Thursday, February 2, 2012

Ansley's Valentine's Dress 2012

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I made this little dress based on this dress:

Source: etsy.com via Emily on Pinterest



(Facebook site and Etsy site)

I made a few changes like adding a button closure in the back so it would go over Ansley's head easily (which if I make another dress I will move up) and adding a lot of extra fabric for a really full skirt. I used two long basting stitches to gather the skirt, which I'd never done before. It made the gathering so much more even though so I'll probably use two threads more often. I also added some topstitching and double stitched the hem in blue and purple (mostly b/c I didn't have matching thread).

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The back:

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It's perfect for dancing!

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I just recently became reobsessed with picnik. I hope there will be another cool program like it in google + (or maybe there already is and I haven't figured it out).

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And a funny outtake:

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I probably shouldn't've looked at the project run and play flickr group before adding this. :)

Also, linked here:

Dear Lillie's Valentine's Link Party


7 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness! That dress is amazingly adorable! What a lucky girl Ansley is to have a mother that can make so many pretty dresses for her. I love all the colors too!

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  2. I just love that fabric! And the dress is so twirly! I remember loving dresses like that when I was a girl...so princessy....=) Great job!
    Kristina J.

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  3. Love the fabric you used. So cute!

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  4. Me too Me too I can't wait to have a girl and you can make her clothes. You really need your cute own little store. GLITTER WORLD, something catchy like that. I love the fabric and Ansley gets cutter every photo shoot you do.

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  5. Ah the twirl! Nothing like a twirly dress to make a little girl happy. Beautiful job. That great big button at the back makes me smile.

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  6. That is the cutest dress, and Ansley looks like she looooooooooves it! My goodness, she is one photographic little cutie. I love catching up on your blog, you always have the best pics! And PS - I also loved your can can skirt in the post below...well done!

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