I'd like to take a few minutes to showcase our new Girl Size Adalynn Dress pattern. All of these pictures were taken from our fantastic tester team, and they really did their part in helping to make this design the best that it can be.
This post is very picture heavy, but worth it! We needed another place that we could look at more of the creative shots taken of the Adalynn Dress and the little ladies who modeled it.

Check out the binding on this. Look what an amazing job she did! You'll love how this tutorial helps you make the best looking binding ever.

I love the lace here. What a great way to add an extra personality touch to this dress. This is sweater fabric, as you can tell, and I just love the fit!

This dress is without ruffles. So playful and cute!

Here we have a hem of ruffles. It almost looks like her right hand is sneaking into her pocket! These little ladies love their pockets.

What a great fit on this young lady! The Adalynn dress sizes are from 2t-20. That's a huge size range for great fitting tops during their whole childhood.

Love this adorable picture of sweet Anna. She loves purple, so her mamma made her a sweater dress with matching purple leggings!

It doesn't matter if you are going to get your pictures taken, or go for a date at the park. This dress is playful and cute no matter what you are doing!

Look at how sassy she is! Love this one!

Ohhhhhh a sister bundle??
Looks like little sister is in the nb-24 months size Adalynn, and big sister is in the Girl size range.
I love how these short sleeves fit! Perrrrrrrrfect.

Playing at the part in our Adalynn. It's so fun!

Look at this classy little lady! Love that fabric too!

Another classy one. The ruffles are adorable. Check out those pockets! Looks like a keeper!

Boots with an Adalynn. Melt me.

Oh! Cowgirl boots and all. Yes. This shows exactly the style I'm going for!

Perfect fit around the chest.

This is such a playful dress pattern. I love how everyone is comfortable to show their personalities!

A dress worth spinning in.

Oh how we love pockets.

So sweet!

Classy little lady! This dress can be dressed up with a pair of pumps!

Love that purple ruffle!

This is one of my favorites. What a classy young lady. Are you catching the 'class' theme. I just love the adalynn style dress. It's fitted in the chest, but comfortable. The length is perfectly sassy, but long enough that I am comfortable with my daughters wearing it anywhere.

Melt my heart.

You'll love how fast this dress comes together and fits perfectly every time. 

Perfect fit for those teenagers too!

This was such a fun dress to design.

Thank you for being part of our journey.

I hope that you grab your copy of the Adalynn Dress Pattern while i'ts on sale

Thank you for being party of the MCDI family!

We will see you next time!

Why the Adalynn Dress will be your favorite baby dress pattern

Here we are in the middle of January and I feel all giddy and excited as if it was the forth of July. Why? Because I have seriously made the cutest outfit for my Joy EVER. I mean, I have made some really cute things, but this dress comes out perfect each time and it's so easy to sew.

When I started to design the Adalynn dress Pattern, I knew that I wanted an a-line style. I love how beautiful an a-line fits on a baby, girl or adult. I set out to make the perfect fitting a-line.

Something that always concerns me, is to make sure that I have an easy to follow tutorial so that beginners can feel confident. Binding has been out of the question....until now! I decided to try a new spin on attaching binding, and it couldn't be more easy. Our testers were full with compliments on the binding instructions.

Look what one of our testers said after we were finished.....

"I just LOVE this pattern so much!! 
To be honest tho - I wasn't sure about the whole thing when I started. I ADORE MCDI patterns - how they are constructed and explained. Makes me feel like I actually know what I'm doing. I had never done a neckband like this and I was nervous that I was going to screw it up. Why cant I just do a neckband like I've done before? What if I cant do it? I was used to doing things the other way and a bit resistant to change. 😬  

But I should've just trusted that like all other MCDI patterns, I would LOVE this one too and needed to trust in the process! ❤❤
Thank you Elizabeth Singler for pushing me outside my comfort zone and giving me even more reasons to love MCDI! Thank you for having me as a tester!"  ❤❤"

Since I was gearing this size range to be from nb-24 months, I knew that I needed something special. What could be special about an a-line? Ruffles! Of course!

But there's something even more than ruffles.....POCKETS! Yes pockets. Who knew that little girls would love pockets so much! So many of our models could hardly stand still for photos because they were so excited to put things in these pockets. Cutest.thing.ever. Totally worth the time spent to place them.

