Frozen Goes Casual: The Anna Skater

It was the girl's birthday yesterday, can you guess how old she is (clue above)?  How times flies / I can't believe it / where's my baby ad infinitum.

She's been bitten by the ubiquitous Frozen bug so I wanted to make her an Anna dress.  She probably would've broken her No Wovens rule for a more accurate replica,  but I wanted to make one that wasn't too costumey, and fit in with her everyday play-friendly wardrobe.

As you can probably tell from the silhouette (and my previous form for hacking my patterns rather than starting from scratch), I used my skater pattern as a starting point.

I raised the neck and then split it so it looks like there's an undershirt with a pinafore over the top- not so, it's a single bodice!

I found some templates for the bodice design and combined, resketched, and scaled it so it would be a good fit.  Then I ironed Heat n' Bond onto different coloured jerseys, cut them out, positioned and ironed them into place, and then stitched them on.  Much easier (for me) than stencilling, and provides a nice texture.

Rather than appliqué the skirt in the same manner, I added a band of fuchsia at the bottom instead of a hem so it ties in with the overall colour scheme and adds a bit of length.  The overall effect is 'Come at me, yo'.

I'm so, so grateful for this little big girl in my life.  She so gracious and enthusiastic it's an absolute joy to make her happy.