Mother Brain Fashion

So, I decided I wanted to make a little dress for my 1 year-old. I had about a yard of fabric I had purchased in a left-over roll form. The minute I saw this fabric I knew what dress it was intended for. It's such an easy and cute pattern! I laid out the pattern on the folded fabric, making it barely fit, I preceded to cut. I didn't have enough for the bodice. I turned to my stash of fabrics and found what worked best.

Well, after I had everything cut out and was ready to sew, I realized. . . I don't need two fronts and two backs! Oops! There's my mother brain (momentary lapse of reason and memory) at work! I guess I would have had enough for the bodice after all, plus some! What to do . . . Make a top for my 7 year-old! I made some minor adjustments to the already cut pieces. Added a ruffly top, a couple of straps, a bit of elastic to the back, an accent button, and voila! Problem solved!

My 7 year-old kept asking me if I was almost finished with it. She wanted to wear my "invention" (as she called it) to school the next day. Better take advantage, there may not be many years left where she'll want to wear her mother's "mother brain" creations!