Cecilia's Dress

I started making a dress to give to Cecilia for her birthday and I have done most of it as of today. I mostly have hand sewing left, hem and buttons. I will have to wait to put the buttons and hem in when she gets home so she can try it on. I made it from the Sense and Sensibility girls Regency Dress pattern that I have made dresses from in the past. This time I made it size 10 since she got size 8 last year and it just fits her now. I found some light weight cotton print fabric at the fabric store in town cheap and she really loved it so that is what I am making it out of. I was worried that this fabric would be cheap and ravel a lot but it seems to be working out great. I will be making a sheer pelisse out of a wine coloured organdy for her to go with it. I modified the pattern to give a gathered affect to the bodice and made the front skirt straight and gathered the back skirt like an adult dress. I wanted to make it with long sleeves but she doesn't like long sleeves so they are short
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