure of sizing, I made the Christmas dress in the 6-12 month size and the barnyard animals in 12-18 month.  I think they turned out really cute!  I heard later that the 12 month size fit best then, but I haven't heard anything since.  The solid knits were remnants from other projects, and the Christmas knit was the interlock version of the velour I used last year for the boys' Christmas pajamas.  The barnyard animals knit was a lucky find in a thrift store - it had been sewn together double-layer as a some sort of table mat or nightstand cover or something.  Anyway, I brought it home, unpicked the stitches, and had yardage to play with.

As with all of the FD patterns, the instructions were very clear, with lots of pictures, and the pattern came together easily.  This one has a front bodice, back bodice, skirt, and sleeve piece to cut, along with the neckband and sleeve cuffs.  I was very happy with these and will definitely make more for my niece (and any other little girl who "needs" a new dress!).