I found the turquoise Maya fabric that was nearly forgotten. I thought this fabric coupled with the tiered style would look cute.
Look at that ruffled bottom which certainly has something in common with:
Marc M by J Carcley Dot Dress
Updated 9/23:
It seemed like an "easy" dress to make. I was "easily" fooled by the envelope pictures! When I saw the layout there were more pattern pieces than I had originally expected (the front, back, front ruffle (2), the upper ruffle (2), the middle ruffle (2), and the lower ruffle (2), the armhole binding (2), the back binding (left, right, and the front binding, and the shoulder straps (2). It was somewhat tedious to gather the ruffles and and not to mention hemming the tiers!
If the dress had front and back self-facings, it would have appeared more polished at the upper edges, especially where the shoulder straps are attached. I hand sewed the straps to the front after learning seeing the results from machine stitching the straps to the back (the stitching was too visible)!
Heather just woke up from her late noon nap and immediately she asked for.....the dress! She was adamant about me removing her Peanuts' "valentine's" dress and wearing her new dress. It was worth making the dress...for that excited and appreciative reception (a better one than store-purchased presents) when wearing something new that Mommy made especially for her! Now she's busily piecing together (again and again....) her Care Bears puzzle and ready to eat her mac and cheese late snack.
I omitted the 7" zipper and used 2 groovy floral buttons. The dress did not really need any back opening/closure because Heather was able to slip on the dress without any problems, with the buttons closed!
She liked the flounces and then asked to make another dress from the same pattern! It will have to wait!
From yesterday, a very happy Heather after getting what she wanted, a Dora pillow!
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