Yay yay yay!!!!! I’m so glad to be able to release this pattern now! Without further ado, I present the Out for Lunch Dress:
As always, I was inspired to make this dress for my daughter and decided to go ahead and create a pattern.
The pattern is for sizes 18 months – 8 and is designed to be about knee length for most.
Chest Height
18 months |
19” |
32” |
2 |
20” |
35” |
3 |
21” |
38” |
4 |
22” |
41” |
5 |
23” |
44” |
6 |
24” |
47” |
7 |
25” |
50” |
8 |
27” |
52” |
There are two skirt options, circle and gathered, and there are instructions on how to create the shoulder bows. The dress is created with an elastic waistband for an easy fit.
The instructions are 30 pages, full of lots of pictures to help. My pattern testers help ensure that it is written well and is as easy as possible to understand for even beginner sewers. It is emailed in PDF format and comes with three attachments: instructions, pattern pieces, and a Happy Together Pattern’s Sewing Reference to help beginners understand sewing terms (also full of pictures).
I had a lot of fun using up fabric from my stash to create the three dresses I did, but let me tell you what. My pattern testers blew it out of the water!!!! I think they did fantastic jobs. I want them to make my daughters dresses! lol Here is their creations:
From Nicole Scott of Cole’s Corner and Creations:
From Corey of Living and Loving Every Moment of It:
From Beth of From the Hive and Mama Bee Designs:
From Micalah, the creator of Project Run and Play:
From Dixielee:
For those of you who cannot wait, I have a few patterns listed in my Etsy shop.
And for those of you who would like to win a copy, I’m giving away 3!!!! Two here on the blog and 1 on the Facebook fan page.
Please make sure to include your email address if it isn’t linked to your profile. Otherwise I can’t get a hold of you if you win.
Now I leave you with a “trash the dress” session we had impromptu 😉
(It cleaned up fine though 🙂 lol
PS: Someone usually wants to know, so if you are interested in testing patterns, please email me with some pictures (or links to) of things you have sewn. Also let me know what you are interested in sewing. Thanks!
Love this dress! I have never made anything clothing wise though, so it makes me nervous. I might be tempted though!
All the dresses look amazing! 30 pages though is a little daunting to me.
That is a totally delighful dress!!! So fresh and inspired. Icecream sundae anyone?
You have my email 😉
P.S. If you ever do any boys designs I am totally intersted in being a pattern tester. 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win!
So adorable! I’d love to make one for each of my girls! 🙂
What a sweet little dress. I have one who would love the circle skirt option, and one who would do better with the gathered option. Funny how that works out, but this is cool, both options are included!
Thanks!
I LOVE this dress!!! Thanks for the chance to win the pattern.
Oh my goodness, this dress is so cute, I even want one for myself!!!
I have 4 granddaughters, just think how cute they would be in one of these styles! jmclean at mts dot net
Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [16 May 02:15am GMT]. Thanks, Maria
this dress is just so cute – would love to win a copy. Tone
Great pattern!
I’m sure it would look really cute on my little girls!
I have two little girls I would love to sew these for! Crossing ym fingers!!
wpooh_9 at hotmail dot com
I would love to win a copy! I have a 14 month old and 11 yr old daughter and a 3 yr old niece to sew for!
I would love to win a copy! I have 14 month and 11 yr old daughters and a 3 yr old niece to sew for!
Very cute dress! Love it!
Ohhh Pick me. Found your site today & your style is right up my alley. Best of luck to you with your blog & Etsy shop. I’ll be following for sure now 🙂 Cute Cuteness!
Such a cute dress! My nieces would look so cute in this!
Gorgeous. That circle skirt variation is so good for twirling. My little girl would love it!
That dress is adorable! Thanks for a chance to win one!
aliben7 (at) gmail (dot) com
This is one of the cutest dress patterns I’ve seen in a while! I would love to make this for my little girl!
Beautiful dresses! Looks like a great pattern. Thank you. mamalusco at ortelco dot net
I love the bodice with constrast button placket and waistband, they pop the dress
Dresses are all beautiful, girls look so happy. My daughter would love the way it spins!
What a cute dress!!! Would love to try it out. Thanks for a chance to win!!!
Can’t wait to see more of your patterns….please design some with sleeves too!
Sabrina
garynbrina (at) hotmail (dot) (com)
Gorgeous looking dress! Would love to make for my daughter!
I’d like to win your pattern
the dresses are beautifull
All the dresses look super!
the dress looks gorgeous! i’m still a beginner and i would love to try this one out.
My daughter loves the yellow dots circle dress and has asked me to enter.
here is my e-mail add: aloeht23@yahoo.com
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pretty dresses!
