I usually make my friends daughter a dress for Christmas. She loves pretty dresses, but she is getting older and more mature. Being the very old age of 11 and in sixth grade, I am wondering if the apple picking dress is a bit young looking for her. I also have the seashore, school photo, and badminton dress patterns. They all go up to a size 12 and I think she is only a 10 right now. Any ideas on how to make any of these dresses for a hip tween, or even example of older children on flickr. I have seen Nicole's daughters.. which are super adorable and have a great eye for clothes... But I rarely see other older children.
My daughter is only 5 and loves everything I make, so I just dont have this issue *yet.