All about sewing, especially for children, with an odd effort at making something for myself
Monday, May 17, 2010
Another Feliz
I enjoyed sewing this dress more than the previous one because I omitted the ruffles on this one. Though I love the look of the ruffles I found them very time-consuming. I also omitted them because I was making the dress for an older child.
The most difficult part was trying to figure out how I would make the overdress (size 9-10) out of only one metre of the pink fabric - so I cut the side overdress pattern piece in half and made one half with the white patterned 'broderie anglais' fabric.
I cut an extra hem in brown for the underdress, seen below with ribbons on. I also put white binding on the hem of the pink to keep the white theme going!
I used a white cotton for most of the underdress (except the back which is brown) again because I wouldn't have had enough brown fabric for the 9-10 size.
I used French seams for finishing, except where I added the brown hem to the white. The hem of the underdress is also finished with binding (pink)
The fabric flower which I made for the front ...
The ribbon detail of the back ...
The back ...
and the front again ...
The only change I would make is to slightly shorten the straps by about .5 cm as they slip off a bit when worn.
My niece loved the dress, (and her mother too - always important!) and wore it to her cousins First Communion.
And thanks to Sew4my3 and Wendy via Flickr for the push to sew this. Pin It Now!
Labels:
Farbenmix,
Feliz,
sewing dresses
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Lovely Feliz! The colours are great for an older girl. It's good to see it without the ruffles, they'd be too much for me....Mainly the making part!
ReplyDeleteI love it! What wonderful colors and the ribbon and flower is the perfect detail! Great work with the french seams! Now if I can find a time to get to mine!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out great! Perfect for the older girl, the ribbon is a wonderful addition - your an amazing sewist!
ReplyDeleteMillie - it looks a bit different without ruffles alright - my main worry was how they would wash!!
ReplyDeleteThanks sew4my3, I really wasn't sure if the pink and brown checks would work together. I hope you get time for yours soon.
Wendy, thanks for the lovely compliment, I'm glad you liked the dress.