Get dressed up for Easter or any other occasion with these adorable outfits for toddlers, 12 months to 5T. Both are made from one Moda Jelly Roll. The boy outfit features a pair of timeless suspenders made from Jelly Roll strips which are fully adjustable. The girl outfit features pattern designer, Bananafana Designs, with her adorable new pattern “Lollipop”.
1 Jelly Roll – featured here is Aviary by 3 Sisters
Coordinating Thread
plus…
Boy Suspenders:
1 yard Lightweight Fusible Interfacing (because of the length of the suspenders)
4 – 1″ Suspender Clips (featured Dritz #10)
2 – 3/4″ Vest Buckles (featured Dritz #2-65)
Girl Lollipop Dress:
1 – Lollipop pattern #BB209 by Bananafana Designs
2 – 7/16″ Grommets plus tool
2 large buttons
2 yards 7/8″ ribbon for dress
2 yards 1″ scalloped trim for dress (featured Moda Faded Memories scalloped trim #2113-22)
6 inches of 5/8″ ribbon for the pocket
1 pkg of 1/2″ elastic
1 pkg of 1/2″ double sided fusible tape
Additional Fabric yardage needed to complete the dress shown
2/3 yard for trim
**Please note these materials listed are to make the dress like it is shown here. The pattern may call for different yardages to make it the way it is on the pattern.
Buttons
fabric for appliques, yoyo’s, etc. – layer cakes work great for this as you get a great sampling of all the fabrics in the collection.
Supplies to make the hat and short bloomers included in the Lollipop pattern.
Boy Suspenders:
Step One…
Choose two strips from your Jelly Roll to use for the front and back of the suspenders.
Step Two…
Cut the two Jelly Roll strips so they are both 29″ in length.
{For a smaller or larger size, simply measure the child from the front of the waist on one side, over the shoulder, and then cross the back to the opposite side on the back side of the waist. Take this number and add 5″. This is the length that you would need to cut your two strips.}

You should now have 4 strips that measure 1 1/4″ x 29″. Determine which fabric you want for the visible side and which one you want for the back side of the suspender strap.

Place your front and back of the strap RST (right sides together) for both straps.
Sew with 1/4″ seam allowance all around the strap leaving a 3″ opening to turn the strap right side out.
clip the four corners of both straps for nice clean points.
With the right side (side you want showing when wearing) of the strap facing up, weave the strap through one of the vest buckles as shown.
Wrapping the strap back around the middle of the buckle, pinch the strap together about 1/2″ from the center of the buckle.

You should now have your strap sewn in two places to hold the buckle in.
With the wrong side facing up, take the end of the strap without the buckle and weave it through one of the suspender clips. Be sure that the suspender clip is facing up like shown.

Set your sewing machine needle to the regular position, centered.
Stitch across the end of the strap. Backstitch a few times for reinforcement.

You now have one complete strap. Repeat steps Eight through Twelve for the other strap.
Sew a diamond shape where the two straps cross to hold in place.
Boy suspenders are now complete… front view…
Back View….
Girl Lollipop Dress:
Sew all the strips together side by side making a large rectangle. I like to separate my strips by color then sew the strips in color order, such as pink, white, blue, green, then repeat until all the strips are all sewn together.
Iron the seams down to one side going in all one direction. Topstitch the seam in place 1/8″ from the seam.
Measure and cut the trim piece as stated in the pattern and attach the trim to the strips.
Position the scallop trim with the fusible tape right along the seam of the trim. Fold over the end to conceal the raw edge. Iron in place to fuse the trim to the trim.
Repeat these steps with the ribbon and place the ribbon just above the scallop trim to conceal the raw edge of the scallop trim. Iron in place.
Sew a 1/8″ seam along either side of the ribbon. I use a wider stitch width to give it a straighter stitch appearance.

Instructions for a matching hat and short bloomers are also included in the pattern to complete the look of your Sunday dress.

Dress is complete! Now you have one adorable Easter dress or any other occasion dress you wish to make. Great for any season, simply add a long sleeve shirt and replace the bloomers with tights for colder seasons. ADORABLE!
Oh so cute! Makes me anxious for spring. And what cute little models too. ;o) ooxx`jodi
They will be the best dressed children at the Easter Parade!Laurie
These are just adorable. Brings back memeories when I sewed dresses for my 2 girls. Maybe I can convince them to use Moda for their junior and senior proms!!!Thanks for the great tutorial,~Karen~
omg…how cute!!!very 1920’s-ish.LOVE it.
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WOW. i mean it. WOW!
So cute…those suspender straps are the best! And the dress is absolutely darling!
I would have never thought to use a jelly roll strip for the suspenders..this is a great tutorial!