The Pink With White Polka Dotted (And No Butterflies) Dress..

"But Mommy, I don't want butterflies!"


Yargh, here's an amusing story with a sad end.  About a month ago, the little one and I happened to walk by a fabric store and I thought it would be fun to go in and have her pick some fabric.  The girly-girl that she is, she picked out some pink fabric with while polka dots.  Later that night, eager to find something cute to sew for her, I scoured the internet to find an easy and fun pattern to follow. After a while, I came across From and Igloo (love this blog!), and found this amazingly adorable dress.  I was ready to put my skills to the test.

Now really, in retrospect, I think I should have just listened to my daughter better.  She wanted a pink dress with white polka dots--nothing else, no matching fabric, no buttons, nothing.  After all, she did only pick one fabric, not two.

I got way too excited after finding this dress and got ahead of myself.  I didn't think she would mind if I threw in a second coordinating fabric, especially because it was purple (her second favorite color) and had butterflies on it.  Determined to make the dress, I got to work.  As she came in to watch me sew, she saw that I was working with both fabrics and she kept admiring hers, "Yay!  Pink with white polka dots!"  One evening, as the dress was very close to being done, I asked her to try it on so I could adjust the straps.  She looked down at the dress and back up to me with a very disappointed look on her face.  "But I don't want butterflies, I just want pink with white polka dots" she said to me.  My face dropped and I quickly tried to talk her into the second fabric, "But look," I explained (in a desperate attempt to lift her mood), "it's purple! And see, . . . there are pretty butterflies!"  Nope, no such luck.  My poor sweetie was just not into it and so very sad.  :(

So, I finished the dress anyway, with the hopes that it might grow on her.  To get her to try it on, I admit, I bribed her with a piece of chocolate.  She wasn't very happy about it.  Sorry the pics are a bit dark, I wanted to re-do them but Serafin has not been at all interested in modeling the dress again.  

Sorry kiddo, . . . I owe you a pink dress with white polka dots!  I promise!

"Hmmmph."

"Are we done yet?"

"Can I have my piece of chocolate please?"