Of Course I will!
However I wasn't looking forward to going to JoAnns with her. Especially when she has a cold and doesn't feel good. NOTHING I pick will be right... So I suggested she bring a friend who she can bounce ideas off of. She had the perfect one. Paige.
Paige wants to be a designer someday, so we picked her up on Sunday afternoon and spent only 1 hour at JoAnns! Yes! One hour! How long does it take YOU to buy a special dress? Ordinarily, it would take Maddy a whole afternoon with her friends at several different shops in the mall. I was impressed.They picked out a pattern within 20 minutes. And of course it's almost identical to Maddy's Easter dress that I made for her this year, but with straps, no pleats and a flat midriff. So hey! It'll be easier! The dress they picked out on the pattern sleeve is the white bodice and midriff and then the blue dresses skirt. It still has a little boning on the side seams of the bodice. But those are a snap when you figure them out... and grab a zipper foot.I have an old shirt of Robb's that I cut into for a sample and by Sunday evening was ready for her to try it on. It fit beautifully! You know... no zipper in it yet, but there is room for one!I didn't get a chance on Monday until late afternoon to start cutting into the real fabric. At the store, Paige and Maddy browsed thru all the beautiful silky stuff, prom dress stuff and decided it was all too fancy and shiny for this event. Homecoming is a bit more low-key than glitz... So they went back thru the clearance fabrics and ended up in the cotton section.
Granted... That's all the fabric I knew existed until I was a teenager. ALL my sewing projects up to that point had been cotton. But then I discovered silky, bumpy and texture and forgot all about the little cotton plant. The commercials keeps telling me cotton is the fabric of our lives... but I thought they meant quilts and sheets.
Sorry! I haven't pressed it right side out yet. Waiting to install the straps. The straps will have little loops on the back side to thread the narrow bra strap thru. Anyway, they decided on a pink bodice & midriff, with the fabric below as the skirt part. This is going to be cute!I hope...
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I love their pattern and fabric choice. It's going to be so pretty.
I made my first pajama shorts. I actually made two. I wear them to bed every night. I am so happy with them. I should probably make some pants soon as it the weather will start getting cold. Hope you'll come take a look. By the way, I am turning 10 this weekend.
Emily
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Nice.I like the fabrics.
Oh! It's gonnna be CUTE! You'll have to show us when you're done. It's like a 50's style dress, isn't it?
And that fabric is perfectly mod. :)
You know it will be cute!
I can't wait to see the finished product! I looks like it will be awesome!
That will be totally cute!!
That's going to be cute! I love the bright colors. Cotton is so nice to sew after other stuff, isn't it?
Ahhh, sewing. That was my obsession till I started blogging. I still have a huge pattern and fabric stash collecting dust.
The dress is beautiful! You are much more talented than I am.
One of my favorite event dresses when I was in school was one that was sewn not bought. I remember how much fun I had picking out patterns and fabric. It was beautiful and I actually still have some pic of me wearing it somewhere.
They really did pick out a cute dress and I like the fabric. Make sure you post some pictures of your finished product!!
It will be a fun dress - and more versatile than something slinky. How lovely for your daughter having a custom dress.
It will be a cute dress! I wish you lived near me. I would send my daughter over to you for all her sewing needs. :)
Happy happy sewing! I just love fabrics!!
Have a wonderful Thursday McVal xx
You're so talented. I'm so in the mood to sew! We have a new fabric store about 25 minutes away and I'm chomping at the bit to get in there and buy some fabric. I'll have to post what I end up making.
Nice combo! Can't wait to see the oh so retro finished product. ;-)
I can't wait to see this one! I love the print. I'm sure Anna would have loved to have a talented mother that would sew for her. Instead she got me, poor kid!
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