Cupcake Party Dress

This dress just makes me happy!  Winter can be so dreary but this winter is full of fun and color in my sewing repertoire. 

Cupcake dress front

I made this dress for my younger daughter to coordinate with the below Feliz party dress that I made for my older daughter.

 

 This Butterick 5017 pattern has been a favorite of mine for babies/one-year-olds for a while.

The pattern has horizontal panels but I like the vertical panels instead.

Cupcake dress back

To make sure that the dress coordinated well with the Feliz dress for my older daughter, I tied in the cupcake corduroy, purple plaid twill, hot pink rickrack, pink and green pom pom fringe.

 My daughter still is not walking, so I made coordinating pants to go with the dress. 

 

I love the idea of sewing elastic about 2 inches above the hem and creating a cute ruffling at the bottom.  I also sewed a ribbon onto the ankle area that helps tie the pants into the dress.  I think next time, I will make the pants longer so the ruffle can be more distinct.  It is  too subtle for me on these pants.