Pink Lace Back dress

Originally, I planned to make this into a shirt, but decided I didn't need a few inches of left over fabric and made it into a summer dress instead.

This top resulted in a few mistakes though. I've been working on making this top design without seams. So I've been finishing it off in the round. Well, I made the lace back a little too long, so the front hangs down too low. I could have compensated the front by starting off with fewer neck line stitches too...so this was a learning experience piece. It's nearly befitting that after an hour my daughter pulled on one of the tops treads and made a nice sized snag. Hopefully, it will work it's way back out, but if not, just chuck it up to her trying to unravel my mistake.

Yellow Spring Lace Back Shirt

Today I finished this top for my daughter's birthday, which was last week, to go with the pink skorts.

I've got another on the needles for her little sister now.

Black Lace Back Cami Dress

This is the dress I made instead of the pink Halter top I'd planned. I decided that since I was adding a large ruffle to the skirt the top needed a bit more support to hold it all up in place. The lace back Cami is perfect for this sort of construction.

Blueberry Lace Back Cami

Sorry, this is for my youngest daughter. I've had this fabric, and had been showing it to folks for the last two years now. No one ever wanted a dress with this fabric. So I decided to use up all the fabric on this, and I don't have anymore of this print, sorry.

Another Circle dress

This one is for my youngest, but it's a little lesson in math and forethought. The skirt is fine, but in my trial and error method, I'm not as pleased with the balance this skirt. The bottom ruffle is way too small a band, and the top, is probably too big... c'est la vive. So when someone wants me to make a 3T with a circle skirt I'll know better to balance the layers more proportionately. And that is why we keep trying, learning, and, pressing forward.

However, the lace pattern I used for this back was exquisite! I'm sold, and it's a lot easier to work then the one I used for the last two.

Improved Lace Back Cami

I finished my second lace back Cami today and made some changes to my approach. Some minor changes were needed and now I'm happy with the results. I shall call it Charlotte's Lace Back Cami, unless someone has a better suggestion.

Full Circle Skirt Dress

So the project below is now complete. This is my first true full circle dress. I did a few teired, and larger ruffle dresses, but this is a step beyond those. Keep in mind it is just a wee bit big on my little model (who is as skinny as a 3yr old, as tall as most 6 years olds). So this dress is a 6year old size. I'm confident it would fit a conservatively sized 6 year olds for at least two years. I had to be careful how I worded that.

This was really fun to photograph, and a break from the ordinary in construction.

Lace back Cami? Tank? Razor back?

I'm trying to come up with something a little different for the cami dress. It just seems so unfair that the Felicity V-neck has seen so many innovations, while the Charlotte Cami stays the same as it's always been.

So I have this razor back tank top from Victoria Secret. The back has this lace panel on it that I really find to be very cute. I wondered if I could do something similar with the Charlotte Cami. This particular lace back cami starts a little later than I wanted, so next time I might make the straps a little shorter and raise the lace back up higher to achieve the look I'm after.

But for this one, what do you think? Would you call it a razor back, a tank, or a cami?