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Spring Fever Dress…

We’ve got Spring Fever around here! I don’t know about you, but we are dreaming about feeling the sunshine on our shoulders, seeing flowers blooming and bees buzzing, splashing in Spring Showers, and everything else that accompanies the awaking from the cold Winter. When the world around you seems to come alive again, and the playgrounds are suddenly teeming with children, Moms are strolling their babies around the block after their indoor hibernation, and families are eating Sunday picnics in the park…

…And little girls can wear SPRING DRESSES!!!

With all of this wishing, and hoping, and dreaming, I just had to feel a little bit of Spring myself. Even if it is just for a photo shoot with a bunch of tissue paper flowers :).

I give you my version of Spring Fever, in a dress…lol.

To upload the pattern pieces, click HERE. Click ‘File’, then ‘Print PDF’

And for the full tutorial on how to make the Spring Fever dress, click HERE.

Sugar and Spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of.

Ummm….maybe not. Lol

Happy Sewing everyone!

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  1. 2littlehooligans says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:14 am

    are you kidding me!!! that dress is AMAZING!! what boutique did you buy it at ;)! ok, im gonna have to give this one a shot and maybe your last lacey number too! thanks, you making my to do list grow! girl you can sew!!!

    Reply
  2. a H.I.T. says

    January 24, 2011 at 12:45 pm

    That is such a pretty dress! I know a certain someone who would look really cute in something similar for her first birthday…not-so-subtle hint, hint, hint! 🙂

    And niece looks so pretty in that color! I love the dress on her 🙂 That last picture is to-die-for! It’s already been 6 months since I saw you last – holy cow! I think I can still come in Feb, waiting until my doc appt though when we can ask. Love you!

    Reply
  3. kpmattingly says

    January 24, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    Very cute!!! Awesome job!

    Reply
  4. Flannery Buchanan says

    January 24, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    that is beautiful! i love! with three girls, i can honestly say i’d buy it if you sold it! three!

    flannery@threesisterz.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. Stephen says

    January 24, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    Wow! Wonderful dress. Amazing job!! Love the last picture too!!!

    Reply
  6. itssewforyou says

    January 24, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    Love the dress, so cute!!

    Reply
  7. Sally says

    January 24, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    Oh my, what a dreamy dress! Love it. I’m your newest follower!

    Reply
  8. jenn says

    January 24, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    This is beautiful. On the way to dance class with peanut we were talking about how we are done wearing boots and are ready for spring too! I love, love, love this dress as Eloise would say we have been reading a lot of those books. You are incredibly talanted! Love and Miss You!

    Reply
  9. afx says

    January 25, 2011 at 12:42 am

    When the pattern say size 2, is that a 2T?

    Reply
  10. Admitted Fabricaholic says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:08 am

    The patterns are for sizes 2T through 5T. Thank you everyone for your sweet comments!!!

    Reply
  11. Mommy's Crafty Misadventures says

    January 25, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    Love the dress! Can’t wait to try it myself. What type of material did you use?

    Reply
  12. Admitted Fabricaholic says

    January 25, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    I used a cotton / linen blend, walked into my fabric store and it was just sitting there right in front on sale – snatched it right up :). Regular cotton would work just fine for this!

    Reply
  13. Naturally Carol says

    January 26, 2011 at 11:43 am

    Love it…you have really made this beautifully and the green flower is just what it needed to really bring the blue to life. It looks lovely on your daughter too, very pretty.

    Reply
  14. Seamingly Smitten says

    January 26, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Wow!!! AMAZING!!!!! Please add this to the linky party today! Now I’m ready to sew for Spring!
    http://www.seaminglysmitten.blogspot.com
    Jenny

    Reply
  15. Lisa says

    January 26, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    What a stunner– thank you for the pattern and inststructions! Very generous. 🙂

    Reply
  16. Ashley says

    January 26, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    This dress is adorable!! My daughter would love it! I will have to give it a try 🙂

    Reply
  17. Elegantpaws says

    January 26, 2011 at 10:33 pm

    Wow, what a beautiful dress. It’s very generous of you to share it with everyone! I’m not sure my sewing skills will do it justice but i’ll certainly try!

