I needed to make Shira another dress, I found a very cute fabric at JoAnn’s, green and white. those are my colors, but Shira loves pink, maybe purple.
Pinks and grays and blue, can’t go wrong, and it’s big bold flowers. The lining makes for a very clean neckline without facing poking out. 
Putting in small sleeves isn’t easy. I ended up with a few tiny pleats. Oh well, this is a dress for a very active 4 year old. She won’t notice. I need to keep my couture elements on clothes for myself.
The sleeve band also posed a problem, I admit, I made this one quickly, of course there are ways to both insert the sleeves and put on the bands that would have been much neater. I made the mistake of following the pattern instead of my intuition. I do like how the skirt flares and the gathering is only in the front, under the front panel.
Which is cut on the bias. Sure the pattern called for plaid, in which case cutting on the bias would give an interesting design element. It doesn’t make a difference here, except, bias is stretchier, so just in case, I cut this and the lining piece on the bias.
Final hem, not level all around. Again, so what.
At lest the inside is neat and clean, with serged seams.
And the reward for this quick sew?
A very happy granddaughter, holding a ‘flower’, it’s just a three leaf clover, but what a lovely prop next to the big bold 60 style flowers.
She is getting big! I made a size five and it fits perfectly. 
The skirt has room for twirls. Why she is holding onto a spider her brother made at school – I don’t know. Hey photos are always better with props.
I told her that she should wear this on Thanksgiving. We’ll see if she has the patience to wait that long.