Itty Bitty Baby Dress and Panties

When Lauren posted this dress pattern on her blog, I knew I had to try it! I cut up a very unflattering linen gingham jumper for the main part and some scraps of muslin for lining. I had to purchase more grosgrain ribbon, but I think the effect is worth it! For the panties, I used a Simplicity pattern.



Everything (save the buttonholes) were hand sewn; french seams and all! It took me a few weeks amongst several other projects to get it completed, but it was worth it!

I want to make a matching little boys suit now. :)

Vintage Advance 2249 - Forties Afternoon Dress

I have completely fallen in love with this dress. It's so elegant!

There was no instructions with the unprinted pattern, but it wasn't too difficult to figure it out. I used a sweet pink floral cotton print that I found on clearance at Joanns and lined it with muslin. There is a left side zipper opening that has an invisible zipper and the back ties define a shape so that it doesn't look like a twenties dress. Six pink buttons and pale pink rick rack finished the look.

First the bow, then the front collar and darts detail. Lastly, the back keyhole opening.

A special sneak peek!

I was informed that a certain little girl has been haunting my blog for pictures of the bridesmaids dresses. This post is dedicated to her! *cheering and clapping*




*smile*

Project Salvage - A Retro Jumper!

This is word-for-word from the sewing forum I frequent - sorry if you came here looking for "something more"! ;)

My little sister made this skirt awhile ago, but it was too small so it was boxed away with the rest of her unfinished projects. Last week during a drastic purge, she let it go. Guess who took it?!

Originally I planned to turn it into a shorter summer skirt for myself, but a brainstorm took place and I went to work. Viola! In one afternoon, I had completed (all but the hem) this retro jumper for my twelve-year-old sister!

I didn't use any patterns (I only glanced at one - does that count?). I chopped 9” off the bottom to use for the waistband and bib. I used the pre-cut waistband for the straps and I had to add the bib so that they would be long enough. Leftover scraps from an apron for the lining and two buttons from my stash completed the project.

Enough talk – onto the pictures now!







It's projects like these that keep me sewing!

~Kyna

Life these days

.sharing the table with school.

.pre-shrinking dupioni silk. a precise, time-consuming process.

.making darts.

.caffeine to keep my energy up.

.calculations and more calculations.

.pins in fabric.



.trying not to be sick of that color.

.getting faster and faster.

.giggle fest with my sisters because we are too tired.

All of this means that the bridesmaids dresses are slowing taking shape and getting done. Repeat, slowly. I am gaining lots of experience during this time.

Dress with purple jacket...

...for a friend! I started on a Sunday and had to have it finished before I left on vacation that Thursday morning, plus I only could work on it before and after work. I used a highly altered dress pattern that I have made before. The jacket is Butterick 4792. I shortened the sleeves and the length. Before my friend headed to the wedding, her aunt pinned inverted pleats into the sleeves and back to make it more fitted.

The Yellow Eyelet Dress

For the dress we used the top part of Simplicity 7219 and added it to the skirt of Butterick 4513; adjusting the waistline, of course. The jacket it Butterick 4792 which was altered to have a lining and no facing. She is wearing a petticoat that has been so altered that it wouldn't be recognizable from it's pattern. Oh, so classy!


P.S. The hemline of the jacket is not uneven, it is just photographed that way! :)