gracie & i had a blast creating this dress for her to wear to preschool! mia & noah even joined in the design process. we used fabrics from the "Dr.Seuss" collections by robert kaufman fabrics, that we carry in our shop here.
we planned on "Thing 1 & Thing 2" fabric for the sleeves, which i would have liked better, but i forgot when i was cutting....and didn't remember until they were sewn and serged in place.
i used "Little Girl's, Big Style" again, tweaking a pattern. i am just loving this book, and want grace to slow down in her growing so i can keep using indefinitely:
amazon.com suggested this book for me (thank you amazon!), and it is such a bargain. with free shipping, it costs about what one or two patterns would cost, but is full of patterns that can be made so many different ways and combined for even more looks - just wish there were some fun boy patterns too.
the dress turned out fuller than i expected. if i use this pattern again (i'm sure it will), i will take out some of the width.
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So adorable! I can just picture her in it!
Posted by: Mary Smith | August 31, 2011 at 01:04 PM
I love your take on the dress! Cute cute cute! Hope you continue to enjoy the book!
Posted by: Mary Abreu | September 09, 2011 at 06:14 PM