sewing 101: little girl dress

I did it!  I finally made my first little girl dress!  I bought the fabric and pattern with a friend the week before Quinn was born in an effort to stay distracted.  Fast forward four months, and I still had not made the dress.  I finally found the motivation and patience last week to go for it.  We found the pattern off of Etsy (SewSweetPatterns has a lot of options and great prices).  The instructions were pretty easy to follow.  I can't wait to make another one.  I'm not sure if this pattern runs small or Quinn is especially long, but the dress came out on the shorter side.  Next time, I might try making it a little longer.

 Here is a look at the process...First, cutting out the pattern.

 2-Sewing the front and back of the dress together.

 3-Sewing the armholes and hiding the raw edges.

 4-Hiding the raw edges on the neckline.

 5-Almost done.

 Final step-Sewing the drawstring.  It was tricky trying to turn it inside out.  This video helped me.

This was a great project for beginners.  My dress is far from perfect, but I am looking forward to making another one.  Hopefully, the process will go a little faster next time!