I'm just going to warn you up front....picture overload with the MIMI dress!!!!
My littles are turning into such great models! The way it's been working lately is the little that is in front of the camera is taking direction on how to pose, what facial expressions to use, and how much attitude to give from the little that is standing behind the camera with me!
Up for review tonight is the MIMI by Filles a Maman. I have never used a Filles a Maman pattern so I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm sure by now that just about everyone out there in the sewing world has used PDF patterns so we all know that every designer does things a little differently. Sometimes we find that we absolutely fall in love with a designer and other times we find that we didn't care for a particular pattern for whatever reason.
If you can't tell by the pictures my littlest little had a blast during our photo shoot and she loved the dress.....she now calls it her "softy dress" as the knit I used is so very soft and drapes so very well....and I found it on a clearance table at my local Hancocks! SCORE!!!!
The MIMI is a very versatile pattern that has options for short sleeve or long sleeve, collar or no collar and can be made as a shirt or a dress. Because the fabric I used was very light weight we opted for no collar and I also omitted the button closure at the neck. Although it was a very cute element, I kind of prefer it the way that I made it.
The pattern starts with lots of good information on what kind of fabrics are suitable for the dress, what notions you will need, a sizing chart and a chart with finished measurements, fabric requirements, and the coolest element is that you can actually print a specific size. The sizes are color coated if you print all of them but woo hoo for being able to print only the size that you need!!! YES PLEASE!!!!
We chose to make the size 12. My littlest is only 7 but what can I say, I breed the "extra large for their age" types of kids! Both of my girls are ginormous compared to other children their age....
Any how...I found the fit to be a bit slim. The length was right on, the neck and sleeves and every other part of the dress was perfect fit....I just found the width of the actual dress to be a bit slimmer than what I have found in other size 12's.
The pattern is well written and relatively easy to understand for someone who is not a beginner. I prefer pictures of the actual item being sewn throughout the pattern and although there were pictures throughout the pattern they were computer drawn pictures as opposed to the actual garment
Another detail I left off of the dress was the belt. Although it is super cute in pictures I found that it didn't stay in place very well as there were no added belt loops to hold the belt at the waist. Not to mention the fact that my littlest little did not care for the look of it....and don't you know she is the fashion expert.
Overall, this is a great pattern and has a lot of versatility to it as well as a great size range of 12 months to size 14...that's a huge bonus for this mama!!! The pattern is well written with lots of helpful information and charts throughout. The pattern states that it is for a confident beginner but in my opinion it would be more for an intermediate sewist as there are not a lot of extra details throughout the pattern to help the beginner along.
My little loves it so that's good enough for me! She loves anything soft and drapey (if that's even a word) and of course it has to be fashionable!!!
I will be making this again...next time I might try some thicker fabric, add long sleeves, and add that cute collar and button at the neck line!!!
Happy Hump Day from us to you!!!
XOXOXOXOXO
~Rebecca~
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