Debbie's Birthday Dress Pattern Tour

When Suz from sewpony invited me to join the Debbie's Birthday Dress Pattern Tour, how could I not?  She is a fellow admirer of vintage inspired design, so sewing her first digital pattern was a pleasure!  And this is only the first of many vintage styled pattern she will be designing for her shop: sewpony Vintage.

Here's what Suz says about her adorable dress pattern:

Debbie's birthday dress is my first vintage inspired digital pattern. It was inspired by my favourite childhood book - Debbie's birthday party, written by Gilbert Delahaye and illustrated by Marcel Marlier in Belgium, 1969.

This pattern is sized 18 months - 7 years. 
It has two views, both of which appear in the book and have a sweet vintage feel. Both views are a classic A-line style dress. View 1 has a separate bodice with trim. View 2 has a central seam with a peter-pan collar, accent buttons and pocket. Both views have a button and loop closure at the back and a lined bodice. The peter-pan collar and pocket can also be used with View 1.

For my Debbie's Birthday Dress, I made View 1, but omitted the trim and added the buttons from View B.  I also shortened the length to a tunic and look forward to a layered look for the upcoming cooler months.  Suz recently created a tunic length adjustment chart for anyone who also wants to create this variation.  The pockets were something I changed up as well....my daughter's really into pockets right now, so I wanted two with a little of the lining showing.

I made a size 2 and it fits great!  The pattern is super easy to follow and great for beginner sewists.  You definitely can't tell this is Suz's first pattern, as it's a very professionally made.  I'm so glad it's now part of my collection!

Fabric: Red Cotton Twill (Debbie's Birthday Dress), Silver Pin Dots on Charcoal Gray Cotton Lycra Knit Fabric from Girl Charlee (Recess Raglan Tee Pattern)

During this tour, the Debbie's Birthday Dress pattern is available for 20% off the regular price, so if you want to add this super cute pattern to your collection, now's the time!  Use discount code: BLOGTOUR1.

Head over to the Debbie's Birthday Dress Flickr Group to see more!  And keep following the tour to see what all the other talented ladies make.