A Spring Dress for a Princess

Good Morning everyone.  It's a beautiful April morning in Michigan and the sun is shining and one feels so ambitious.  I hate to say that Spring is here because I might jinx the warm weather and my days of staying outside and enjoying the sun and warmth might go away.  We have had a hard winter here in Michigan and I guess the rest of the nation hasn't had it too easy either.  When the snow was flying I was a little busy making and having fun sewing and knitting for my grandchildren.  When my kids were little I did alot of sewing and really enjoyed it but when my girls grew up, they weren't exactly happy with my creations.  So now when the grandbabies have come I am back to creating.  I found this cute little bodice in one of my knitting magazines and decided that I just had enough yarn to recreate this little bodice. I am so bad in taking the pictures before I sewed this up but you will get the idea when you see our little Princess dancing around.

I actually ran out of the lime green yarn so I had to improvise by adding some yellow yarn and white with some yellow and blue mixed in.  I think that adding some more color just gave it a little bit more interest.

When I added the yellow it made it a little easier to match up a color for the skirt.  I decided to add a yellow and some tulle on top of the yellow.  I added the skirt 1 1/2 times the width of the bodice and probably tripled the amount of tulle.  I first gathered the tulle and than the yellow and sewed them together first.  Than I added it to the bottom of the bodice being careful not to stretch the knitted bodice.

I finished off the dress by adding some vintage buttons on the back to close the bodice.

And I just finished off the hem by turning it over and top stitching.  Very simple.  I left the tulle with the cut edges because that will not fray.

Here is my little dress before the dancing Princess put it on.

I think it looks like Spring..........

So, here is my little dress for one of my little Princesses.  What do you think?

Linked to these Parties:
 http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com/
 http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/
 http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/
 http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2014/03/15-easy-gift-ideas/
 http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2014/03/inspiration-monday-giveaway-and-guest.html
 http://cupcakesandcrinoline.com/2014/03/project-inspired-week-60-linky-party-features/
 http://ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/
 http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/2014/03/knick-of-time-tuesday-131-vintage.html
 http://www.carolynshomework.com/2014/04/the-inspiration-board-creative-party-148.html#more
 http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
 http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com//
 http://thediydreamer.com/from-dream-to-reality/111-spring-projects/
 http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/
 http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/2014/03/scoop-112.html
 http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2013/11/make-it-pretty-monday-week-77.html
 http://www.shabbynest.blogspot.com/2014/03/frugal-friday_27.html
 http://www.astrollthrulife.net/
 http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/
 http://www.carolynshomework.com/
 http://elizabethandco.blogspot.com/
 http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/
 http://www.greenwillowpond.com/
 http://www.adornedfromabove.com/
 http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/
 http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/
 http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/
 http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2014/04/wow-me-wednesday-148.html#more
 http://too-much-time.com/2014/03/get-schooled-saturday-120.html
 http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2014/03/share-creativity-party-%E2%80%A2-number-107/
 http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2014/03/sunday-showcase-party-240.html
 http://diyshowoff.com/2014/03/30/diy-party-time-5/
 http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2014/03/sew-darn-crafty-linky-partymarch-theme_30.html
 http://www.flamingotoes.com/2014/03/think-pink-sunday-no-158/
 http://www.vmg206.com/2014/04/brag-about-it-link-party-no-48-vmg206.html#more
 http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
 http://bloomdesignsonline.com/2014/04/link-party-67.html
 http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/
 http://www.glitterglueandpaint.com/throwback-thursday-26/
 http://www.lambertslately.com/2014/04/create-it-thursday-48-plus-features.html#more
 http://thecraftyblogstalker.com/create-link-inspire-linky-party-2/
 http://www.thegirlcreative.com/2014/03/30/sunday-best-linky-party.html/2
 http://www.delineateyourdwelling.com/
 http://pursuitoffunctionalhome.com/2014/03/pin-it-monday-hop-50-plus-a-tour-in-ikea.html
 http://www.sunnysimplelife.com/
 http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/2014/04/under-100-link-party.html
 http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
 http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/
 http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2014/04/feathered-nest-friday.html#more
 http://www.commonground-do.com/
 http://apeekintomyparadise.com/2014/04/friday-pin-fest-25.html
 http://www.remodelaholic.com/2014/04/furniture-building-tutorials-makeovers/
 http://bacontimewiththehungryhypo.blogspot.com/
 http://www.serenityyou.com/
 http://www.craftsalamode.com/2014/04/what-to-do-weekends-66.html
 http://too-much-time.com/2014/04/get-schooled-saturday-121.html
 http://www.onemoretimeevents.com/2014/04/share-it-one-more-time-features-and.html
 http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2014/04/share-your-creativity-party-%E2%80%A2-number-108/
 http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2014/03/sunday-showcase-party-240.html
 http://diyshowoff.com/2014/04/06/diy-party-8/
 http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2014/04/sew-darn-crafty-linky-party.html
 http://shabbygals.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-spring-dress-for-princess.html
 http://www.flamingotoes.com/2014/04/think-pink-sunday-no-159/
 http://www.myturnforus.com/2014/04/freedom-fridays-with-all-my-bloggy.html
 http://www.vmg206.com/2014/04/diy-sunday-showcase-link-party-vmg206.html#more


Featured at: