I was very quiet just before Christmas even though I was sewing flat out.  I was making Christmas presents for my niece and nephew but didn't want to put anything on the site to spoil the surprise - not that my pre-school relatives are avid blog readers, but their mum (my lovely sister) would have seen.

Stupidly I then forgot to take some pictures of the finished items and even forgot to take some when they opened their presents. To be fair though, I think the remote control car and the talking horse were probably a little more (rightly) popular!

Well, today my sister sent me a lovely photo of my niece Evie wearing hers.

It's made from a design from "Patterns by Figgy's" called Franco and Fiona - here's their website 

www.figgyspatterns.com.  The dress is an asymmetric pinafore with contrasting fabric inserts which match the lining.  The flowery fabric is covered in butterflies and the buttons are in the shape of little cats. Evie does love her animals!

They have a whole new range since I bought this one - for slightly older girls - so Evie is going to be getting a few more of these over the years!

Doesn't she look cute though - you wouldn't believe she is keeping her poor mum and dad up all hours with behaviour that would make a sailor blush!