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Snow White: A New Take on an Old Favorite

June 28, 2010 By crafterhours 38 Comments

Like most preschoolers, my daughter loves dress-up.  In fact, she wears her dress-up clothes more often than her regular clothes.  We even have a rule: At home, you can pick your clothes, when we go out, Mommy picks the clothes.

So the other day she asked me to make her a Snow White dress “on my sewing machine”.  How could I say no?

As I stood in my sewing room, taking inventory of my fabrics, I realized I had nothing even remotely close to the right fabric.  Then some of my brightly colored knits caught my eye, and I had an idea.  She lives in these clothes, right?  I mean, she wears them everyday and often sleeps in them too.  So why not make them comfy?

So I pulled out my trusty favorite pattern and constructed myself a knit, peasant-style, Snow White inspired dress.  No frou-frou, no zippers, no buttons, no hemming.
At first I couldn’t remember exactly where each color was supposed to go, but I was able to find 1 or 2 hints around the house.
It seems there is a big discrepancy among Snow White paraphernalia regarding the yellow stripe down her bodice.  The original movie has it, but some of the licensed images don’t.  Since I had the absolute perfect ribbon for the project, I decided to include it.

Of course, as soon as I was done, she pulled it on and hasn’t taken it off since.  Her first response? “Thanks Mommy.  Can I have a Sleeping Beauty dress now?”

You can always count on a 3 year old to keep you humble.

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Comments

  1. Justine says

    June 28, 2010 at 1:26 am

    That dress is just so lovely! Justine xx

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  2. Christie says

    June 28, 2010 at 1:27 am

    You did so great! I LOVE that first picture!

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  3. Lawwife says

    June 28, 2010 at 1:51 am

    You can’t make a GREAT dress like that without a Tutorial, can you????

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  4. corinnea says

    June 28, 2010 at 2:14 am

    Oh my word that is just the cutest!!! Perfect!

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  5. gale says

    June 28, 2010 at 2:23 am

    Wow that is amazing. I have a very “young” 13 yo who loves princess dresses but they don’t make them in her size. I’ll have to try this for her for pj’s.

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  6. Lawwife says

    June 28, 2010 at 4:10 am

    On the sleeves, did you sew the strips first and then cut the sleeve pattern out? I’ll check back here in case you answer.

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  7. crafterhours says

    June 28, 2010 at 5:16 am

    I did the sleeves in the worst way possible – I cut them out of the blue fabric first, then I slashed them and sewed in strips of red. Then I pleated the red so those strips would be closed on the top and bottom, but open in the middle, THEN I made the elastic casing, which with all those seam allowances and pleats was so bulky I could barely get the elastic through. I don’t recommend it. Your suggestion of sewing the strips and then cutting out the pattern is much better and probably won’t look any different. I think the cuteness of the pleats in the red fabric was totally lost once the whole thing was gathered anyway.

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  8. Cotton Kiwi says

    June 28, 2010 at 6:05 am

    That is just so cute and I love that you made it from knit fabric. You could make a killing selling these if you chose too!

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  9. KJ says

    June 28, 2010 at 6:17 am

    Love this new take! and yes, the yellow band – while controversia – is definitely a keeper!

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  10. A. says

    June 28, 2010 at 7:12 am

    So awesome!!! I love it!

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  11. Jennifer says

    June 28, 2010 at 7:32 am

    Wow, I’m glad my kids haven’t figured out they can ask me to make them things like that or else I’d be up to my eyeballs in Princess dresses. ;)

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  12. Evan and Marta says

    June 28, 2010 at 7:55 am

    BEAUTIFUL!

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  13. Amber says

    June 28, 2010 at 8:06 am

    This is adorable!!! Reese is in love with snow white!!! I might have to whip one up for her one day :) Thanks for the inspiration & for adding one more thing to my to-do list :) Any suggestions on where to buy good knits? I have been trying to find different colored/white striped knits and having a hard time!

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  14. crafterhours says

    June 28, 2010 at 8:24 am

    I got most of those knits at Joann.com and fabric.com, but hartsfabric.com, chezami.com, crybabysboutique.com, thefabricfairy.com, and aboveallfabric.com all have a good selection of knits too. Also, if you have any kind of fabric district, or mom & pop fabric stores near you, they are sometimes better about carrying knits than some of the chain stores.

