Playing favourites

Some things are special because of the memories attached to them.

I remember Miss R as a three year old dragging this ice cream printed fabric through Mildura Spotlight asking me to buy it. Three times I put it back on the shelf, and three times she pulled it back down. I remember her using this fabric as a blanket on the way home from Mildura (perhaps she didn't trust me with it thinking I would put it back on the shelf again hehe). Miss R wore the first dress I made with this fabric for three years!!! There are certain benefits when your child only seems to be growing upwards.

The second project was a bit of a flip. I wanted to use this fabric to make a dress for Christmas for Miss R. I cut the wrong size so the dress turned out too big. I was hoping she would grow into it by this year... Nope. She is still one or two years away from being able to fill it out!

I was sorting out my fabric stash recently. Miss R spotted her favourite ice cream fabric and asked to make a dress 'like her favourite one'.

I didn't really want to recreate her old dress, even if it was her absolute favourite. After consultation with Miss R I used another pattern we both liked, the BFFS dress by Puperita. I have already used it twice, first time for Miss L last summer, and I also made this pattern in fleece for Miss R last winter. 

The BFFS dress goes up to size 6. I guess this it the last time I use this pattern for Miss R! There is something especially sentimental about sewing the last size in a pattern.

Just like with Miss R's fleece BFFS dress, I lengthened the bodice by 3 cm right under the armscyes and the skirt by 2 cm at the hem. Once again, I omitted the collar. I also added 1 cm to the placket to accommodate the large buttons I wanted to use. 

I will not be able to use this pattern for Miss R again, but her little sister might get a few more BFFS dresses. There is nothing wrong with playing favourites, right? And this pattern is definitely among my favourite!