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My niece's birthday was this month so I decided to make her a dress. She is now 4 and is the most girly girl I have ever seen. She is also crazy about Ariel. Wish I had modeled pictures but since my girls are way too big for this dress (and I won't put it on my son to model) these photos will have to do for now.
The fabric shown is new from Springs Creative. It features Ariel as a mermaid and human, Prince Eric, Sebastian and Ursula! The colors are just gorgeous too! This is a cotton fabric and can be found HERE. While you are there take a look at all the character fabric I have in stock. I have many new ones including one with just Ariel, Cinderella, Tinkerbell and more.
I made this dress with the Ayda pattern from Simple Life Pattern Company. You can make a peplum top or dress. The skirt can be gathered or a circle skirt. I chose to make a circle skirt. I think it is much easier/quicker plus it provides tons of twirl. Another option is for flutter sleeves but I chose to keep it simple and didn't add that. This is a super easy and fast dress to make because there are no closures (no buttons or zipper). The back overlaps as shown below.
There are also two options for the back. The back as shown above or a more modest back that provides more skin coverage. You can also add trim or lace or leave that off for an even quicker sew. I decided to add lace to give a bit more coverage in the back and to make it just a bit more girly. I got this lace at Joann and I thought it looked like it was crabs all along the lace. Perfect for an Ariel dress that also features Sebastian!
