5.24.2009

Another dress.












I finally finished this little dress this morning in time for my daughter to wear it to church. She was very excited. I'm pleased with how it turned out. I think its a little snug in the sleeve area but that's something I could easily adjust next time around. I think this is one of those projects that you just have to get through the first one and work out all the kinks. The next one will most likely be a bit easier. I love the tip about double-stitching the hem. It makes such a big difference and I will be adding that to all my clothing projects!
I used an old shirt of my husband's that he got a thrift store in New Zealand. It took a little convincing to get him to let me use it. He hadn't worn it in a while and the sleeve and a large tear in it, so I thought I would put it to better use. It looks like it has blue in it but it is actually just a faded black so that is why I did a black waistband. I think she looks like a little country girl on the farm. This was my first project with the blog and I'm looking forward to the next one!

6 comments:

  1. What great fabric - that little dress looks so sweet. I had kind of a problem with snugness in the sleeve/underarm area myself but I'm going to attempt the project again to see if I can figure that out. Great job on yours!

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  2. Great job. When I first saw the picture I thought, wow that girl looks a lot like my cousin's little girl. So glad to have you aboard.

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  3. Oh wow. I'm in love with everything about your photo! Your daughter is absolutely adorable and your dress transformation is perfect. Love the shirt choice, the waistband color, everything.
    LOTS of love for this. :)

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  4. I think your dress turned out great. How old is stella now? She looks so much older since we moved away 6 months ago.

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  5. Thanks for all the niceness everyone. Stell is 3 and 1/2. She has grown a lot during the last little bit!

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  6. Super cute! Everyone did a great job of choose great summer colors!

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