Julia turns 6 next week and when I asked Ralph for birthday ideas, she told me that Julia loves wearing sundresses and suggested I make one for her.  I checked out three different fabric stores and was underwhelmed by their choices of cute material for little girls.  I didn’t want a cartoon character like Dora, she’s not “Daddy’s Little Princess” and it’s way too early for Halloween or Christmas. 

And then I saw this material which I loved!  If you can’t tell, it has little pieces of sushi all over it along with their names!  It’s not at all what I thought I’d get but for some reason I think it works.  Here’s hoping Ralph likes it and since she doesn’t read this blog, it will be a surprise for her when they arrive in two weeks.  (Note to Tammy, don’t tell Ralph about the photo please.)

Now that her dress is finished (except for the hand sewing) I need to get started on clothes for her American Girl doll!  And trust me, they are harder to make than the Julia-sized clothing.