Toddler's Tutu and Crown
Sewing fun girly things is one of my favourite things to do. The pretty fabrics and fun pattern ideas make my heart glad. Thankfully I have a large number of nieces to choose from whenever I feel like making something particularly girly. My brother and sister-in-law recently had a new baby boy and I felt that it would be nice to make a special gift for his big sister along with the gift for the new baby. Their daughter is about two and a half, so I decided to make a tutu skirt and a crown. What more could a little girl of that age want than a pretty dress up to play in! The crown was a simple matter. I had some lovely gold brocade fabric in my stash and simply made a band that would fit the head of my niece. The crown points were inserted into this headband along with some stiff elastic to hold the shape of the crown and to give it a slightly firmer fit. The jewels are made from decorative press studs and placed on the three front points. This part of the project was quick and easy -