Genevieve's Dress

This sweet little number is another trade dress. Sweet Grocery Bags is making me a sweet little bag. I can't wait!

And I lined it...I'm pretty pleased with how that turned out. There are many cute fabrics I've been tempted to use, but wasn't happy about the fabric's thickness. Well, if I line them it's not an issue. Though I don't usually keep lining fabric lying about. This dress is partially up cycled, as I used a sheet that I'd had cut up for some other project before.

Fresh off the needles

Most of this top and flower band were completed while I watched the Olympics. It's always good to have a little project to keep your hands busy when your mindlessly glued to the television.

This is another trade project, and should have a spectacular turn out. The fabric is bold and colorful, and it certainly was a color combination I would have been unable to pull together without such inspiration.

Blue Circle Dress

For the big girls, I've got a new dress in my shop. It's a halter top in blue on a lovely sateen cotton skirt, with a fun print. This dress is too big for my 5 year old, as you can see, so it's obviously a size 6X to 8 girls/ youth size. So for all those looking for something for your big girl, this dress is for you!

I've done a couple other dresses with this fabric before. The first was long sleeve (which isn't the best use of this fabric, it's really better for spring and summer). And then I did a short sleeve. I have more of this fabric, but I don't have all that much yarn to offer a full range of top options. So if you like this dress contact me to see if I have enough yarn to make the dress you want.

A line Lace Band

Another experiment here. I added a band of Ol Shel lace to the bodice. The lace has to be hand stitched in place after the dress is complete. I need to work on the gauge a bit more so that I can get the correct length on the first casting, as it did not turn out the same length when I based my casting count on the bodice stitch count. It's not quite double, more like 1 and 3/4th. So, theoretically, if I multiply the bodice stitch count by 1.75 to calculate my lace band casting figure. There, problem solved. Next time I'll know better.

Periwinkle Paisley

This is the very last of my periwinkle paisley fabric. So this dress is a 3T Felicity V-neck with cap sleeves.

The wind is absolutely blustery today, so pictures of the dress on my closet door will just have to suffice, unless you want to see what this dress looks like if flying as a kite, which is no doubt would do if I tried to hang it on the clothes line. LOL.

ACU Dress

I've resisted making this dress for a while. But the overwhelming popularity of camouflage clothing for children won out. So I decided to go as authentic as possible. My dreams of having a full range of camouflage dresses to match each service branch are far from met, but for now the Army Camouflage dress is now a reality.

The first group of these dresses will be done in 100% twill ACU fabric. I hope to acquire some 50% cotton/ 50% nylon ACU fabric later. However, that won't be for a while.

If anyone knows of a source for authentic fabrics for the Air Force and Marines, let me know. And I really don't know what pattern the Navy uses, but I've never had anyone express interest in a Navy camouflage dress.