Sew & Tell: Zig Zag Dress

I loved sewing up this super cute dress for my princess! I first saw the Zig Zag dress by See Kate Sew a few months ago and just knew I had to sew it up for one of my three. The littlest one is usually my go to model since she takes up less fabric. Hehe. I’m so glad I chose her because all things are super duper cute when they are tiny. She is 11 months old but already wears 18 month size.

I chose some fabric I had in my stash. I went with a Holiday fabric I got from Joann’s this season. It’s a quilting weight fabric. I had a yard on hand. If you use a print such as this where direction is important, make sure you have more than a yard. I made an oops and had to improvise but I won’t tell you where. My lips are sealed. For piping, I went with black.

Putting the pattern pieces together is a piece of cake! So easy. I actually taped very few pieces together and some parts were all on one page. Off to trace and cut I went! Again, super easy. A lot of patterns I have worked with have a ton of pieces but this one does not, and I love that! Kate did really well with directions and pictures on how to sew everything. I’m an intermediate to advanced seamstress but I still need direction. She was very clear and straight to the point on what you need to do. I did this whole dress in less than a day. I’m one that likes to span my sewing projects over a few days but not this little number. I was so excited to see the final product that I just went for it. I also don’t like to pin much but when it comes to curves, I highly recommend pins pins and more pins!! Trust me, pin on curves!

Overall I am very happy with how the dress has turned out. Love the fabric choice I made too. Now I feel like I need this dress in all the fabrics in the world!! hehe. My other two are going to be super jealous when they see this beauty on Princess Munchkin.

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