Back when Sean’s cousin S. had her first baby and we knew it was going to be a girl, I asked her what her favorite colors were.  S. told me that she really loved purples and greens, so I went fabric shopping for her little girl-to-be and picked out a bright spring green floral.

Then when her first daughter actually arrived, it was clear that this was not quite the right fabric choice for her.  She just wasn’t a bright green sort of a girl.  She looked so much like a blue girl to me.  I abandoned the green fabric to the sewing closet and choice something else for little Eve.

Now, Eve has a sister and S. her second beautiful daughter, Sue.  When we saw the first pictures of Cousin Sue, that green floral fabric came right to mind.  It suits her.  We only had to wait three years until she arrived on the scene to claim it.

Oliver + S’s Birthday Party Dress remains my most favorite children’s sewing pattern (you can take a look at the couple of BP Dresses that I made here and here), and that is saying a lot because there are so many second favorites.  The construction of the dress is very interesting.  The three-scissor rating on this pattern felt intimidating at first, but it, at least to me, did not feel much more difficult than most of Oliver + S’s two scissors.  There are many steps, but each of the steps is fairly simple.  If you are considering sewing one of these dresses and feeling worried about whether you have the skill set, give it a try.

Sometimes when I am sewing, I will ask the family to vote on certain details like trim fabrics or buttons.  In this case, we held a vote for the button that best fit the button tab in the front.  There were about 8 different buttons up for consideration, but this bright pink flower won the majority of the votes.

Genevieve was kind enough to model Sue’s dress so that we could see how it looks on a little body.  We cannot wait to see Baby Sue, herself, in it!  Sue, welcome to the world, Little One!  We have been waiting for you a long time.