The Last Three Pieces (I Hope!)
Sewing a good portion of a wardrobe is quite an ambitious undertaking, even if it is fairly simple garments for a child! So far, I think I've made 13 garments for my daughter and I think that with a few ready to wear tops, her wardrobe should be set for the school year.
Today, I will show you the last three items. First, a blouse and skirt:
The brown skirt is our old favorite, Simplicity 4897, with the pocket linings and waist facing made of leftover fabric from the blouse. The blouse is from Patrones, #265, #1. My daughter has been wanting this blouse for a while, so I finally decided to make it.
Here is better look at the fabric and detail of the yoke embellishment. I embellished the ribbon with one of the pre-programmed stitches that my sewing machine has.
Here's the last dress made from fabric that I bought while on vacation in Florida:
Here's a better shot of the fabric, a velour with a beautiful carved rose print. I just noticed this fabric in Jo-ann's the other day, but they don't carry this color, they only had black and a frosted amythyst color.
This dress is from Burda 9721, which is out of print. Last year I made my daughter a tunic from this pattern and she loved it so much she wanted a dress for school made from it.
Parting Shot: Book Covers. Here they are all finished! Yes, those are paper bags. It is amazing what a little paint will do.
15 comments:
Summerset,
My 11 year old just made her first brown bag book cover. Sadly, she did not have a chance to embelish it. She will be green when she sees these. What kind of paint did you use?
Thanks for sharing!
Laura
Love the ribbon with embellishment, I did this for DH and it really makes the dress look professional. Great book covers!
Your daughter is really lucky with so many beautiful new clothes.
Love the details you make on them.
It is great that your DD likes to wear skirts and dresses to school. Both outfits are lovely. She looks very pretty.
Ohmy! My DD's book covers were always just plain old paper bags! :)
The outfits are wonderful! And 13 garments doesn't seem that many...I use to do at least that many for both of my girls...I would sew from the middle of August until the middle of October to get everything made!
Congratulations on finishing your DD's wardrobe. Wish I could have worn clothes like that to school, we had a very dull uniform. I love the topstitching on the ribbon, really good idea for making coordinating trims.
Beautiful! I love the princess dress (that velvet is so lovely) and the blouse - what a great embellishment on the ribbon!
You wrote that you made 13 garments... wow.. isn't that a lot of work to do?... these presenter are great and sooo cute.. love them...
You made your daughter a wonderful school wardrobe she can be very proud of!
Best wishes,
Nina
I enjoy your blog. Everything you have made for your daughter is great. She looks wonderful in each outfit. I've seen what some children your daughters age wear nowadays, and though I'm no prude (I hope) I think the outfits you made are much more age appropriate then what's available RTW.
I noticed on your sidebar that you're having a trunk show in Tewksbury MA in November. Do you know if that is open to the public for a guest fee? I'd love to see your garments up close and personal. Any information you could give me would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jan dannjan1025@msn.com
So sweet...
This fabric is gorgeous.
I like the sleeves style.
Your daughter's clothes turned out beautifully! My favorite is the velvet dress, I love the fabric and the color too!
And the book covers... Those are FABULOUS!!! Great job!
What a great school wardrobe and the book covers will make them the coolest kids in school. I hope they are enjoying their new school!
Summerset .- I love the clothes for her daughter. very nice blouse PATRONES, the fabric, ornaments, etc.. He made you a good job with book covers. congratulations.
Wow! The blue dress came out beautifully! It's the perfect pattern for that fabric - does your daughter like it? :)
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