I’ve seen so many gorgeous Easter dresses this week! It’s the best time of year to be a blog-reader sewing for little girls :) Here’s what I came up with. Just simple sundresses with ruffle sleeves. I let the gorgeous AMH print do the heavy lifting. Little sister’s has bloomers (made with a slightly…
Welcome Spring Dress
You’d think that any dress I made at this time of year would be for Easter. But no, this isn’t her Easter dress. It’s an “I just felt like it” dress. I found this great thin shirting cotton at the €1/meter store. You can’t tell in the pictures, but it is actually a soft grey…
Ladies Who Lunch Dress
A while back, I bought this nice thin, drapey wool blend fabric at the 1 euro/meter store. I love that place. Don’t know how much yardage to buy? Get 4! I pulled it out, fully intending to make Christmas dresses for my daughters, but after feeling the loveliness of that fabric, I said forget you…
Fall Wardrobe: Party Dress, School Dress
This might be my last fall wardrobe sewing post. I assure you these outfits were all completed in time for fall, for those of you who are wondering why I’m still sewing a “fall wardrobe” in winter conditions. First up, because parties are (almost) always more fun than school, a party dress! It’s just another…
An Alice in Wonderland Birthday: The Dress
If you saw Alea’s sketches earlier, you know this girl has taste. No little blue frock was going to pass muster for her. I armed myself with a video still from the new movie and 6 yards of blue fabric and got to work. Thankfully I did have a pattern for a little girls’ dress…