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fiesta dress

August in Santa Barbara means Fiesta - a celebration of the city's Spanish heritage.  My husband loves the little Fiesta dresses that are sold the the mercados, so I made Ruby my own version this year.


I started with Leila & Ben's Sweet Dress pattern, adding a large neck ruffle, shirring at the waist, and a tiered skirt.  All of the trims came from Ruby's great grandma's sewing supply, which we inherited on a recent trip to Idaho.  All that neatly organized ric rack is already going to good use!


Ruby makes a cute little senorita and loves this dress.  She's now wearing it for the second day straight and I'm sure it will make another appearance this weekend.






We've been enjoying more than our share of churros, street tacos, games and cascarones (confetti eggs).  Viva la Fiesta!



You can see last year's Fiesta outfit HERE.