Uptown Girl by Ruby Jean's Closet
/Today we are sharing an adorable little dress with the best accessory attached. If your little ones love purses, they will love this purse that can't fall off! With a size range of 12m - 9/10y and options for short or long sleeves, you will get quite a bit of use from this pattern.
Check out our Valentines version HERE, and keep reading about Ellen's version - a sure herd favorite!
- This review was completed by a 3rd party objective reviewer who received a complimentary copy of the pattern in order to complete the review. Neither Pattern Revolution nor the reviewer received any additional compensation for this review
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Hi everyone, I'm Ellen from ellzabelle and today I have the pleasure of sharing an adorable dress by Ruby Jean's Closet with you. The Uptown Girl Dress is a showstopper and sure to grab the heart of any little girl.
Till next time..... Ellen
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| Wow, it even it caught the cow's eye! Must be a keeper. |
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| My daughter had a blast modeling this dress in our Colorado backyard. |
This pattern is a great one. It's 36 pages, with 20 of them printable pattern pages. I would say it's a beginner pattern and takes a few hours (of course it didn't take me this with all the added mom interruptions). It come in sizes 12m-9/10! I love a wide range of sizes for my growing daughter. It features an A-line dress with 3 sleeve options (sleeveless, short, long), a ruffle at the neck, and a purse that's really a POCKET! It's like magic!!!!
My daughter actually surprised a few people who thought the purse was actually a real purse. Her P.E. teacher didn't think it was attached and wanted her to take it off for gym class. So funny!
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| Check out this secret purse pocket! Oh, and "HI COWS!" |
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| Ruffled collar |
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| Back has button closure-nice and easy! |
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| Purse close up
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Each step in the pattern has a clear photo. This is key and a must in my opinion. This pattern does not disappoint. There are charts for fabric requirements and also for finished garment measurements. I made a size 6 sleeveless dress for my petite 6 year old and it was a perfect fit. I like it to have enough room so she will be able to wear it awhile while not looking huge on her. This was perfect.
There is a step that calls for hand stitching. You whip stitch inside the collar. I didn't mind this at all. It's good practice and relaxing to me to sew by hand once in a while.
The sleeves if you choose to make them include making a casing and using elastic, so might be and advanced beginner for that, but still very doable! The sleeves are gathered and a bit puffy. There are photos on the pattern if you're interested. I loved pairing the sleeveless dress with a long sleeve for winter so she can wear this year round! Tights or leggings underneath and she's ready to go.
My daughter loves the cheetah fabric and I think it looks sweet and modern and simple but with THAT PURSE!!!!! I used ribbon for the purse straps but ric rac is also recommended in the pattern. The pattern pieces clearly mark where the ric rac/ribbon go.
My only hiccup on the whole thing was that I didn't read everything before I started piecing the paper pattern together. I cut to line it up but if I had read, there is no cutting when joining, just butting up edges together. This is the first pattern I have every used that did this and it was great, just not something I was used to. Quick fix since I caught it early.
I know this will be a go to dress for my daughter. It makes her happy as you can see. I love that this dress is unique with the side purse pocket. It is a very well written and easy pattern to follow.
If you have a cowgirl in your life and want to check out the bandana skirt sets I make from the wild west, you can find them in my etsy shop. I'm on Facebook and blog when I find the time with my two kids.
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