Wow!! its beautiful….love the splash of colours…
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Rosabellebyvasu?ref=si_shop
Super super super super.. FB ♥
Adorable dress! I’m a beginner when it comes to sewing, but I’m learning 🙂
ddropp@gmail.com
Super cute dress! I am sure my nieces would look so chic in it! Love all the pictures of the variations of the pattern! I make handbags, diaper bags, and just started on little dresses!
Blessings!!
Lisa
I am such a sucker for patterns that have sizes to include both my girls, who are 7 years apart. It’s beautiful!
Thanks!
Jennifer
jneely0426@gmail.com
Love the circle skirt option, so twirling and fun! 😀
So cute!
mrsk [at] mrskandco [dot] com
sweet little dress!
Adorable! My little girls would especially appreciate the twirl factor to this dress!
They are just beautiful. I would love to sew one and I always consider the more pages the more detail instructions.
too cute i’d love one of the patterns! if i don’t win i’ll prolly go buy one right away lol.
ktbabygurl502(at)aol(d0t)com
This dress is darling! I would love to make it.
Super cute dress! I would LOVE to make them for my girls!
momrachelh (at) yahoo (dot) com
What a beautiful dress. I can hear my daughter now calling it her princess dress.
Beautiful! I have 4 nieces I could make this for! 🙂
Love this pattern! My granddaughter would love the twirliness!
Evin5 at aol dot com
SUper Cute!
So So Cute! The perfect little girl dress!
Love it! We would love to have a new dress pattern!
D’Andra
mypixiegirlsruffles@gmail.com
Super cute dress! Thanks for the giveaway.
Jessica
jspara324@gmail.com
This pattern is absolutely adorable! I would love it!!
I am always looking for new dress patterns!! So cute!! Love the twirly skirt!!
Rhonda
What a cute dress!! I would love a copy to make some for my daughter and niece! Thanks for the great giveaway!!
julie(at)littledarlingdesigns(dot)com
SO CUTE! shauneegannon@comcast.net
Me me me! Pick me! I love it!
Alexiajeandesigns @ yahoo . Com
This dress would be just right for my little girl!
camandhan (at) gmail (dot) com
It’s so cute! thanks for the chance! 🙂
sarah8914 at gmail dot com
The dress is adorable.
ljohnsey@sprint.blackberry.net
Love the options my daughter would love all of them, I would do pattern testing for boys. I just found you. 🙂 ivyjacome@yahoo.com
What a beautiful dress pattern!!! Fantastic!!!
i love that it has no button holes and no zippers! a versitle pattern for sure!
Love your new dress pattern! Would love to win it.
skpink@gpcom.net
Thanks for the chance to win. I love this dress 🙂
With five girls I would have so much fun with this pattern!!!! ITs adorable.. Hope I win:))
I love this dress!!! Thanks for the opportunity!
cute ! I’d love to win a pattern!
Super adorable dress! 🙂
Very cute and very fun! I will have to get it for my own daughter!
I love it! Pregnant and still making amazing things! I would love to win.
also those models are simply hilarious!
mukweto.com
Fantastic pattern! Thanks for the chance to win it!!
Precious!
I love this dress!!!! I wish I could win one!!! Thanks….
Oh my goodness…I love this dress! forbarron (at) yahoo (dot) com
Sew pretty!!! Love the circle skirt and the yellow polka dot dress is just GORGEOUS!!!!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Very cute and original. I love it.
Thanks for the giveaway.designsmck@gmail.com
I saw Nicole’s version on Sewforum. I just love this pattern! Wow. It is beautiful.
Great dresses!
injanuity at gmail dot com
Very cute dress!
Love this pattern – my fav is with the circle skirt option! Cute, twirly and a little bit retro!
This dress is soo cute. I would love to make one for my neices. You are so talented!
Rachel@racheltanner.com
Sweet dress and I love the variations. Your testers also dis a wonderful job!
lynnpoulin(at)gmail.com
This is beautiful!
julie(dot)lemagne(at)gmail(dot)com
Love this dress! Its so adorable.
Love the dress. Too bad I only have little boys to sew for. My nieces would love one though!
That is an adorable dress! I would love to make it for my daughter.
love this dress! i have 3 girls who would love it too!
Since having my daughter I have become obsessed with little girl dresses and sewing…not that I am any good at the latter, but this pattern might give me the opportunity to improve.
Would love to win this. Thanks for the opportunity!
email is younganne1982@msn.com
This is the cutest dress ever! I want it! monicajgee (at) gmail (dot) com
Wow this is a great dress!!
lmr3683 at hotmail dot com
ooh, this would be a fun thing to make my little one, and FUN baby gifts!!
krdanielson(at)hotmail(dot)com
Cute pattern, Hurrah, something different. I’d love to win one.
teresa.armbrust@gmail.com
So cute! Love the bow on the shoulder!
great dress thank you
corymorag@gmail.com
super cute!!! thanks for the chance 🙂
alklong at hotmail dot com
Such a cute dress! Love it.
leeanndavis04@hotmail.com
Such a cute dress! Thanks for the chance!
triciawinder at gmail dot com
What a gorgeous pattern. Thanks for the giveaway!
