One Yard Wonders All Ages Classic Jumper - Pattern Review

As part of my handmade holiday gift for my friend's daughter Mya, I made the All Ages Classic Jumper by Amanda Sasikirana from the One-Yard Wonders book. This is a great pattern for you people out there who actually have little girls to sew for. It's pretty quick, versatile, and totally adorable. I've made a few of these, and you can see another one here.

I know this picture looks crooked, but it's windy. I promise.

I used Alexander Henry's Spotted Owls in smoke, and a Hope Valley print, both from Sew To Speak. The only major change I made to this pattern was to use a french seam on the side seams of the body of the dress.  This isn't called for in the pattern, but that seam is the only one that isn't totally encased by the time you're done. I just gave myself an extra 1/4 inch when cutting to allow for the french seam - no big deal. Also, having all of the seams encased makes this a GREAT project for folks without sergers. The results are very clean and professional-looking on the inside of the garment. 

This particular dress is a size 3T, but I've also made it in the smallest size (I think it's 6 months?), and  when I made those, I did make the straps a bit narrower. Other than that, I followed all the pattern directions exactly. 

Ignore my ugly buttonhole and LOOK AT THE CUTE OWL BUTTON!!!

Ignore my duster in the background - I left it there on purpose as evidence that I DO actually clean one in awhile. :)

She loved the dress, and we found that it was perfect over her turtleneck and leggings, and still left plenty of room for movement and playing. 

This is part 1 of 2 of Mya's handmade holiday gift. I'll show you part 2, a hooded scarf, tomorrow.