All Dressed Up!

Remember this dress? It's one of my favourites and I made it...how much better does it get than that?

Turns out my aunt really loved it too! She was getting ready for a trip to Indonesia so she asked me if she could commission me to make her a longer sleeved version to wear on her trip. I agreed and then the challenge began! You see my aunt was living in Northern Alberta at the time...so I went fabric shopping and in the end...she chose the same fabric that I did!

Here she is with her grandson. Aren't they gorgeous? 

 I couldn't decide what to charge my aunt so instead I asked her to bring some fabrics home to me (she is now back in Ontario). So here she is shopping in the market in Yogijakarta!

My original dress was made following Jocole's Crossover Tunic Pattern with the Maxi Dress Add-on. My Aunt's dress was made with the same pattern but I used Jocole's Peplum Pattern for the sleeves.

Enjoy!
Heather

I've got Sunshine!

Can you see it?! I had such a great time using up some oldish bits of fabric for this one (I did have to pick up a metre of the pink fabric to bring it all together). What does that mean? This dress cost less than $10 and you can see it's going to be fitting the Creative Princess for sometime with always makes her happy!

 We took some time to celebrate the dress, the gorgeous changing of colours and life. Yep, she likes it!

 And the colours are all hers...but I am seeing now that this girl seriously needs a haircut!

This is the Helios Dress by Golden Rippy it went together quickly and beautifully. You need to pin, pin, pin that half circle so it eases in just right and please do follow the measurements for fit. There is ample room with this dress which goes from 12 months to size 11/12 (the Creative Princess wears 14 from the store and has room to spare in the size 12).

This pattern is available through One Thimble Magazine along with some other fun projects so be sure to check it out!

Enjoy!
Heather

All Wrapped Up!

Wow! We've had loads of sewing happening lately! Here is the Creative Princess in Sofilantjes Iridis Dress that is being launched with a sale price this week!

Want to know a wonderful thing about this dress? It's so easy to layer with! The Creative Princess wore it again today with a nice long sleeve shirt  and leggings underneath!

 Another fun bit for me was the hemline...the pattern calls for a rolled hem but since my bottom fabric was on the heavier side I decided to bling it out with some fun trim!

This pattern has options in knit and woven and can be short or long sleeved so there is something for everyone and all of our seasons! It was a quick sew with easy to follow directions (just be sure to pin those layers on the bottom half so they line up properly for you!)

Enjoy!
Heather