Today I am participating in my good friend Mie’s (from Sewing Like Mad) blog series Sewing for Kindergarten. If you remember last year I made this outfit for my middle child who was starting kindergarten and here I am again this year sending my third (and last child) off to kindergarten. It’s strange because when I sent my first little one off to kindergarten I cried every single day for the first week. It was so tough and I was a big ole mess. But here I am sending my last little one off to kindergarten and all I can do is smile and celebrate. I guess you could say that I am ready this time and so was my little girl. The first few weeks of school were a little rough. She cried most nights saying that she did not want to go to school the next day. But when the next day arrived she would hop out of bed and get ready for school. Thankfully that little phase has now past and she is just loving it! I am so lucky to have all three of my children attending the same elementary school this year.
So I had big dreams of making lots of outfits for my little kindergartener but it turns out that I just don’t sew much…or at all in the summer. 
So what I ended up making was this sweet little knit dress. My girls love wearing knits so it was a no brainer to sew something that I know they will love. 
I used our beloved Skipper Top Pattern from Sew Much Ado and just made a few minor adjustments to it. I simply added more length to the pattern and adjusted it a little on the sides. I don’t know why I haven’t thought to do this before.
It makes for a quick and easy little dress. 
Golly, I still cannot believe that my youngest is in Kindergarten. My oh my, how time flies!
Thanks Mie! I always love this series of yours.
Whaaaat, you didn’t cry! Good for you! I’m glad you were both ready this time! And she is seriously the cutest and so is that knit dress. Perfect school attire for sure!!
Thank you so much for participating again and breaking your summer sewing silence for me 🙂
oh my gosh! I have been following you for a while and have fallen off the “read my fave blogs everyday” wagon for a while. Your little one is SOOO big- where did the time go?! Hope she is loving school. ?
Oh Christina! When I saw your preview I didn’t know you had made it into a dress! I love it so so much! Your photos are beautiful and so is she!
I would say I can’t believe she’s in Kindergarten BUUUUTTTTT so’s Joey! I didn’t cry. Connor, on the other hand…….someone didn’t like big brother leaving him, but now he’s in such a routine to go to the bus stop in the morning and again in the afternoon, and is SO EXCITED when Joey gets home from school!
What a sweet dress, they grow far too quickly now, I found the last was harder to let go of (is 37 now) as I didn’t have that little hand to hold whe out at shopping.
you make going to school special,memorable and the extra added attention makes her day!
Hi Christina . What a pretty little scholar , and in such a cute dress ! I enjoy seeing how much your three little hooligans have grown . thank you for taking the time to share .