OH, I would love to give it a try!
Love this dress! I have three girls and I love sewing for them and helping my oldest girl to make her own 🙂
Love, love, love the circle skirt!!
KarissaOliver@yahoo.com
my lil’one needs some girlie stuff in her wardrobe of shorts, shorts, shorts and tees, this will fit the bill…thanks becky
bpbajona (at) maltanet dot net
What a wonderful versatile dress. I can see myself making many of these for years to come (my daughter is only 8 months old…just think of all the dresses!!)
This dress is so so sweet! I love it! I hope I win!! Thanks for the chance!
Love Love Love it ! You and Nicole ROCK with your sewing!
Susan
beaatt@gmail.com
This pattern is beautiful. I don’t have a daughter but I love sewing for little girls anyway. Maybe one day I will get a niece… fingers crossed.
Love the dress- I want to win the pattern- please enter me in the drawing. Thanks- zoer110@gmail.com
I love the waistband idea…no bows to tie or belts to find early on a schoolday morning.
Love it! It is sooo cute!
michellecaladera82@g.austincc.edu
super duper cute!!! love it
I love the out to lunch pattern. I wish it came in adult sizes. Hope I win.
Adorable! This dress looks so comfy and sweet!
sbidoli05@yahoo.com
Such a cute dress! My girlie girl would go nuts over the big twirly skirt!
themrsward at yahoo dot com
Love this dress and how many sizes you included!!!
Pandorascrazylovebox@msn.com
Aw I would love to make this dress for my girls!! I’m sewing again, so I’m sure I’d be happy to read all of your instructions – bring it 30 pages!! Very very lovely dress!!
xoxo
Oops, and my email is..
jsmygirls@gmail.com
Thank you! 🙂
Lovely dress (as always)! Thanks for the chance to win.
oh cute!! Would love to win! Thanks 🙂
it looks amazing I know three little girls that would love one of these:) carej1994@gmail.com
I love this dress. I really enjoy all of your creations 🙂
kimberlydmiller(at)gmail(dot)com
Very cute! I love all the options!
I love this dress!! Great pattern! You have some awesome pattern testers. Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win!
Oh my gosh! What an adorable pattern!!!! I just love the circle skirt option but think each of the other options are just as cute. My granddaughter would love one of these.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this dress! Hope I win!
LOVE it!!Such a delightful dress, I would love to make them for my nieces 🙂 Congratulations on the new pattern 🙂
What a cute dress! And so many ways to change it!
Yeah, I would love to win…I have two girls who love dresses!
erin(dot)n(dot)waters(at)gmail(dot)com
so cute. lindagerig@sbcglobal.net
I want to win so bad!!! This is such a cute pattern 🙂 hallielouwho@gmail.com
These dresses are oh so cute. Adorable!! Can’t wait for my baby girl to grow up just a bit so I can make her some dresses too!
Adorable dress! It should come in adult sizes too!
Nice job! Very cute!! hudson.brettcindy(at)gmail(dot)com
Adore this pattern and your blog, so glad I found you, thanks to coles corner creations. I just love sewing blogs so I was excited to go through yours. Please add me to the give away (crossing my fingers)
I would love to make this for my daughter!
sertyan (at) yahoo.com
Sweet! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
This is a sweet pattern. So stylish for every age. Love your blog with all the inspiration!!
I’m all linked up to you with pics of the dresses today. Thanks for letting me test out another fun pattern! http://mamabeefromthehive.blogspot.com/2011/05/out-to-lunch-dress-pattern-testing.html
Very cute dress. My daughter loves it.
I love the “trash the dress” session! Looks like a lot of fun :o)
lizardhippie(at)yahoo(dot)com
Love this dress…so cute! Would love to win a pattern!
I love it!!!! I would LOVE to win a copy!
I’d love to win it and I can’t wait to make one myself!
super super cute. I love it!
emily.love.stott@gmail.com
I love that dress! It would be precious on my granddaughters. Thank you for the chance to win!
atkinsonjames@bellsouth.net
This dress is adorable!! I have 3 little girls that I would love to make these for!!!!
Looks like a fun pattern!
Love this dress! I have several little girls in my life that would enjoy such a fine looking dress. 🙂
smyleelis at hotmail
I have an active thirteen-month-old, and she would look adorable twirling around in this dress! I hope I win!
