Collar
I've finally got the collar finished and on the dress. It is not 100% finished, as I still have the interior hand work to do, which I show a bit later in the post.
Here are the pieces for the front of the collar, left and right:
Once the bound buttonholes are done, (tutorial here), then the pieces are joined to the back, faced, trimmed and turned to the right side. The whole unit is attached to the neck edge, right side up, on the outside. The neck edge is finished with bias binding, which is turned to the inside and hand stitched in place. This is a really nice finish, very clean and smooth on the inside. You can see this in the instructions below. This is the same method that I used to finish the neck of the BOH coat and dress.
Below you can see that the binding is pinned in place, waiting for me to find the time to sit down and finish it properly. Most likely I will find the time tomorrow. The children are in school all day and there are no rehearsals, just a 7pm performance.
I have covered the buttons, but am unsure of which size I want to use. The buttons I made are 3/4" and 7/8" and I can't decide which set looks better. Actually, it probably doesn't matter at all, but I'm leaning towards the slightly larger ones.Smaller:
Larger:
Let me know what you think, even if you think it doesn't matter! I've been staring at the dots too long - they're all starting to look the same!Parting Shot: Cat. Remember that quilt my children are working on? They're still working on it. The progress has been slow, but my daughter is now working on the cat applique, although it still needs eyes and other details. Once that is done, they will finish piecing the last three blocks which will be the top row. The cat applique was printed from EQ5 (Electric Quilt 5), which is a program that allows you to design quilts with the computer. I know there is EQ6 available, but I use the program so little I never upgraded. The kids like to play in it and designed this quilt with it.
25 comments:
I think I like the smaller ones, but I too have been staring at yellow and white dots all day for my dtrs easter dress. Your dots made mine dissaper for a little while(lol). Happy Easter,
Heather - NJ
I think that this dress that you are working is so fun looking. My personal two cents on which buttons? I like the larger buttons better. The smaller buttons seem to have too much white space around them.
As to the cat quilt, your children are doing a wonderful job! Good for them!
El
I LOVE the use of the red and blue button. LOVE.
I like the larger buttons.
They look pretty much the same to me. I really had to look hard to see any difference, so I'm no help! The collar is looking good either way :) Happy Easter!
Larger, definitely.
With that dress I say, the larger the better [as buttons go] I'd go bigger again if you had them.
I vote for the larger buttons. I love how the dress is coming together. it's going to be really cute. So is that quilt! They are doing a great job. Is the snow gone yet?
Your kids are doing a great job on the quilt. It looks very cute.
I also vote for the bigger buttons.
Happy Easter!
I vote for the larger buttons, What a pretty dress this is. Dots are so cheerful
I like the larger buttons. The children's quilt is adorable! What a fun project for them to work on! I can't imagine making a quilt with my brother...we played contact Monopoly!
In this case, I go with bigger.
Larger ones.
I'll say bigger too, but I really had to squint to see a difference!
That quilt is great, what a talented family you all are. Love the colours!
Cheers,
AJ
I lean towards the smaller, but both are nice. The smaller are more proportional to the collar, the larger are more proportional to the print. I'm sure you already did, but did you step back and look at the whole garment?
No doubt in my mind.....larger
Sandra
The buttons just work perfect. I love covered buttons. Your kids quilt is amazing. Being a lover and owner of two siamese cats, I think it's great.
Larger buttons.
Cute quilt, your kids are doing a fantastic job!
Use the larger buttons. The smaller ones blend in with the fabric dots too much. The larger ones seem to make a bit more of a statement that says this is a trim detail.
mkhughes
I would go with the larger buttons.
The quilt is really nice. I can't wait to see it when it's finished.
Bigger is better. The smaller ones look timid.
I think the smaller buttons look more 50-ish.
The larger buttons look the best to me. The quilt project is coming along nicely. What a fun project for children to work on.
I had to really look to see the difference... but when I did I found I preferred the larger buttons. As another comenter said, there's a bit more white with the smaller ones and I prefer the look of the larger with less white and more button.
Wow! Nice quilt... that's good work they're doing!
What a beautiful collar!
I had to take a second glance to see the difference... Both look ok to me :)
Post a Comment