INSIDE OUT Twirly Dress for Little Momo

Has everyone seen the Disney's latest movie, INSIDE OUT yet?   Even if not, I am sure most of you are familiar with the characters...the emotions inside the head, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. I saw this adorable INSIDE OUT character fabric at Jo-Ann and I just had to get it for Momo!

While I love making costumes, I am usually not a big fan of the character fabrics.  I think the movie characters always look better on the screen, not on fabrics.  But once in a while there are exceptions, and this one was it!  Brights colored dots with simplified character faces...and those faces are adorable!

I knew Momo would LOVE the fabric, but I really wanted her to LOVE the dress.  That means...yes, it had to be a twirly dress ;)  Since the fabric's base color was white, it needed a lining.  I decided on Georgia Twirl Dress pattern because of its twirl power and the layered skirt. 

Georgia Twirl Dress also has some nice details, such as color blocking and overlapped sides.  I thought these details would help the dress look less cheesy, even with a character fabric.

 I adjusted the pattern a little to make it better fit for Momo, and to also give it a better coverage in the back.  I actually used the same pattern pieces I used to make the top last year since it still fits her perfectly.     I added homemade piping around to add more interests.  I found the perfect matching blue color fabric for the piping, but I could not find the matching yellow fabric for the color blocking. It was either this pale yellow or hurt-your-eyes bright yellow.

So another twirly dress was made...and of course Momo is very happy!  I am getting a little tired of twirly skirts and the endless hem I must iron... But I think I will miss it when Momo grows out of this twirly stage.

I wanted to make a matching hair accessory, and made a fabric-covered button.  Why Anger?  Well that was the only face I could cut out from the leftover scraps.
So who is Momo's favorite character?

She loves Joy and Disgust!

Momo could not stop dancing...that is a pretty good indication that she loves the dress  :)

Momo and I just watched INSIDE OUT this past weekend.  I was thinking of waiting for the DVD to come out...because I knew Momo would keep asking questions throughout the movie...and also I knew I would not be able to hold tears.  But Momo begged and promised she would not talk during the movie, so I took her to the theater.  Well Momo could not help asking something once or twice, but kept her words.  And I was prepared and brought some paper towels ;)  We loved the movie!

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