    Reply
  18. Caroline says

    January 27, 2011 at 2:25 am

    Love your fabric choice… the dress (and model) are gorgeous!

    Reply
  19. Haley says

    January 28, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    WOAH! LOVE IT. So sweet!

    Reply
  20. Rachel says

    January 28, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    Very cute! I am glad I came across your blog.

    Reply
  21. .Amelia.Bedelia. says

    January 29, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    This is absolutely fabulous, yet sweet! Wowww!
    Amy @ http://amy-showalter.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  22. Young and Crafty says

    January 29, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    This is so cute! The purple fabric is great with the pops of green. I bet she loves it!

    Thanks for linking up to FFA!

    Hannah @ http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  23. Kristen @ ladybug-blessings.com says

    January 30, 2011 at 5:42 am

    oh this dress is amazing!! Would love for you to come link up to Handmade Tuesdays @ Ladybug Blessings http://www.ladybug-blessings.com

    oh & p.s I have a giveaway going on right now for an inspirational dog print 🙂

    Reply
  24. LuluMarie says

    February 1, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    wow. this is really amazing. I especially love the back of the dress. I know this is way beyond my sewing skills, but its inspiring me to learn more. love the pics too.

    Reply
  25. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    February 3, 2011 at 4:29 am

    Your post rocks so much that I featured it at this weeks link party: Hookin up with HoH #35!

    Feel free to stop by and grab a button if you’d like.

    ~Allison @ House of Hepworths

    Reply
  26. Amanda says

    February 3, 2011 at 6:47 am

    Congrats your in the top 10 at Today’s Top 20! Get your friends to cast a vote! 🙂

    Amanda
    http://www.todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com

    Reply
  27. AllieMakes! says

    February 3, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    This is UNBELIEVABLY adorable! From one sewer of little people’s clothes to another -your work is beautiful!
    You should come link this up to my weekly Thursday through Sunday Making It With Allie Link Party! I think it would make a Fabulous addition! (PLEASE)
    AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

    Reply
  28. Louise says

    February 21, 2011 at 9:01 am

    Thats so cute, thanks for the tute!

    Reply
  29. Thendral says

    February 21, 2011 at 10:11 am

    Lovely!!!

    Reply
  30. Prudently Painted Vintage says

    February 21, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    So going to try to make this dress for my ten year old. I think the lines of it could be for any age. so cute!

    I am your newest follower visiting from Ucreate

    Reply
  31. Suzan says

    February 21, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    I am absolutely going to make one (or 2) of these for my niece! So adorable!!

    Reply
  32. Regina @ Chalk In My Pocket says

    February 21, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    Gorgeous work! I wish I knew a bit more about sewing because I would love to tackle this one. Looks like I’ll have to bug my MIL for some more lessons 🙂 I especially love your backdrop for the photographs – what a fun idea to pose your adorable model in front of the pompoms!

    Reply
  33. Nancy says

    February 22, 2011 at 7:21 am

    Are you kidding me? This is an AWESOME dress and thanks so much for sharing the tute!

    Reply
  34. Emily says

    February 22, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    Oh my goodness! So darling!!

    Reply
  35. Crafty Housewife says

    February 22, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    This is lovely! Thanks for the tutorial!

    Reply
  36. casserole says

    February 23, 2011 at 3:30 am

    What a pretty pretty dress! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/free-pattern-spring-fever-dress-for-girls/2011/02/22/

    –Anne

    Reply
  37. Cecilia says

    February 23, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    This is a lovely dress.
    I’m following your blog, I loved it!

    Cecilia

    Reply
  38. Tots and Tails says

    February 23, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Thank you!! You directions make me feel like I could make it! I was wondering do you think I could reverse the front to back? Think that I would need to make any changes?

    Reply
  39. Sweet Baby K's Bowtique says

    February 28, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    Thank you so much for the tutotial! I am newer to sewing, only a few months! I can’t wait to tackle this one for my daughter’s Easter Dress!!

