Pages

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Easter Dress (and practice dress)

Oh how I love the Geranium Dress by Made By Rae. The little cap sleeves are adorable and these are the best and easiest pockets to sew I'm scheming a whole bouquet of them! :)

I found this fun cotton fabric at Hancock Fabrics sometime last year. Ansley informed me that she didn't like it and it was for a baby. Luckily her opinion changed by the time I was ready to use it. Ha. It would've been nice for St Patrick's Day but it wasn't done in time. The rainbow dress is a size four. I had a sport zipper (that I picked up on clearance a while ago when I decided I needed to learn to sew a zipper) in my random box of sewing stuff so I tried installing it. It's a little bulky for the dress but very sturdy. The zipper is nine inches long and it broke my needle trying to shorten it. I only had a yard and a half and the print wasn't even with the grain of the fabric. I did my best to line it up but it's a bit off.

geranium dress (pattern by made by rae) by replicate then deviate

geranium dress (pattern by made by rae) by replicate then deviate

geranium dress (pattern by made by rae) by replicate then deviate

geranium dress (pattern by made by rae) by replicate then deviate


Ansley's Easter dress is a size five with a lapped zipper and a hook and eye (I used a seven inch zipper this time). I trimmed a half inch from the bodice back (on each side) and increased the seam allowance of the back of the skirt to 5/8 inch. Then I followed the directions from my attache dress. I also only topstitched the bodice to the skirt. The fabric is from one of the past lisette lines. I love the sheen and feel. (and for the record we're a no shoes house but these brand new shoes that haven't been outside yet are okay).

geranium dress (pattern by made by rae) by replicate then deviate

geranium dress (pattern by made by rae) by replicate then deviate

geranium dress (pattern by made by rae) by replicate then deviate

Hope you had a blessed Easter!

1 comment:

  1. Yes, I love the little cap sleeves, too. I need to try one with the pleats, next. and the ruffle sleeves because I think they're so cute, too. Good job! I bet you could whip up a Geranium in no time at this point!!

    ReplyDelete

Hello! I'd love to answer your questions. If your blogger profile is private (posts from no-reply@comment.blogger.com), please leave your email. Thanks!