Bree | Made for Mermaids

Miss. Thang is growing up a lot faster than I’d like to admit.
About a month ago she started asking for “bras”.  In reality, she doesn’t need one.
But, her big sister is almost 16 and, she really is at the age where girls start wanting to wear something similar to a bra.  In reality, we were looking for a cami or dance type top that is longer and can be worn with a lot of different types of clothes.

So, I’ve been in search of something that would satisfy her wants along with something pretty and my need of something that didn’t break the bank and not make her look like she’s trying to be 16.
Similar types of ready to wear start at about $9.  In reality though, they don’t have that much fabric on them so it seems silly to spend that much when I can pull the right size of fabric out of my scrap bin.

When I saw the Bree by Made for Mermaids, I knew Miss. Thang and the Bree were a match made in Heaven!

The Bree is drafted as a Cami, Crop or Tank.  I love that I can choose the sizing and mash them together to make a size that just fits her.  She is a size 5 in width because she’s a tiny little thing, but needs an 7 or 8 in length.  In her Bree Crop I made a 7 in length and it was perfect.

I already had the lace on hand as I’ve been hoarding gathering to make some other Made for Mermaid patterns.  So, I used a little bit of that lace for the racerback of her crop top.  And, I literally pulled scraps that were big enough out of my scrap bin.  The fabric I chose is a great Athletic Brushed Poly.

The Bree is so quick to make that the day we went to take pictures I made not only her Bree, but was also able to make a Stella and a pair of Lexi’s.  All three go so great together!  It helps they are all part of Lounge and Lace collection (which you should seriously consider purchasing if you haven’t yet!  They are AMAZING!)

Her favorite part of the Bree is just how comfortable it is.  She has requested as many more as I’m willing to make her!

My favorite part is that it covers a lot more than the typical bralette, sports bras and dance tops.  It doesn’t have have spaghetti straps which makes it fun because it’s different.

Not only is the Bree kid approved, it has mom and dad’s stamp of approval as well.

And now for the details:

You can purchase the pattern HERE.

Fabric:
Bree:  Lace-  Surge Fabric Shop
Main Fabric- Zenith and Quasar
Picot-  Central TX Fabrics (they are a Facebook group)

Stella & Lexi:
Stella fabric (Navy French Terry) is from Elevated Fashion Fabrics
Lexi fabric (star French Terry) is from Pretty Posh Prints

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