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Keira went to the birthday party of one of her best friends on the weekend. When I asked what she'd like to give her friend as a gift she replied 'a very pretty dress that she can wear to a tea party.' So I let her choose some fabric from my shelf and I sewed up this dress for Florence.

The fabric is a vintage rayon, and I used the same pattern as this one (Butterick #3351). I hope she'll have lots of fun dancing and tea-partying in it. 

I took the photo of the rainbow out of my studio window while sewing the dress. A thin stripe of colour in the grey.

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26 responses to “tea party dress”

  1. Vintage Simple Avatar
    Vintage Simple

    A very sweet tea party dress…and a beautiful photograph of that rainbow – along with beautiful words to go with it.
    I love how you make all the gifts you give. It’s like getting two gifts in one. Lovely and thoughtful.
    xo,
    -maria

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  2. puri Avatar
    puri

    a lovely tea party dress 🙂
    I love the fabric.. it’s vintage and sweety 🙂
    have a great tea party!!

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  3. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    what a wonderful present, and what a lovely idea from Keira.
    I can’t wait to have tea parties as Poppy gets older- will be such fun
    Jenniexxx

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  4. anissa ljanta Avatar
    anissa ljanta

    seeing the tea dress made me smile. thank you

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  5. Francesca Avatar
    Francesca

    Florence will love it!

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  6. kirstencan Avatar
    kirstencan

    goodness, I hope florence + parents appreciate this dress!

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  7. by night Avatar
    by night

    How lucky is Florence! that tea dress is just lovely!

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  8. wabi sabi Avatar
    wabi sabi

    hey melissa
    i think i have a photo of that exact same rainbow on my blog! viewed from further away as we were at ruby bay.
    & that is a lovely dress for florence, i know she & her parents will love it.

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  9. Caterine Avatar
    Caterine

    So this is another something I have in common with Keira, a very good friend, named Florence with who I enjoy so much little tea parties.
    This is a beautiful gift.

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  10. louana Avatar
    louana

    How pretty, I am sure it will be most loved. We have been great rainbow spotters here too, the upside of rain is the chance of spotting a rainbow.

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  11. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    hi kirsten- yes, im sure! and florence is such a good friend to keira- i wanted to make her something special. 🙂

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  12. Holly C. Avatar
    Holly C.

    What a wonderful gift!
    Love the rainbow shot:)

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  13. gracia Avatar
    gracia

    What a wonderful present… she is sure to love it. It is exactly the type of dress I wish I could now wear.

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  14. Tania Avatar
    Tania

    Up until now, I had not realised that a lifelong dream was to have a dress befitting a tea party (I’m a speedy cultivator of worthy lifelong dream stuff).

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  15. Rebecca Avatar
    Rebecca

    What a gorgeous gift! Your family is so creative and thoughtful.

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  16. sharilyn Avatar
    sharilyn

    melissa, you are amazing! It absolutely warms my heart that you made a dress for a little friend’s birthday. Love it. Now I know who is on the guestlist for Adelaide’s birthday next February (so plan on being in the vancouver, canada area, ok?) XOX! sharilyn

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  17. Alissa Avatar
    Alissa

    What a wonderful birthday gift! You and your daughter make quite a team! Happy day to you.

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  18. Nancy Cook Avatar
    Nancy Cook

    The dress you made Florence is very pretty. A perfect dress for a tea party.
    Sewing for children is such a joy.

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  19. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    Hi Melissa
    Thank you for the lovely dress. It is very “Florence”. She put it on after the party and wore it for the rest of the day. She absolutely loves it and the sweet little bunny purse (just quietly, I want to sneak that away from Floss and have it for myself!).
    Kx

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  20. Judi Avatar
    Judi

    Hi Melissa, first time visit to your blog. Love what you do, will be visiting
    Ta Judi

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  21. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    hi sharilyn, thank you! i wish we could be in vancouver next february. 🙂 x

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  22. Claudia Avatar
    Claudia

    What a perfect little tea party dress and what a wonderful rainbow. I miss rainbows….
    Claudia

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  23. Denise | Chez Danisse Avatar
    Denise | Chez Danisse

    A beautiful rainbow image.

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  24. Jessica - Domestic PDX Avatar
    Jessica – Domestic PDX

    Oh to have such a tea party dress!! wow — this little girl is lucky!

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  25. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    thank you maria- it’s a gift to me too because i love making them. 🙂

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  26. Sonia Avatar
    Sonia

    lucky, very lucky Florence ! 🙂 you’re the best, Melissa xoxo

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