american girl
after a decade of sewing for other people’s daughters i knew sewing for my own would be fun…but i had no idea how much fun.
i made talia this garden party dress from oliver + s out of seersucker i purchased from stonemountain and daughter in 2020, back when we were doing curbside pickup. in an attempt to get more use out of it i sized up to the 18 - 24 month size. i did the blouse length but added an inch, so it’s a dress now, but will probably be a tunic next summer.
as for alterations, I fully lined the back bodice and extended the neck opening by about an inch, a necessary adjustment to accommodate my child’s exceedingly large head. finally instead of a thread chain i did a loop for the button.
the nice thing about seersucker, or at least this seersucker, is it looks good straight out of the wash. she has already worn this dress half a dozen times, including to a block party for the 4th of july.
