family reunion dress

My husband has fond memories of his Mom sewing some of the clothes that he wore to elementary school.  In honor of that, I thought it might be a fun tradition to make the outfit that my kids wear to the first day of school each year.  My daughter starts pre-k on Monday (through part of the wonderful LAUSD SRLDP program) so I spent the last few days working on this little dress.

I let her pick out the fabric and I made sure to pick out a pattern (Oliver + s family reunion dress) that wasn't too hard so I didn't totally screw it up.  While I enjoy quilting, I do not enjoy sewing clothes, but it was a fun activity for my daughter and I to do together.  We spent an hour or so for the past few days while my 2 year old was napping and she sat at the kitchen table with me while we worked on the dress.

I had Harper try the dress on today to make sure that it fit.  She was excited to also try on her new school shoes.

Harper picked the fabric, which is a Lisette fabric from Joann's.  It's really cute, but it wouldn't have been my first choice because it is very light weight and a little see through, so she is going to wear leggings and a tank top underneath.  

This was a great pattern for me because it isn't very difficult and there was a sew along last year which had lots of helpful tips and photos.  I will definitely be making another one of these in the future.