    Reply
  40. theriggsfamily says

    March 4, 2011 at 12:44 am

    This dress is absolutely PRECIOUS. I just found my daughter’s Easter dress. Thank you for posting it!!!

    Reply
  41. Sara King says

    March 7, 2011 at 12:35 am

    Beautiful dress!!!! What size is the 2? Is that 2T? My daughter is 7 months so I’m just curious. 🙂 Thank you!

    Reply
  42. Sew Flippin Cool says

    March 7, 2011 at 9:51 am

    This is great! I’ve posted about it here – http://wp.me/pkcUM-Ev

    thanks,
    Emily

    Reply
  43. Faddict says

    March 23, 2011 at 7:42 am

    Great tute, thx! My version:-
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/29277487@N03/5551949927/in/pool-1355922@N20/

    Reply
  44. Britney says

    March 26, 2011 at 7:20 pm

    This pattern will be for my daughter’s Easter dress too this year!

    Thank you so much!

    Reply
  45. Sweet Baby K's Bowtique says

    March 31, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    Reply
  46. Sweet Baby K's Bowtique says

    March 31, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Thanks for the tutorial! Here’s my version! http://www.flickr.com/photos/9378016@N05/5576463047/in/photostream/

    Reply
  47. The Ringleins says

    April 9, 2011 at 6:30 am

    Loved this dress. Here’s my version:
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vOZAZMwkdv8/TZ_8AyC2OyI/AAAAAAAABF8/y4Mik_G6dLw/s1600/DSC_5033.JPG

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  48. Tom and Angie says

    April 12, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    Should I turn the ruffles back right side out before I sew the gathering stitch?

    Angie

    Reply
  49. Alisha says

    April 25, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    Reply
  50. learn2lovelife says

    June 27, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    This is an awesome dress and the tutorial looks great. I can’t see the last few pics 🙁 in the tut but hopefully I can read it enough to make it make sense. I am also wondering if you have any tips on making this bigger? I have a daughter that’s a size 6 and a friends daughter who is an 8.

    Reply
  51. Jeff and Meg says

    September 12, 2011 at 12:25 am

    Thank you for the beautiful pattern. I made it for my daughter this week and posted the pictures here: http://craftingmakestheheartgrowfonder.blogspot.com/2011/09/for-princess.html

    I am thrilled with the dress! Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  52. tricia says

    March 11, 2012 at 12:56 am

    Just finished making this fantastic dress. Thanks so much for the fabulous tutorial. Would love to post a pic, how can I do that?

    Reply
    • Jessica at Me Sew Crazy says

      March 11, 2012 at 3:05 am

      Thank you so much Tricia! I would love to see it! You can upload it to my Facebook page if you want everyone to see it, or e-mail it to me if it is just for me :). I cant wait!!!

      I used to have a flickr page, but found it wasn’t used all that often.

      Reply
  53. 1315e26a-6f83-11e1-95d0-000bcdcb5194 says

    March 16, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    Hi Jessica, I am dying to make this for my daughter for spring, but the problem is that she is a size 8/10. Do you have a pattern for the dress in this size that I could purchase or any suggestions as to how I could adapt this one to fit her. i was thinking to just have one long skirt on it rather than layered, so I would really just need instructions on making the bodice larger. I love it and hope you can help me. I would certainly be willing to pay for it!
    Thanks, Renee

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    • Jessica at Me Sew Crazy says

      March 16, 2012 at 4:21 pm

      thank you so much Renee! I unfortunately do not have a the larger sizes – but there is a great for re-sizing patterns found Here:
      http://indietutes.blogspot.com/2008/09/resizing-pattern.html

      I hope this helps!

      Reply
  54. Jennifer says

    March 23, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    Hi Jessica – I’m working on this dress for my daughter’s Easter dress. I’m stuck at the step that you attach the ruffled U shape to the back bodice piece. I don’t know why but I can’t get it. I attached the pieces right sides together, but I just ended up with a bodice piece that had the ruffle U piece facing the back :-/ So I seam ripped it and am now staring at the picture of the “That is the Back Bodice folded in on itself in the picture.” and am at a loss. I’m thinking maybe if I attach the right side of the bodice to under-side of the ruffle/wrong side of the U piece that would work?? Thanks for any help!

