I've made two tea party dresses for my 2 year old that I just love, both with fabric-covered buttons. But my rough and tumble child seems to be constantly losing buttons on these dresses - practically every time she wears one. Then I need to make more fabric-covered buttons, which takes me forever, so the dresses end up piled on my sewing table.
I'm not sure if it's my shoddy button-sewing technique or just that this dress is not meant for somersaults in the grass. Any suggestions? Maybe sewing the straps shut with fake buttons and adding a opening to get the dress on and off?