Drop Waist Pocket Tee Dress Pattern for Les Cheries and Hearts for Hearts Girls Dolls

Cute, Modern Dress

This pattern is really cute. I was interested to see that this pattern use knit or woven material. I choses a printed woven and I was able to get one dress from a fat quarter. I made this dress for my niece's Wellie Wisher. I don't have a Wellie Wisher on which to try the dresses, as my niece lives across half way across the country, so I rely on the patterns to be accurate. I had two slight issues with this pattern. First, the pocket facings didn't line up correctly. I was able to make it work, though. Next time I will wait to cut those pieces until I have the skirt sewn together. Second, the fit was reported as a bit tight. I don't know if this is because I used a woven material (no stretch), if this is an issue with the pattern, or if it had to do with snap placement, which were right on the edge. It still fits, my niece said it's just tight to snap. I know this shows a hook and loop closure, but the snaps are a smaller width and were placed on the edge of the back opening. I haven't had this issue on other patterns, so I am pretty sure it's not a sewing issue. I do plan to use this pattern again with pocket facing modifications and maybe adding 1/8" to the side seams, for woven fabric. This was one of my nieces favorite pieces I sent (out of 7) and she thought the functioning pockets were really cool. Also, for all the details on this dress, it went together very quickly. I also followed the extended back opening for WW dolls.