Such cute dresses!
greenflowerwitch@yahoo.com
Love the dress! I would love to win a pattern! winecm at hotmail dot com
What a fab little dress – my daughter would love it if I made one for her!
peht@rocketmail.com
Cute dress!! Thanks for a chance to win an adorable pattern.
talenaloy@yahoo.com
Love the pattern, I would love to sew for my grandnieces! So darling and creative…count me in!
What a beautiful pattern! I love the different options you included, the circle skirt is probably my favorite. Thank you for giving us the opprotunity to win this pattern!
Have a wonderful day!
-Stitchingupastorm
stitchingupastorm@gmail.com
http://www.stitchingupastormcrochet.blogspot.com
Love the dresses!! They are all adorable!
I have been wanting to make a circle skirt…..so sure, why not a circle dress!
mrserb (at) excite (dot) com
Kerrie
That circle skirt option is just too stinkin cute. I would love to win a pattern!
Sweet- my girls would love this dress . . . I would happily read through your pattern! I would love to win this: andreajtuttle at gmail dot com! Thanks for the chance!
I would love to win this pattern! I have two little girls who could use this 🙂
I love this dress! So cute! I would love to win! meganderson02@gmail.com Thanks!
I’d love to win this…totally cute dress!
beckodleay@yahoo.com
Love this! So many options to change it up! Thanks!
these are adorable! I want to win!
Oh lovely!!!! 🙂 My sisters and thier friends will look GORGEOUS in this!!! 🙂
e(dot)wielinga(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love that pattern, and with 6 nieces, I’m sure I can put it to good use!
Sooo cute!
Beautiful! Can’t wait to make it for my little girls.
Such a cute dress!
becky.shanks(at)gmail(dot)com
I know there isn’t much chance of me wining but I had to have a go!
Absolutely gorgeous dress, I really want to make me girlie a dress but am a little nervous….gotta do it at some point
Allie x
alliew1977@yahoo.co.uk
Awesome dress! It is so stinking adorable!
Adorable!!! I am happy to hear you’ve got 30 pages of fully-explained (and photographed) instructions – sounds like even I could do this one 🙂 I’ve never tried to make such a super cute dress, but oh boy I’m willing to try it!!!
Love the dress and it looks like a fun project to take on! I am trying to get it in gear and sew more for my lil miss, this is just our style.
passion268 at hotmail dot com
I would love to try out your pattern. It’s super cute.
jmccollough@live.com
Thanks!
Jessica
Cute.Cute.Cute
I’d LOVE to win, beautiful dress!!!
Jessika
hotjla@ hotmail.com
Love it! My four year old would too! Thanks 🙂
Love the dress!
shondagoertzen(at)hotmail(dot)com
This is one of thr cutest and most unique dress patterns I have seen lately. Would love to make one!
This is an adorable dress. I love it. I could make all kinds of dress for my little girl and her friends, that all wear dress all the time.
This dress is so cute. I have a 2-year-old who would look adorable in it! This pattern looks like a great way to use up some fabric scraps. Thanks for the giveaway!
rachelleeharrison@yahoo.com
So cute! I normally stay away from patterns because of how difficult they can be but I bet yours is user friendly, thanks!
What a great giveaway!
Paintrider@mchsi.com
Cute dress! It’d be fun to make coordinating ones for my 3 girls.
I like it: beautiful!!!!!! 🙂
ooh awesome!! love this dress!
puravida(at)frontiernet(dot)net
This is a great dress! My little model loves anything twirly, so I would LOVE to win a pattern! FiddleNBowBiz@Gmail.com
This is so adorable! I love sewing for my girls, myself, and others! Thanks for sharing another beautiful creation.
Love the dresses. I see endless possibilities with these patterns and have 5 great granddaughters to try then out. Thank you for the chance on your giveaway. Barb
What a darling dress!! I would so love to win this give away!! Love it!! Finger’s Crossed!! Thanks.
Renee
daisy1282@aol.com
Looove! Please count me in 🙂
So cute! Perfect for spring/summer! Love it!
jen_n_herrera@yahoo.com
wow! Awesome design. Nice to have some options and my girlie girl would LOVE the circle skirt. the spinnier the better!
thanks for sharing.
I love it! Please count me in! 🙂
skooksplayground[at]gmail[dot]com
Just love this pattern!! I have niece and granddaughter to sew for now again. My daughter won’t let me anymore…. youngest is 12
Love the new dress Jess! Fabulous!!!!
obviously I am too late for this giveaway, but where can I purchase the book? I’m not even sure how I came about your blog, but I am LOVING it!! You seriously make me want to go buy a sewing machine. like, now! This just may be my new favorite blog!
You can find all of my patterns in my Etsy shop at http://www.ohsohappytogether.etsy.com