Am so geeked about how this turned out. Was just a bunch of rectangles and a concept in my head, now it’s the cutest thing in her closet.
I got the Yuwa Grids over at Charmstitch (you can get the Yuwas in a 1/2 yard pack or individually). The weight of this cotton is nice and light and I love the modern gingham. Maybe a tutorial to come?
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Love the color block! The dress has just the right amount of fullness…great twirling potential! The pouty picture is priceless.
That is just amazing! I love it so!
This is SO SO SO SO cute! Makes me wish I had a little girl. My boys wouldn’t look quite so cute in this dress!
The dress is darling. And those LIPS! To die.
LOVE your little girl’s curls!!!
That is ridiculously adorable. Ridiculously.
And thanks for the link to the fabric, I’ve been looking for some nice gingham.
Oh lordy, that is so stinking CUTE! Times like these I wish my son was a girl!!
tutorial? Yes please! LOVE it! My girls all need one! We are all gaga for rainbows in this house
*gasp* – gorgeous! thanks for the fabric link too.
Holy cow that’s adorable! Girl clothes. Sigh.
(Boy’s clothes don’t bring the cuteness in quite the same way.)
The last picture is fabulous.
Oh!
It *is* beautiful.
And colorful.
And that last pic just made me burst out in laughter!
So adorable! Please make a tutorial for this, pretty please!
Cute, cute, cute! If only I had a girl!
Smiles~Beth
Love it!!!!
Yes, amazing! Love it! Yes, a tute, please!
SOOOOOOOOO cute! She has the best pout in the history of pouts, too.
Yes, please do a tutorial! Love the dress and so would my granddaughter!
tutorial or pattern in the shop…YES PLEASE! It’s so SUPER cute!
Absolutely adorable! I would love a tutorial for this one. My girls can always use one more summer dress!
The girl knows how to accesorize! So cute.
I love it! She’s like…storm trooper meets Rainbow Brite. Aren’t all the best things made out of rectangles??
This dress is so pretty!
soooo pretty! a tutorial, yes please!
love love love and yes, please (on the tutorial)!
Darling Dress! It brought to mind Lifesavers, my favorite childhood hard candy!
Just yesterday my MIL asked my 4-year old daughter what her fav. color was. Her response: “rainbow obviously!” I would love a tutorial for this one! Too cute
so sweet! Natalie has one that’s similar (and definitely not cool rainbowy) but she loves it so much
Oh Rae she is TOO CUTE! Please do a tutorial. I’d even pay for it.
Tell her snuggles from Tarin!
How cute is that?! Reminds me of the Blue Bell popsicle wrappers. Which by the way no one has ever apparently taken a picture of their popsicle still in the wrapper according to Google images. But you know what I mean
Absolutely Precious! It looks wonderful on her!
I try not to allow myself to laugh when my toddler gives me that “What do you think YOU’RE doing?!” look, so it was great to let out a few giggles at this – Thank You
Aw this is so cute.
tutorial? yes please! and any tips on how to sew elastic thread. if that is elastic thread ruching the top of the dress.
That is sooooo adorable! Perfect! And my little 4-yr-old granddaughter said: “I wish I had a dress like that!” Yep, it’s a hit!
Great dress: check. Fabulous curls: check. Rain boots in summer: check. Backwards sunhat: check.
GAH LOVE IT! Too cute, the fabric and colours are perfect. Would love a tutorial on this. I have two little girls and we’re in winter here so I’ve got some time to whip up a few for them!
This is adorable! Please do a tutorial!
Oh please do a tutorial!! Would it be wrong to say I want to size it up for me??!! Maybe matching mommy-daughter sundresses for next summer!! How fun!
This is a very cute pattern. If only I had a granddaughter to make it for. I seem to be getting all grandsons. LOL Love the gingham and the pose is so cute. Reminds me of my daughter when she was little and when I was making her little sundresses.
Love the little dress. Prefect for twirling and the gingham checks are classic.
So cute! I was trying to figure out a similar way to use the Lizzy House pearl bracelet prints!
Erin: Ooh that’s a good idea. I can think of so many “near-solid” fabrics that would be great. The pearl bracelets would be fantastic!!!
I am so in love with this dress!! Please please please post a turtorial – I’ve been trying to figure out how to put together a dress with a skirt like that. (are the edges of each tier serged on the top and bottom?)
