Nieve's Stylin'

Soon enough I will be heading to Boston to meet my niece, Nieve.  Of course I wanted to make something special to give to her, but she already has a quilt.  It is not really the time of year for quilts anyway, is it?  Poor girl would be roasting.

Rhonda and Mary started egging me toward making a little dress for Nieve.  The idea of making something A) that's 3D and B) that has to actually fit someone totally freaks me out.  FREAKS ME OUT.  Rhonda assured me I could conquer the pillowcase dress.  Using this tutorial  suggested by Mary I finally gave it a go.

I choose Boho fabric that didn't have a directional print.  The greens/blues are great as my brother doesn't want poor  Nieve to be wearing pink all the time.  The non-directional print was fab as I just couldn't mentally figure out how things came together with this pattern so I needed to make life as easy as possible.  Couldn't have the front right way up and the back upside down, could I?

Anyway, after only a little unpicking (only when I thought I knew how to do something better than how it was described in the tute!) I ended up with this little dress:

I think it's a bit too big for her at only 5 months, but it may be perfect for her next summer.  In the end, though, at least I kind of know what I am doing and I wouldn't shy away from trying another tute.  I hope Nieve (and Nieve's Mom and Dad) like it lots!