My Niece's Birthday Outfits

For my nieces 4th birthday in November I made her two birthday outfits. The first outfit was for her to wear on her actual birthday. She attends preschool so she wanted something special to wear on her birthday. The skirt is a simple  self drafted pattern. The turtleneck I bought at Target and for the cupcake and candle I used some of the scraps from my skirt to make a applique. I then used a spray adhesive to attache it to my top. Then I simply used my zigzag stitch all the way around my edges. I machine embroidered her name below the cupcake and it was a hit!

The following Saturday she had a big Hello Kitty themed birthday party! So of course she needed a matching outfit!  I made her a Hello Kitty print dress using fabric I found at Joann's. I used Simplicity 2231 for the pattern. I made a few alterations to the pattern. I added a over sized tie to the side seams to form a real big bow when tied in the back. The pattern also didn't include the gathered pockets. I self drafted the pockets myself. Pretty simple pattern and the end result is very satisfying. Aubryn was very pleased.

Since it was November and gets quite cold out I made her a fleece jacket. I bought this fleece fabric at Joann's and I used McCalls 6641 for the jacket. I love sewing with fleece. It's so forgiving!  I added a big bow on the top of the hood and two smaller ones in the front. I also added fur trim around the hood. This part was a little tricky. I had two layers of fleece and the fur trim and it seemed to be a little to thick for my machine to handle. Overall, I thought it came out well. And my niece was happy!