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  55. Colleen says

    March 28, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Hi Jennifer I just made this dress a few days ago, not sure if I can describe it properly to help you but i’ll try. Find the middle of the u piece mark it with a pin and then find the middle of the bodice piece and mark it with a pin. Then take the U piece and match it up with the pin on the bodice piece right sides facing each other pin and sew. Make sure right sides are sandwiched together then you can just unfold it and press with iron. Hope this helps if you still find it hard then e-mail me at meanlean28@hotmail.com just put sewing help in subject line. I know how annoying it is to try and figure it out and you just end up frustrated!

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    • Colleen says

      March 28, 2012 at 3:53 pm

      Also you are sewing it on the underside of the ruffle so push ruffle up and either pin in place or hold while you pin the back bodice piece on the U piece. This way the ruffle will stay on the outside and not end up on the inside of the garment. Hope I helped!

      Reply
    • Jennifer says

      April 29, 2012 at 8:08 pm

      Thanks Colleen! Unfortunately I didn’t see this until after I finished the dress. But thanks so much for your help!!

      Reply
  56. Colleen says

    March 28, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Thanks for the free pattern I love the back of this dress. I made the dress for my niece but changed the skirt and added a band around the waist line. Great pattern and get directions I had no problems putting it together!

    Reply
  57. rburkhead says

    April 7, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    I just made this for my daughter for Easter. It’s ADORABLE! I did have to go back and get more outer fabric. I bought a yard at first and went back for a second because I didn’t even get all the ruffles cut out of the first yard. For a size 5, I would recommend at least 1 1/2 yards of outer fabric. It turned out so cute, though.

    Reply
  58. chad and lemae says

    April 9, 2012 at 12:04 am

    Thanks for the tutorial I made this dress for my daughter for easter! Helped me learn a lot about sewing since I’m just starting to sew.

    Reply
  59. Jennifer says

    April 29, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Finally blogged about my daughter’s Easter dress based on this tutorial here – http://www.7craftymamas.blogspot.com/2012/04/me-sew-crazy-projects.html

    Thanks again for your great tutorial!

    Reply
  60. ct says

    October 18, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  61. mimismae says

    December 17, 2012 at 10:08 am

    Wow, this dress is amazingly beautiful, thank you do much for sharing so generously!!
    I would love to see that dress for my daughter, could you please help me with the size? I am German (living in Brazil) so I am not very used to your size system… My daughter
    Is two and a half year old, and about 87 cm tall/small (about 34 inches). Should I use size 2 then?
    I would really appreciate your answer a lot!

    Cheers,
    Dorothee

    Reply
  62. mimismae says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    Hello,
    I have already found a converter, thank you though! 😉
    Dorothee

    Reply
  63. Lynne Tilley says

    January 11, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    I adore this dress! I have a 4-year-old granddaughter who refuses to wear dresses. I plan on making it for her, but if she won’t wear it, perhaps her little baby sister, now 6 months old, will wear it in a few years. Precious! Thanks so much for sharing your sewing skills with us. It’s truly a gift.

    Reply
  64. Chelsea@getyourcraptogether says

    March 4, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    Super cute. I love the fabric. I’d love for you to check out our Pattern Party! Those with patterns and templates to share are invited to link up! Check it out
    http://getyourcraptogether.blogspot.com/search/label/Pattern%20Party

    Reply
  65. Jenya Thompson says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:09 am

    W.O.W!!!

    Reply
  66. Jeannie Lorenz says

    March 5, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    I just made this adorable dress using two contrasting knit fabrics. My daughter (age 4.5) loves the swinginess of the fabric and the twirliness of the ruffles. Thank you for sharing the pattern.

    Reply
  67. Marie Danneels says

    February 16, 2014 at 2:22 am

    I would like to thank you so much for the patterns en your tutorial; so friendly of you !
    Marie
    Belgium/Europe

    Reply
  68. Ammie2 says

    January 11, 2017 at 8:35 am

    I just made this dress for my soon to be 3 year old granddaughter. Thank you for the post! The dress turned out great.

    Reply

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