This is another project from Natalie :) We found a pack of Thomas the Train fat quarters at Walmart, on clearance no less :) Natalie was thrilled and couldn't wait to make something with them. For a few days, she just played with the fabric itself, being completely happy pretending with it. Then when I asked her what she wanted to make, she first said "a horse." I'm still not sure how to work that one out yet while maintaining my helper's participation, so I kept probing and she said "a Thomas dress".
We had two of the green fat quarters in the set, and I decided to do a simple pillowcase dress so that she could really do some of the work. If you would like to make a pillowcase dress, there are a lot of great tutorials,
here is one that I like.
Natalie was able to do a lot of the work with me. I folded the edges and she pinned the fabric. I was controlling the pedal on the machine, but we fed the fabric together and she controlled the presser foot and snipped threads. I kept a constant stream of "first we need to..., this is why we ...., now it's time to..." going so that she actually knows the process herself.
Thomas and Percy are trembling on their tracks when they glimpse the big slide the naughty Natalie is pushing them toward.
This dress is her favorite by far, as in she wants to wear it every day and every night.
I'm convinced that it's because she worked so hard on making it herself.
The fickle nature of the 3 year old is the reason the straps ended up being two toned. No sooner had she decided on green ribbon for the straps and we had completed threading it through the casings, did she decide she wanted blue instead. I suggested we do both because I foresaw her changing her mind again. Isn't hard to pick between two good things? At least in this case, it works.
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