Busy Lizzy Dress Review and Surprise Tour

I’m a bit late getting this one up, but I got together with some sewing friends to surprise a special person with a tour of her patterns!  Melissa from Sew Like My Mom has a great set of children’s sewing patterns out and we just wanted to do something to show her how much we love her!

I sewed up the Busy Lizzy Dress in this pretty aqua Joel Dewberry fabric.  Grace was excited to choose from the shelf of fabrics and it’s been a while since I have sewn with quilting cotton, so this was a fun choice!  The pattern references that you can also use a knit and I’ve been on such a knit kick, I think that would be great, too!  The dress is a cute, A-line shape, but has this nice inverted pleat at the center front neckline, giving the pattern a unique touch!

The puff sleeves are adorable and I love the contrast that you can add with bias tape around the neckline, sleeves, and hem.

I sewed a size 5T, which is actually rather large on Grace, but I had dedicated a specific afternoon to get the dress done, and I didn’t have Grace home to measure when I cut.  I think the bodice fits pretty good, with room to grow, but I might cut some of the length off and re-apply bias tape to the hem.  I like my girls’ dresses on the shorter side while they’re still young.

The back of the dress closes with a simple loop and button.  The instructions for the dress assembly, as well as making your own bias tape, are straightforward and pretty simple.  It’s a 2-3 hour project, including cutting and making the bias tape.

Melissa is a hard-working, single mom to four little cutie pies.  Stop over and check out her blog and available patterns – I think you’ll love supporting her!!

This post is part of the Sew Like My Mom surprise pattern tour!  LOVE surprising people!  Here are some of the more timely posts!

Sew a Straight Line
Rae Gun Ramblings
Andrea’s Notebook
Lemon Squeezy Home
Sew Very
If Only They Would Nap
Living With Punks
Craftiness Is Not Optional
Melly Sews