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  15. Pati @ A Crafty Escape says

    June 28, 2010 at 8:26 am

    I love this and wish I could make one for my daughter… but unfortunately I haven’t reached the state of being able to just whip something up. I’d LOVE a tutorial though :)

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  16. Rhonda says

    June 28, 2010 at 8:34 am

    How fabulous is that? You definitely win some mom points for this! Did you make the shirt following the pattern and then just add the skirt?

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  17. Amy says

    June 28, 2010 at 9:15 am

    It’s great! My kids do the same thing–thanks Mom, now how about….

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  18. Sew Pretty Dresses says

    June 28, 2010 at 9:57 am

    This is so cute and what a great idea making in comfortable fabrics. Of course I love the no hemming aspect too. You are so creative and always inspiring me.

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  19. Anonymous says

    June 28, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    Great Job , very cute dress and I love the first picture! – Kim

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  20. Vegbee says

    June 28, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    I’ve always wondered what would happen if I used knit to make one of Smootch’s ‘princess dress’ requests, since she usually never wears them more than once because they ‘scratch’. This looks great, thanks for the inspiration!

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  21. Kelly's Korner says

    June 28, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    Oh my that is so cute!!! Great job!

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  22. Selina says

    June 28, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    That is just adorable! Clever thinking on using knits as well!

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  23. Cadiedid says

    June 28, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    I love this! It looks so great! I wish my daughter was old enough to wear it… and that I knew how to sew a knit!

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  24. Suzanne says

    June 28, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    An adorable princess dress for an adorable little princess. So cute and I love the fact that is is comfy!

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  25. Allie says

    June 28, 2010 at 11:44 pm

    What a wonderful creation! Thanks for sharing that!

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  26. Cole's Corner says

    June 29, 2010 at 10:07 am

    You’re right! Knit dress up dresses are the way to go! Mine love theirs, too. I’ve never done a peasant style one, though. What a great idea!

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  27. Kim Elkins says

    June 29, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    Your blog is absolutely my new favorite!!! I paint for a living – so sewing is my relaxing hobby, and you have the BEST ideas!! The witty remarks in the posts are right up my alley too. Keep it up, I anxiously await each new post :)

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  28. Natasha says

    June 29, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Omgosh, I LOVE that! I’m totally going to make Samster one. Beautiful work Adrianna!

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  29. berg4 says

    June 29, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    So precious, can’t wait to see the Aurora dress ;)

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  30. Hannah says

    June 30, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    My 3 year old daughter absolutely loves Snow White…what a perfect dress!

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  31. Papgena Made It says

    July 1, 2010 at 2:42 am

    Fantastic!
    Now, why didn’t I see this before my daughter’s birthday?? why?

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  32. PeaceLoveApplesauce says

    July 7, 2010 at 11:12 am

    It’s adorable!

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  33. Lorie says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    These are so cute! I love the Snow White and the Bell! Maybe when you are done with all the princess dresses you could make some of their other clothes. Like Belle’s dress that she wears in the Village and Cinderella’s dress when she cleans her house. ;D

    Totally a selfish request! ;D

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  34. Melissa C says

    August 16, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    This dress is great! I think I might have to give it a try- or at least refer Grandma here with her superior sewing skills to mine. I think we have all the same Snow White paraphernalia as well.

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  35. Ima says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:24 am

    This is so great. Such a simple pattern and such a beautiful result. I featured this dress on my blog.

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  36. Wife and Mother. says

    December 10, 2010 at 1:50 am

    Still planning on attempting your Belle dress. This one is so cute, too (and simple, and comfy-looking)! Thanks for posting!!

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  37. JamieS @ Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom says

    September 18, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    I just came across this post again. When you first posted it it, I was not feeling too confident with my sewing skills, but now I think I could do this! I bet I even have all the fabric needed in my to be recycle bin. (Including a brand new xl yellow knit tee I picked up off the walmart $3 rack last year.) I come back and post a link when I am done.

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  38. The Knitting Republican says

    June 11, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    I ended up making this today :) I did my sleeves differently though – Since I am 9 months pregnant and short on patience and I have a 3.5 year old who wanted her dress RIGHT NOW – I just sewed on red ribbon to the sleeves. No cutting and piecing. I firmly stitched them at the top and bottom and evenly spaced them and it looks nice and floaty on her. If I have anymore yellow knit after I finish the Belle tutorial for my 5-year-old, I will certainly make another! Thank you so much!

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