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Rise up this mornin’,

Smiled with the risin’ sun,

Three little birds

Each by my doorstep

Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,

Saying, “This is my message to you”

Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright.
Singing “Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright!”

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I can’t think of a happier song, can you?

I am so excited to be part of this year’s Sew In Tune series.  I thought it was such a fun challenge to come up with a project based on a song.

This particular song by Bob Marley is special to me for a unique reason.  I played it when giving birth to my oldest daughter.  I remember when it was go-time, I told my husband to “Play the song!” I don’t know if it helped to relax me or not as its all a bit blurry but I always get a smile on my face when I hear this song, and it makes me think of becoming a mama for the first time.

I decided to make a cute little birdy dress for my little bird.  Girly and pink.  Perfect for February.  I bought this adorable fabric from Sew Graceful, a fun Etsy shop with adorable fabric.  It is called Mamma Birds in Violet, from Valori Wells Wrenly Collection.   I love that it has a 3-bird motif.

I used a pattern for this dress, the Lizzy Dress by Shwin Designs, size 12-18 months.  It fits my 14 month old perfectly.  I chose to do the gathered skirt version, but added a ‘paperbag’ waist effect with pink tulle.  I covered up the gathering stitches and where I sewed this layer onto the dress with a narrow grosgrain pink ribbon.

Let me tell you how much fun it was to sew up this cute pattern.  I love the creative back/closure to this dress.  Her instructions are great, and it really was quite a quick sew.  I would definitely make this dress again.

Now go check out the series and see what other fun bloggers are making!