Two Times


I finished two dresses for Tilly this week, the pattern came from this book (scroll down) and is incredibly simple, the bodice is half lined which worked brilliantly and looks very smart. Tilly is quite tall so I went for the larger size but this made the dress much too wide and I had to mess about quite a bit with alterations, never mind, I'll know next time to stick to the smaller size and just lengthen it.

For some reason I completed messed up the zip on the Amy Butler dress and it took me about 6 attempts to get it right, just not in the zone I think, I made the polka dot dress first and the zip went in perfectly first time. I have ordered some narrow velvet ribbon to trim the dresses which I think will provide the finishing touches. Please excuse the ill-matched tights, I was over ruled by the Mini Diva, she has some firm ideas on fashion already.

I am feeling incredibly thrifty now as the fabric is all from stash bought for pennies at Abakhan Fabrics which means that I get to buy something nice to reward my virtue, excuse me now, I am off to do some virtual shopping.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Beautiful model for beautiful dresses.
caroline said…
The dresses are gorgeous and so well modelled. Enjoy your shopping!
Charity said…
Beautiful job! I'm impressed, and wishing my older daughter would wear dresses....
Anonymous said…
Oooh, those dresses are just so adorable. Why is my fabric stash so full of cotton fabric that just won't do for an autumn / winter dress?
Alice said…
"Virtual shopping" as in "just looking"? Or, as in "buying something REAL online" Hmmm?

The dresses are beautiful indeed. I wonder if anyone would notice Charles is a boy, if I were to make one for him (not that my dress would be as gorgeous as yours, mind).
Anonymous said…
oh, she's so cute in her dress, tights and wellies! It almost made me long for the day when my daughters were small and I could dress them....those days are long gone! tonight i'm going to watch my eldest daughter be nominated for homecoming queen--time really flies...
Anonymous said…
Um..I'm with your daughter on the tights and think they're just right!
Anonymous said…
The dresses are lovely. I'm imagining a little shrug sweater (knit by you, of course) that would look cute over either dress. Oh yes, and how is the quilt going? Or did you decide on something else?
Twelfthknit said…
ok, so I'm 40. But I want Tilly's dress!
India
Donna said…
Nice to see one of the dresses in the book sewn up and I really love that floral fabric. Off to buy more books? 8-)
Kath said…
Are these all made from Abakhan treasures? Why is it I never seem to find such nice pieces of fabric? They look so lovely made up - I must make some for my little one! And a nice idea to save bits for a quilt in the future.

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