I have a Little Red Headed Girl. She's our youngest and therefore a tad spoiled. She is one of my favorite photographic models and I love to sew for her because she gushes over everything I make for her. It buoys my self esteem.....a lot. On occasion though, I stun her. The brand new Practical Princess pattern from Peek-A-Boo Patterns is a dress that gave me the occasion to stun her! Ever since she was little, she has loved Merida from the movie Brave. She has red hair and it’s curly just like Merida (although not quite as curly as Merida’s), so in her opinion she should always be Merida. The testers who were testing "Princesses" dresses/peplums were given the freedom to "hack" away. And I did! I was lucky enough to test the pattern for “Merida”! (*Note: if you’d like to read how I hacked the sleeves and the neckline please see the end of the post....I’ve put the instructions there.) I had e...