Although I managed to finish Stella’s Christmas dress in time for Christmas day, she didn’t wear it!  Instead, she wore a beautiful smocked dress that Clare wore for Christmas at around the same age.  It looked lovely, and Clare looked lovely in her Christmas dress too, if I do say so myself!  But here is the dress I made – she’s wearing it today:

The pattern is  the Tea Party Sundress by Oliver + S, which I bought here.

The fabric is from a quilting range, but I cannot remember which one.  The weight is a light cotton, almost a lawn.  There are coordinating knickers:

It’s lovely and cool, was simple to make, and has very pretty details.  The flat piping inserted into the waistline and skirt seams really sets the design lines off beautifully.

It is so hard to get Stella to model her clothes nicely for me!  Clare makes it so easy, but Stella always moves at a whirlwind pace. 

We had a lovely Christmas day with extended family yesterday.  I hope that you all had an equally pleasant time.