In this baby dress pattern there are perfectly fitting sleeves as well. Long or short sleeves are always a nice option. I will go out of my way to look for a pattern with nice fitting sleeves - and this one has it all.

Look what one of our testers said:

I was lucky enough to test this pattern and it's honestly an amazing pattern to use the instructions are very clear with cleverly placed notches to help you line the fabric up and includes some fantastic pockets for little ones that like to use them. It's a very quick so and would be perfect for anyone starting out with knit fabrics. Once you have made one you will want to make 10 of them I have 😀. It will easily become a wardrobe staple especial for the changing seasons as the pattern includes ...

You'll love how easy the Adalynn Dress is to put together. You'll love the pockets, you'll love the ruffle, you'll love the binding and the sleeves. The entire thing is going to be one of your favorites.

Thank you for being a customer of ours and for sticking with us. Every pattern that you purchase helps the mothers in our team support our little ones. <3
Thank you so much for that.

My Onesie Pattern got a face lift

It doesn't take long to know that I have had a few babies. And after having so many, I have come to know what I like and what I don't like in regards to clothing. Onesies are a main staple for me. My babies live in them. Whether it is for extra warmth in the winter, or a quick outfit in the summer, I need to have a onesie on my baby.

I don't think that I'm alone in this regard. When I first released my onesie pattern in 2013, I had innumerable emails from my customers, thanking me for helping them make perfect fitting onesies for their babies.

I'm so thankful that we had this onesie tested recently. We made some changes that have made this onesie into the very best that it could be. Read on to hear the details. Or if you would like to skip ahead and simply see the onesie pattern, click here.

Something that is important to me is length. Body length. My littles always have longer torsos. On top of that, we use cloth diapers almost exclusively. That makes using onesies a bit tedious. Simply because the length isn't there in store bought onesies.

See this sweetheart above? This is a photo from one of my testers. She is using cloth diapers on her baby! See how much room is left in the torso of this onesie?! She will be able to use it for quite a while, and it fits her baby's chest and arms. Love it!

Another thing that is important to me in a onesie is the leg openings. In the summer, I want to be able to use the onesie like a romper on hot days. I don't want the diapers to hang out. So when I designed this onesie, I wanted to make sure that it covered a good potion of the thigh and ALL of the diaper. I think it's a perfect fit!

Something that makes a difference for me in whether I reach for a certain outfit or not is the comfort factor. I want the clothes to be comfortable on my baby. Nothing that is too tight, or hard to put on. I love that this onesie has such a nice fit in the chest, waist, thighs and shoulders.  

Sleeves. Yes, lets talk about sleeves. This was actually something that got a huge face lift during this re-design process. I love how they fit now. They are fitted, but comfortable, even for baby's with more girth around the arms. Almost every tester remarked at the excellent fit of the sleeves when I redrew the sleeves. Perfect!

I had no idea how important the envelope style neckline was to other parents. Sometimes I get in my own 'design world' and forget that other people have favorites regarding their baby's clothing. Envelope style necklines are one of those things that I've been ignoring because it's not on my radar as a necessary commodity.
I am pleased to say that after a few revisions, this neckline is perfect and fits like a dream!

My good friend and team member wrote this about the pattern, so I wanted to share it:

"There is just something about a simple envelope neckline and a bodysuit - perhaps it is the versatility of the pattern itself. An envelope neckline is primarily found on baby clothing items including bodysuits, gowns, and even onesies.

Whether you have a newborn or a toddler walking around - a onesie is perfect for full body coverage. Pair with your favorite leggings to keep your little one warm during those cold winter months!
Envelope necklines make dressing your little one so much easier especially since the neckline is able to open up nice and big. This bodysuit offers the perfect fit for both cloth diaper and disposable diaper versions, to avoid the diaper spilling out.
Grab your copy now while it is on sale from December 14 - 19th; no coupon code needed and it fits sizes newborn through 36mo."

I am so pleased with how this test went and that I can give you the very best pattern.
Thank you for going through this sewing process with me.
Get your copy of the onesie sewing pattern today!

Happy Sewing,
Elizabeth