Toddler Flower Tank Dress - {i love} my disorganized life

Whenever there’s a holiday, whether it’s Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving or Christmas, our house is where the gathering takes place. I love that my son, Raymond, and his wife, Jasmine, come over with their two girls {yes, my grand babies}. She always dresses them in the cutest little outfits.

Mother’s Day is no different.

Except this year, I decided to make dresses for them. Well, not make make. Just make. As in, even though I can find my way around a sewing machine just as well as the next guy {or gal}, by no means am I a seamstress. Last week I found these adorable tank dresses. This week I decided how I wanted to spruce them up.

Several months ago, I joined Pick Your Plum. In case you’re not familiar with it, it’s this incredible site that offers daily deals {you can check out their site from my sidebar}. But you have to act fast, because once the merchandise is gone, it may be some time before they offer it again. Anyway, one day they were offering the cutest fabric roses in a variety of colors. So I bought some. Aside from making a headband for my grand daughter Olivia with one of them, I had virtually stashed them away and forgotten about them.

Until now.

I took one of the flowers, and some ribbon, along with a couple of other things, and in about 15-20 min I had this adorable little tank dress.First, lay a green ribbon {3/8″ wide} for the stem on the dress where you want to sew it. Cut the ribbon slightly longer {about 1/4″}. Next, tuck the bottom of the ribbon under {using that 1/4″ allowance you gave it when you cut it}. Pin. Pin along the ribbon in 2-3 spots to hold it in place.

Sew close to the edge on one side, stopping in the spot where you want to add smaller ribbon {1/8″ wide} for the leaves. Take a small length of ribbon and make a loop. Tuck it under the ‘stem’ and keep sewing, being sure to catch the ‘leaf’ ribbon in the stitches. Do the same with the other side of the ‘stem’

Place your fabric flower {either handmade or store bought} at the top of the ‘stem’, making sure to cover the raw edge at the top. Place a button in the center of the flower and sew it on by hand. I used a contrasting hot pink thread for this. Next, using a less noticeable white thread, secure the flower by sewing between the petals, so that the stitches won’t be seen. A simple straight or back stitch will do.

And there you have it. A cute Flower Tank Dress for your little one.

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