Dresses and circle pockets

When I found this adorable kimono dress pattern from Mani Mina, I also saw this magic pocket blouse with the adorable circle pocket on the front. The pattern only goes up to a size 4 though, and I needed at least a 6 for the girls.

I had just purchased the Sweet Little Dress pattern, and decided to copycat that circle pocket on the dresses for the girls. It really is genius, isn’t it? Also check out the raspberry dress she has for sale ($20 is a steal!) — the cuteness just kills me.

I bought a few yards of some material from JoAnn fabrics — I don’t remember now what they called it. It looks like ticking but washed up like seersucker. So, go figure. I loved the simplicity of the material with the dress pattern, but wanted to spice it up a little. I think this type of pattern can quite easily look like a nightgown instead of a dress, and I didn’t want that to happen here.

I had some scraps left over from other projects, and let the girls pick what they wanted to use for their pockets. I used an 8” diameter circle, but I think I could’ve gone a little bigger on these dresses. I would’ve loved to use a solid color on their pockets, but alas I have nothing in my stash, and I wasn’t able to find any solid cottons in the remnant bin at JoAnns. I think the printed pockets look fine with the dress material, but I wish I would’ve had a larger, bolder print for Charlie’s pocket.

The pattern itself was of course really easy and simple to sew up, and I finished dresses for Thea, Charlie, and Phoebe in a few hours. Phoebe’s turned out a little short for my taste, so if (when?) I make this pattern again I will definitely lengthen it by a few inches.

Super love how they turned out, and I think they’ll be cute for school or play.