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Leggings to protect baby knees! And keep the dresses for those times when she won’t be crawling – ie shopping trips.

I love the very short dresses and bloomers with chubby baby legs – so cute!

Agreed, the skirt is just a big rectangle. Cut it as wide as you like. The fairy tale skirt isn’t even that full. For finer fabrics, I like to cut it even wider. If you have 58″ fabric, just tear one strip all the way across.

Honestly, @sarvi, the French seams in the sleeves aren’t any more fiddly than a 1/2″ seam. Actually, it’s easier to set a…[Read more]

Adorable bloomers and bubbles! Yes, any kind of dress or tunic totally gets in the way.

Hi Erin, I started my oliver + s sewing with a 3 month old and started with the school photo dress, which actually was fine when she started crawling as it is quite fitted and she is long so it never caught. It was the same with the hopscotch dress and the seashore sundress, that was fine. The bigger problem I encountered was that she put…[Read more]

The Ice Cream top is lovely for crawling babies. I really didn’t ever do dresses until she was walking.

Thanks, Kerrilyn. Just a bit of fun on a cold, icy day.

The only thing I can think of to add to the above is that in a full, gathered skirt like this, an inch or two of width will not make a huge difference in the finished skirt.

That, and I am going to have nightmares about doing set-in sleeves with French seams. Talk about fiddly.

Ah, I remember that stage! If the dress is for photos, then of course make what you like, but for everyday wear, even a tunic length that’s loose will hang down and catch on her knees. Pants or bloomers and slimmer tops are a better bet for an active baby.

Ah, you are right, Rachel! Thank you for the quick reply! 🙂

Florabell, I believe I’ve only used French seams on the skirt and skirt lining of one Fairy Tale dress (http://www.nestfullofeggs.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-great-british-sewing-bee-dress.html)
No French seams are needed in the bodice as it is fully lined. French seams could be done when attaching the tulip cap sleeves, but bias bound seams could be…[Read more]

Oh, wait. Seam allowances? I need to account for two 1/2″ seams, right? so I would cut at 49″?

Speaking of cutting the skirt in one big piece, I’d just add up two fronts and two backs, right? I think the front measures 12.75 and the back 12.25 so I would cut a long rectangle 50 inches long? Thanks for the great idea, Meleliza!

Speaking of cutting the skirt in one big piece, I’d just add up two fronts and two backs, right? I think the front measures 12.75 and the back 12.25 so I would cut a long rectangle 50 inches long? Thanks for the great idea, Meleliza!