Fall/Winter Girls Dress Pattern Suggestions??

I've been making tons of summer dresses for my little girls (3 & 5 years old).  But summer doesn't last forever here in Chicago.  Any suggestions on fall/winter dresses for a size 3 or 6.  I haven't seen a ton out there in the Simplicity/McCall world - but perhaps because the catalogs are still too summery???

What about using some of your summer patterns with corduroy mixed with cotton? T-shirt or turtleneck under.

I live in Canada and we have a lot of snow in the winter that requires children to wear snow pants (also known as ski pants) which are a very thick bibbed overall in outdoor fabric.  My daughters always complain if their dresses/skirts are too long since they become uncomfortable in these things!  Due to this reason they tend to wear mini-skirts in cord, jean with long sleeved tops.

Hmmm. I've been looking for the same thing. I think i'm gonna go with my raglan t patterna nd just make 'em long sleeved and dress length and also a simple sleeveless w/ long sleeves underneath. I Got my raglan t pattern from youcanmakethis.com. If you find anything great definately post it! I'd love to know!

I'm loving the Farbenmix Anna wrap dress pattern-- sooo fast and easy and cute. I just made a couple for my daughters, one with corduroy and an owl print cotton and another with a pink denim and the same owl print. They will be great for layering this fall, and the girls love that they are reversible.

I just made Simplicity 2874 for my daughter out of corduroy. I made the sleeveless version, but the pattern includes a long-sleeved version as well.

I've posted a photo of it here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/quixoticpixels/2812155396/

I like McCall's 5510, which is actually a nightgown pattern. I've made it in various quilting and home dec cottons, but it would also work well in in pinwale corduroy or a 100-weight polarfleece.  For pictures and construction details, see http://sixlittlehands.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html

We just received the new Oliver + S fall patterns.  Very cute!

http://www.sewmamasew.com/ccp0-catshow/PTOLIVER.html

Ooh!  Thanks for all the ideas!  I just had another girl, and would LOVE to make some fun matching dresses for my two.

ooh great idea. and Hancock fabric has their patterns on sale for 99 cents this weekend!!

happy Free Fabric Friday!

If you want a really adorable winter dress pattern, Burda 9677 is really fantastic. I has long sleeves, an under skirt (so you get double thickness), and comes with a sweet little vest/jacket topper.

I love to use sleeveless dress patterns in winter fabrics and layer them over a long sleeve shirt. I love the look! There are some cute Simplicity patterns that work for this look. Simplicity Project Runway pattern #3546 is a cute winter dress for a young lady as well. Also, the new Portabello Pixie patterns Analise and Claire are great for this style and can be found around the 'net.

I just made my daughter some dresses using McCalls 5458.  I LOVE this pattern, though I live in Southern California... this dress is more than adequate for winter via layers with a long sleeve shirt and some thicker tights.