One day Anya came with me to the fabric store, whereupon she demanded wanted another dress be made for her highness.  Being the complicet and compliant mommy that loves to make pretty dresses, I agreed.  She picked out pink tulle, and I asked her if perhaps she would like another color.  There were blues and greens and yellows…she chose red.

*sigh*

Okay, then we needed to get a fabric to go with the tulle.  I had none at home.  She chose this very pretty fabric with red and pink and creams in it.  I even had another pink fabric at home that matched.  Afterwards her dress appears to be more for Valentine’s Day than her Birthday, but at least we have next year covered. 😉

The top is the typical shirred-back-rounded-top-front that I have made up time and again.  The skirt is a circle skirt, cut in layers with gathered tulle and fabric in between the layers.  It is a twirly pink and red confection for our little princess.  It took 2 yards of fabric and 4 yards of red tulle, and I used just about every bit of each.  The top has some organza ribbon and a red satin ribbon on it for some oomph! and where I sewed the ruffle layer onto the bottom circle skirt part, I sewed the red satin ribbon over it to enclose the seam. 

The reason for the schizophrenic part is due to how I was putting it together.  I felt like I was constantly changing course with it, but in the end it is cute.  That is what counts, right?  The tulle won’t stick out so much after it is washed, too.  It gets much softer and more pliable so it won’t looks so crazy full afterwards.

When she put it on she said it wasn’t twirly.  Methinks she was mistaken. 😉