Pop Star Rapunzel--KCWC Day 3

Soooo, I'm sleep deprived.  I've already whined.  Let me explain.  When I was making the leggings I promised LJ a sparkly dress to go with the sparkly leggings, and I'm a mom of my word.  I even let her pick the fabric.  You have to be humble to let your kid pick her fabrics because you know she's gonna pick the most hideous, obnoxious fabric on the planet.  And, she did.

Her pick???

 

If the picture doesn't do it justice, this is a velour that has sequins glued on that I knew she'd love and so I bought for a night gown.  Night gown, not school dress.  But I'm a sucker for those big blue eyes and curls.  You should hear her talk--you'd say yes to that cute little voice too.

 

So, I stayed up until after 1 am finishing this little dress.  I asked her this morning what we should call the dress.  I figured I let her pick the fabric, might as well let her name the dress too.

 

Rapunzel, was her immediate reply.  Rapunzel it is.  So if Rapunzel quit Flynn Rider and joined a girl band, this is what she would wear...

 

 

I love the way the flower turned out.  I'm glad, too, because that was at least 30 minutes of the 180 that it took me to make this dress.

 

This is a stinky picture--the petals stand up well for a knit flower.  Maybe after school we'll get some proper pics.

Oh, and here's the kicker.  I screwed up the nap on the velour.  Sooo, in the front, when you run your hand from waist to hem it is nice and smooth.  On the back, waist to hem is rough.  Yup--sewed that panel on upside down.  I'm gonna shovel out my house and get a quick nap now.  Tomorrow, it's a dress for the baby!