Butterick 3762 Review: Anna's New Dress

I am so pleased with how it turned out.

I finally finished sewing the above dress for my five year old cousin Anna a few weeks ago. I think it might be the only thing I have sewn all summer! According to her chest measurements she needed a size 3/4 but I made a size 5 (her current size) so that she would be able to wear it for 2 summers. It does look large in the picture but the style of the dress is long and modest.

The three pleats on the bodice would show up much better in a solid fabric.

I used a light weight seersucker fabric called Tutti Frutti that I purchased from Hancock Fabrics. It was easy to work with. I thought this dress was fairly easy to sew but I do have a lot of sewing under my belt. The cover of the pattern says easy but this pattern is not for the beginner. It includes a zipper and pleats for view B which I made. The pleats really were not that difficult to sew but this was my first experience with them. I ended up just measuring the pleats instead of trying to keep up with all of the markings.

Back view. I probably should add a hook and eye to the top.

Since I am hoping the dress will fit for a few summers I did include a nice 3" hem along the bottom. I think it would also be cute to add rickrack or lace for this dress. I didn't really change the pattern at all but I did use my serger to finish all seams. Overall this was a nice pattern that would work well as a fancy dress or an everyday dress. I am sure with two young nieces and a daughter that I will be sewing this one again!

Do you have any favorite dress patterns for a toddler? I am hoping to sew Evangeline a few dresses this fall. She is a size 18 months in ready to wear. Thanks!

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