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Thursday, October 13, 2011

KCWC Day 2 and 3 results-men's dress shirt to girl's dress

The before shot (well, after removing collar before shot)

I have as yet to get Zgirl in this, so forgive the not great pics. I used the tutorial at Girl. Inspired.
I lost the pocket that was on the shirt, which I was planning to put back on in a different spot, so now I'm not sure what to do. The dress needs something more, so I'm trying to think of a fun applique or ribbon or something I can add to it. Ideas welcome!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Shirred whale print dress

I found a tutorial at "A Lemon Squeezy Home" for an adorable shirred dress. I love the effect of shirring, but it was such a challenge with my old machine that I had given up. Luckily, it is super easy with my new machine (even though it has a drop in bobbin-check here for tips on dealing with that) I wound my bobbin both by hand and by machine, and didn't notice a difference in either. My problem was getting the bobbin thread up out of the casing.

It is a super easy tutorial to follow. She even includes a great link on shirring, in case you're nervous about trying. (don't be!)

All told, this didn't take me long-a few hours (but with kids, that is probably 1 hour kid-free time) I love the idea of adding details to the dress, especially if you have a simple solid color. The hardest part was measuring Zgirl. She kept wanting to play with the measuring tape =)

Friday, May 13, 2011

Oliver+S Seashore dress

Finally finished! It took a bit longer than expected, due to grocery trips, fussy babies, and the normal things. This was a very easy pattern to sew, and the directions are very straightforward, much more so than the usual commercial pattern (like Butterick, etc.) Next time, I'll probably make the bigger size (this is the 12-18 month size and it's almost tight. Zgirl weighs around 20 lbs) and I'll leave the pockets out until she's older. There are bloomers that you can make for underneath, but I'll save those until after I finish Zboy's pj set.

This is the first thing I finished for "Kids' clothing week challenge".

Back view

Snap detail-see the butterfly?

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Kwik Sew dress

I made this dress for Zgirl from some cotton batik and trim. The pattern is from Kwik Sew's Sewing for baby. It was very easy and quick. The hardest part was sewing on the trim. It looks better in the picture than it does in real life! I hate buttonholes, so I'm going to put resin snaps up the back instead.