Three Tiny Baby Dresses

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Several years ago my sister and two of my sister's-in-law were all expecting babies within a few months of each other. Surprisingly enough all of them were girls, so I had an excellent opportunity to sew three tiny little baby dresses. I drew the very simple pattern using my 3 month old sized bodice pattern block. See image on the right. The back and front were identical for ease of cutting out and sewing. The sleeve was simply a long, skinny oval shaped piece of fabric folded in half long ways to create a self lining. I then inserted the elastic in the folded edge and stitched a casing to hold it in place. Using the bodice block I measured the amount of elastic needed based off of the measurement from the top of the shoulder to the top of my drawn on pattern.
The sleeves are inserted into the shoulder and then the bodice of the dress is fully lined. No scratchy little exposed seams to annoy the tiny baby. The skirt is simply a gathered length of fabric attached to the waist with the seam hidden in the lining. Each dress was individualised with different fabric and decoration. Three sweet little dresses for three sweet little girls!

Evelyn's Dress: This little dress features sweet little multicoloured polka dots on a white background. I accented three of these colours with the green, orange and blue buttons at the neckline. Evelyn was a dark-haired baby with dark eyes.

Abby's Dress: This little dress was made for a little baby with blond hair and blue eyes. I love the green and pink butterflies and decided to just showcase the hot pink with a cute bow.

Phoebe's Dress: This little dress features a sweet pink and yellow floral pattern. As the fabric is quite busy by itself, I used a simple row of tiny white lace around the waist and a few lace flowers at the neckline.  

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