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Learning from my mistakes…
A little while ago I found this gorgeous fabric and wanted to make a dress for S of it using Olabelhe Miranda pattern. However, due to a confusion with the pattern and my mistake of not considering the width of the skirt when determining the length, I made the skirt a way too short. It looks pretty with some leggings, but without them it is way too short. I was a bit sad, since I thought I did not have any more of the pink fabric so I abandoned the dress. However, after a week or so, I was cleaning up and found a narrow strip of the pink. I…
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Dress does not mean you should stop exploring…
… a little bit of dirt never hurt anyone. If you ask S, the dresses are nicer to wear, since they are not as tight as regular trousers/pants. Unless we are on our way to a special occasion, I never forbid my kids from playing in the fear of them ruining their clothes. The clothes should never be considered too fine to play in! The only thing I beg from my daughter is not to drag her feet with the ride-on scooter. The previous pair of trainers only lasted for a month! Here are some of the simpler play dresses I made for S. The pattern for the pink and…
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Once upon a time there lived a winter princess…
… who traveled to the Land of Spring where she found a forest with tiny white flowers. “They are like snow”, she exclaimed. She wove the flowers into her braid and the flowers were like tiny little snowflakes! She could feel the warmth of the sun that was shining through the canopies and over the hilltops. “I want to feel the sun properly”, she said. With the snowy flowers in her hair, she searched for the route to the top of the hill. The paths were twisty and rocky but the little princess never gave up. Finally, she found what she was looking for: In front of her, there was a…
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Lady of the spring
I bought two lovely patterns from Olabelhe and have since sewed several lovely dresses for S. This is what i made today. I also made a pair of lovely bloomers to go with the dress. The pattern for the bloomers was a modified pattern 25. from Ottobre Design 3/2007. I used some ribbons to decorate the border of the white stripe on the skirt and some leftover lace and ribbons for the bloomers. The separate petticoat that is showing a bit was made by me without any pattern whatsoever and consist of a lining and two layered tulle skirts. S had such fun posing even if I had to…