Love, love LOVE this. Having promised myself it was time to turn my attention to selfish sewing, you now have me torn between sticking to my plan and making some clothes for me, or trying to make some dresses like these for my little girls… Oh the decisions!
Janet: Haha, sorry about that! Don’t abandon your selfish sewing!!!
So cute, and the little lady too !
Oh my goodness…that is beyond adorable! That is a definite keeper!
I have to say I am infatuated with your site, such great posts, pix and ideas. I love this dress! I can’t wait to try it. I am sitting here laughing because as I scrolled through the post I kept saying where are her rain boots and “Tah Dah” there they were, perfect. Great job on all of it.
LOVE it! I can see this with calicos and well…anything!
I must make one of these for my granddaughter Briar Rose sooooo YES on a tutorial.
just precious! I love the fabric, the colors, the design… Very nice!
ack so cute!! im curious to know how the edges of the dress are finished that connect the ginghams–is that elastic thread? surger? did you ruche it?
I love this dress! I think it would also look great in an ombre effect with different patterns in varying shades of pink or red. I think a trip to the fabric store is in order!
sooo cute!
such a shame that summer around here is poor and rainy this year, so summer dresses aren’t needed that often, but nevertheless an enthusiastic YES on a tutorial!
Very cute. I love that her shoes and boots both work to complete the color spectrum of her outfit!
Just thought I’d show you the cute rainbow dress I made for my little girl. We just had a rainbow themed birthday party for her.
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aw love that Beth!! Awesome cake! I’m always so impressed with those layer-upon-layer cakes.
That cake looks awesome…I now feel an urge to buy some cake lunchtime, thought it won’t be as exciting
Awe….dorable dress! and love the peek-a-boo bonnet especially backwards
cutest. dress. ever.
Love…adorbs!!
Please post a tutorial…oh please!!
I had a dress like that in tha 80′s when I was little. I loved it so much, I have no idea where it came from, whether my mother made it or might have been a hand me down that my aunt made for my cousins, (she had three girls I was one of three girls so it was bound to happen) but I love that ittle dress so, so much.
Thanks for letting me relive my childhood.
YES..please do a tutorial!!! That’s adorable!
I love this and your blog in general. Thanks so much for passing along your wisdom : ) Now, I just need to find a little girl to sew it for!
Oh my GOSH I love it!!! TUTORIAL PLEASE!!!!
Tutorial please!! It really is so very cute.
ADORABLE DRESS!!! I made a similar (the layers of ruffles) for my daughter using the Liesl Gibson fabric from Jo-Ann’s this spring. The lawn fabric was like buttah! My sister and I had 80′s dresses that our mom made us like yours – although it was light pink to dusky rose for her, and mint green to forest green for me. I wish my hoarder mother had saved those dresses, but shockingly those didn’t get saved. sigh.
Oh, this is CUTE indeed. Your daughter is a little wonder. And the dress is lovely. Can’t wait till my daughter reaches the age that she can walk around with her rainboots, a beautiful dress and her hat backwards…
Totally gorgeous! Love it and the colours look fab.
I love it! Wish my granddaughter was 3 or 4 years younger…she seems to have outgrown all the ‘cute’ little girl dresses and it makes me sad.
too freakin’ cute! As usual I absolutely love it!
Love it!, a tutorial is indeed necessary.
My goodness, i can’t believe i only just found out about your new website today, all the fun i was missing out on!.
That is the CUTEST dress I’ve seen in along time!!! And your dd is adorable! love that pouty face!!! LOL
Yes! Tutorial please! That is so stinking cute! I love it!
Tutorial, PLEASE!! It’s adorable.
Oh my gosh – I LOVE IT!!!
Yes! Tutorial, please!!! A very lovely dress indeed.
LOVE this Rae! And esp love that last photo. Too cute!
And are those wellies on the wrong feet too?! Gorgeous dress, just delicious. Yes, a tutorial please!
The extent of my sewing abilities so far is sewing some lavender filled sachets for Homemade Christmas presents- but WOW!!! This is so gorgeous- I’m inspired to try it. Please please please do a tutorial!
Cutest thing I have ever seen (child & dress!)
A tute please!!! I adore this dress!
That is so unbelievably cute!!!
Loooooove It. Soooooooo Cute!
EEek! I adore the fabulous gingham rainbow!!! Rae, this is darling on YOUR darling:) Super job!
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