Little Orphan Annie II and another blogger's giveaway

Writing deadlines and crafty projects are piling up, so rather than waiting for me to sew another Annie dress (as I mentioned here), I asked my friend to let me photograph the red one I sewed for her daughter's birthday the other day.

So here's my loose interpretation of what Annie wears to her adoption party with Daddy Warbucks. 

I didn't want to make it exactly like the one from the musical/movie because, well, I kinda think that one is goofy looking. This one is still goofy, but maybe a little bit more comfortable to wear.

The black and white flower was a last-minute trick to cover a last-minute snip I accidentally made along the ruffles.

And allow me to vow to never--NEVER--use 1/4-inch bias tape with jersey knit again. Thank you. It feels good to get that off my chest.

I followed Simplicity 6882, which I think will be even cuter with less a Annie-looking color scheme.

By the way, this might be the only Annie dress ever made from organic fabric. It came from the bountiful stash Klay gave me a few weeks ago. 

My friend tells me her daughter likes her costumes very much. Her daughter is one of those kids with a spunky little spark about her. Apparently she won't change into the red dress unless her mom--in the role of Miss Hannigan--has sufficiently punished her for not scrubbing the floors until they shine like the top of the Chrysler building. Cute, cute.

On a separate note, Jeanne from A Bushel and a Peck, left a comment on my last post about a giveaway she's offering. Check it out--top prize is a $100 gift certificate to her store and $100 to Anthropologie. Um, yeah. I'm all over that one. 

Here's a little sampling of the goods in Jeanne's shop.  

Comments

[Kim]

So, my 3 year old is OBSESSED with Annie and I want to make her an Annie dress. I am not fond of sewing collars (at.all) and love this that you did. For the ruffle on this one, did you just use a ruffled trim? It turned out so cute, i love it!

[Megan]

Thanks, Kim! Yes, that's just a ready-made ruffle trim. It would be easy to make yourself, but I had some on hand. Let me know if you make one for your daughter. I'd love to post pictures or a link.

[jami]

Megan, are you making anymore of these dresses??