This little dress is my attempt at making my own pattern to try and make this. I am a little (OK, a lot) embarrassed to allow you so easily to compare my dress with Esa's (from Tea Pony), but go and see. I'll get over it.
So it falls off the shoulders of Miss Jems, but fits Caleb quite well (as a shirt) which I discovered in the few nano seconds he begrudgingly allowed me to put it on him. Poor little man. Anyway, perhaps in a few years I will finish the hem and 4 year old Jems will have a new top. (I will have to finish all the seams inside as well- I was kind of in a hurry to see if it would work out.)
It was a good "learning experience"...but I don't super-like spending an afternoon sewing without a garment for someone to actually wear. Right away.
2 comments:
Hi Bek, thanks for stopping by my blog. I've done some patternmaking and have been sewing since I was a little kid, and yes there are a few things you can freeform cut, some you sort of lay a skirt or top down and cut around, but on the whole, you need a pattern at least as the base. I used to think paper patterns were expensive, but after patternmaking, or worse, paying a patternmaker who will do draft 1, toille (make it in calico or fabric) fit and adjust pattern, then produce the final pattern - I think paper patterns are a steal! buy some heavy non iron on interfacing and trace off pattern pieces for your size, especially if it's a kids pattern, and then it will be even better value for money. have you had a look at burdastyle.com where there are a lot of free patterns?
This is a cute little top! To reduce the size of the neckline you could add a casing and thread a ribbon or fabric tie through to cinch it in. email me if you'd like more info.
Lynda
OMGosh I feeling a freakish connection to you Miss red chocolate right about now hahahaa
I did the same thing, drooled over the bell and boo dress
became smitten well ok slightly obsessed with it
till I had to attempt one myself...with lame results
http://ideyspidey.blogspot.com/2008/09/miss-polly-had-dolly-dress.html
BUT the sewing gods were smiling on me as Esa actually saw my post and sent me the Belle&Boo dress this was after i had already won one of her coco and the owl smock tops
so blessed am I as Yoda would say :)
great minds mess up alike ahahahahaa
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