Maddie's Summer Pinafore Dress

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Maddie's Summer Pinafore Dress

Maddie the rag doll is dressed for summer in her pretty pinafore!

If you’re not confident with attaching buttons, you could replace them with sew-in snap fasteners or hook-and-loop tape such as Velcro®. I’ve added a strip of broderie anglaise around the hem, but a length of lace would look pretty, too!

I enjoyed embroidering the little flowers on the skirt of the dress, as it added more detail to my gingham fabric, but if you’re using a bold patterned fabric they may not work as well.

If you have time, some spare fabric from the dress and some corresponding felt, why not make Maddie a pair of co-ordinating shoes following the instructions for her day dress shoes?

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You will need:

Equipment

  • Sewing machine
  • Embroidery needle
  • Fabric shears
  • Optional: small sharp scissors

Materials

  • 30 x 18in (30 x 45.75cm) piece of fabric
  • Red and green embroidery thread/floss – I wanted to stitch red flowers, but you could change the red (and even the green) colours to other shades
  • Matching sewing thread
  • Two small buttons, or two small pieces of hook-and-loop tape

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Project steps:

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