Charlie Dress for Clementine

UPDATE: The Charlie Dress Add-On is available here. Make sure to get the Charlie Tunic pattern if you don't have it already, or buy them as a bundle here to save a dollar!

Clementine got an awesome package in the mail a couple days ago from Karen. Karen is like our fairy godmother, she's constantly showering my kids with handmade clothing. This time she made the Charlie tunic for Clementine as a dress!!! I'm calling it "Charlize"...does that work or is it totally cheezy? Anyway, I died at the cuteness. And then put it right on her.

Karen has used this lovely fabric combination before (Anna Maria Horner's Drawing Room) on her One Girl Circus Talia Tunic, a tunic of similar design which she sometimes sells in her handmade children's clothing shop. I've made other "Charlies" for Clementine as tops and swim coverups before, but this is the first dress variation I've seen. I can't stop looking at it. The colors are just gorgeous and the sewing (french seams!) is impeccable in typical Karen form. The major "girl" changes here include angling the sides out for more of an A-line shape, lengthening the hem, and narrowing the neck facings just a bit. Then of course there are outside facings on the sleeves and bottom. That at least gives you a place to start if you want to make your own. Thank you Karen!!!

photo via Noodlehead, used with permission

And did you see Anna's Charlie Apple tunic that she made for her daughter over on Noodlehead? So cute! And oh my goodness, just clicked over to get Anna's link and found that SHE'S just made a Charlie dress too (shown above)! My goodness, so much Charlie-girl-awesomeness lately!!

{And if you've made a Charlie (or a variation) please share it in the Rae Made Me Do It photo pool!}