Friday, August 31, 2012

Ladybugs Everywhere


 
The ladybug dress is finished and the pictures are adorable - all thanks to a great new camera and Mr. Iron Press's camera skills :)  Little Z has spent a lot of time in this new outfit.  I made some changes from the first dress - namely, the sash (from a contrasting but coordinating ladybug fabric) is attached just at the centre back so that it ties at the front.  This creates a few tucks and pleats when you tie it, but everything just seems to lie a bit better than having the ribbon sewed down across the entire bodice. I also made the neckline a bit wider and inserted the elastic using a serger and then folding it over - more on this technique when I post the pattern.

Gazing longingly into the distance


Back w/ sash detail
Back sash attachment



Front - full length (pardon my scraggly hair :) I didn't intend to be in the pics!
 The pattern is on its way - I just have to figure out how to take my hand-drawn pattern and make it a nice digital PDF without my scrawly handwriting all over it.  Photoshop? Open-source program? Any ideas?

4 comments:

  1. Oh! She looks so adorable! I love the contrasting ladybug fabrics!!! Bravo!!!

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    1. Thanks! I'm so excited to be back to sewing. Thanks for visiting!

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  2. Eeeeeeek! Look how cute your baby girl is and that ladybug dress is to die for! Nice job! -Catja

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    1. Thanks! She is a wee one, so the dress will still fit her this summer. It looks like she is growing up, but not out :)

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