The "Ollie" Dress is Born

My oldest sister Heather (Artistic Images by Heather) asked if I could make her little girl Olivia a “party dress” for her 1st birthday. She had an idea of what she wanted, but no pattern matched the image in her head. We went to our local fabric store to pick out the fabric together. (Heather knows what colors/prints photograph the best) Once we bought all the fabric, she let me take over. It took a few days for all the pieces to come out of my brain, and onto my sketch pad. Once I had the idea onto paper, I made my pattern. (I have never made my own pattern before, and it was a really long process.) I can now make the pattern from size ½ - 6, {and bigger if needed} It is my best selling design to date. Since the first dress was made for my niece Olivia, I thought it should be named after her. And so, the “Ollie” dress was born…