I have a secret obsession with Japanese Kawaii. Kawaii everything! So cute, I want to go to Japan just to load up on it all! So when modes4u.com asked me to review some of their fabric, I spent DAYS scrolling through all the japanese cuteness and finally decided on a few fabrics to work with. I have a little cute stack of fabrics that you’ll see in the next little while. I got two boy prints and two girly prints.
I could not resist some adorable kawaii prints. The deer/rabbit/apple/floral is so fun and so happy! (I already used it in the pencil case tutorial.) And then I just loved this double gauze with cute little cows and things. I love that there is so much detail, I could stare at it for days! Anyways, modes4u.com is full of great fabrics, not to mention tons of bento supplies, animal characters and other things I would love to fill my house with. There is a lot of fabric on their site and even a boy and deer section. (A whole section for deer!)
I always see Kawaii prints paired with Gingham so for Gingham Style I put together this free baby dress pattern with the deer and rabbit fabric and mint gingham check. To finish off the outfit, I made a brown gingham ruffle bum diaper cover. Kawaii cute!
two tier baby dress tutorial
free baby dress pattern download (size 3-6 m)
back, cut 2 main
cut 2 lining
front cut 1 on fold main
cut 1 on fold lining
spacer: cut 2
tier 1: 4.5 by 22, cut 2
tier 2: 5.5 by 22″, cut 2
Additional materials:
1 button
1/4″ elastic
Aww Kate! Your baby is the CUTEST :) :) Love the wrinkly back ;)
Awww… the back wrinkle!!! That is the perfect little deer fabric for such a cute dress!
She’s so sweet! Great little dress, I love the print.
Your baby and your dress are beautiful! I love the picture of her sweet round head! So soft, I bet! I am a novice sewer but I bet I could try this dress! Thanks!
You are awesome. What an adorable dress and wow! Thanks for the free pattern. Pinning!
This dress is so very “kate” …exactly the kind of thing I would have imagined your baby girl wearing :)
I read this tutorial this morning and have had it floating around in my head all day. Now to just find the perfect fabric. Thanks! :)
Kate, This is the most adorable outfit ever!! And the fabric is swoon-worthy!! Really need a baby in my life….
I love Japanese fabric, but I have a hard time cutting mine up! ;0
p.s. I love that aqua color gingham; where did you get it please? thx!
oooh those baby back wrinkles are just to die for! She is just too cute! I don’t know how you get anything done — I’d spend all day playing with her!
I cant wait to make this, I just got some fabric today! And Im using a little gingham too! Your baby is adorable! To make this a bigger size (like 12 mo) Im planning on just making each piece a little wider. Think that will work?
So cute! Love the Gingham Style series.