at the same time i made CINO Jess her purse, I made her daughter Sadie a dress for HER birthday and mailed them off together.
it was painfully late – Sadie’s birthday was in August and i sent the dress in November. LATE November. the problem is, CINO is one of the best gifters you’ll ever meet, and i always feel the need to put together amazing gifts in return (which inevitably leads to procrastination on my part *cringe*). Jess made E a beautiful Heather Ross lulu dress for her birthday in May when she and Sadie came to visit, plus brought a gift for O and cookies and decorations for the Frozen party…anything i did would feel inadequate, but I had to try anyway.
i made her an Oliver + S Roller Skate Dress, a simple design but such a cute fit, and it’s a perfect dress to show off a print. E and Sadie are almost exactly the same size and seem to have growth spurts at the same times, so i just sewed what fit E and knew it’d probably work. so this is a 5 and i believe i added a little length to it, probably to the 6. that’s my typical adjustment these days. helps when E can model for me, ha!
yeah i took these photos in November. it was still fall then.
the fabric is red-orange unicorns from Heather Ross’ Far Far Away – the re-release. i got this fabric at Fabric Depot but it’s not available online there – though it is available over at my sponsor LiMa’s shop – she has a bunch of the prints! it’s quilting cotton but super soft and works well for apparel. Heather always seems win at having her designs printed on the best base material.
i lined it with a thrifted vintage sheet. also very soft, duh.
this button came from another sewing pal i met on the internetz and then in real life – Kelly!
it’s a fun, bright dress and E wanted to keep it. but she was happy to send it to her buddy Sadie too.
i really need to make E another one of these dresses! i’ve got a pretty substantial quilting cotton stash and the more she grows, the fewer dress options i have! ridiculous!
skirt as top 
it’s so pretty!!! those unicorns on orange are my all time fave, probably because I love orange. The pics are stunning! All the colors just pop!
What great fabric, the simple dress shape shows it off really well.
LOVE that fabric! Great dress 🙂
I looove it!! I still have all my original double gauze far far and away! I need to sell some of it… anyway, I love this dress so much. Did it make it heavy being lined? I know it’s supposed to be but I’ve always wondered if it makes it too structured. I and I really love the closer-up shots. I like being able to see details that maybe I didn’t know where there and maybe now it makes me want to sew that!
aw, i have made two unicorn dresses – both in the o + s bubble dress pattern, so this fabric collection is so special to me. and really, kristin, could there be a better gift giver than you? it’s unimaginable to me! 🙂
It’s so sweet! What a nice friend you are! I love the print paired with Em’s blue tights. 🙂 I just sewed something with my first ever heather ross fabric. There is definitely something special about her designs!
How sweet! And I love that fabric!
that dress is adorable… and so simple too. I love that’s lined.. will have to look into getting this one!
It’s really cute! I love the lining…perfect!
I’m sure she loved it.
We are known for giving late gifts(mostly with the nephews)…but hey, it just extends the celebration….and I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like a surprise give, on time or late!
I love that dress silhouette, it’s just perfect for a fabric like you’ve chosen. lovely gift (don’t we all try that bit harder when we’re gifting something – I’ll bet Jess does too!)