I have still been sewing, will have to post some pix soon,, for both Holly and I... (I hope that is correct grammar, hehe..)
Ok enough chit chat.. you want pictures.. I haven't smocked in like 10 yrs, well a lady I work with had a baby,, and I couldn't think of anything to get her,, I know, I should ask,, well when I remembered to, I found out she supposedly had everything she needed.. So, me being me,, I thought, what is thing I can do that no one else that got her something does.. Sew, and then I thought it has been a long time since I made a little girls dress,, so thats what I made....
The material is a gray quilting cotton with white dots,,
The hem has little flowers on it as well.
I had originally pleated the skirt with the top,, but a 45 in wide front,, and back,, was going to make WAY to big of a skirt,, so I guessed how much to cut off for a seam for the smocking band,, 1 in... Then I had a crazy idea,, instead of just sewing the skirt onto the band,, why not make the bottom piece a ruffle...
But it actually went fast,, and easier than I thought...
It worked... rather well I might add.
Then I serged the skirt front, and top stitched it to on...
4 comments:
Yes, it has been a year. I checked your previous one and it was about your problems with the new Blogger. Guess you figured it out.
That dress is cute. You put a lot of work into it and it turned out great.
Nah,, I just forgot what the old interface was like, so I don't have to worry about it now,, lol
Yes, it was a lot of work,, but it got me back into smocking.. :-)
GReat save on the lining. Hand stitching always works. I love how your did the insert with the ruffle.
Skirt widths on heirloom garments are usually extremely wide with two widths of fabric. I like the look but that's too much for a baby girl, for sure. My granddaughters have told me the dresses are heavy but they love them anyway.
Keep up the smocking!
You've created a beautiful dress and I LOVE the ruffle at the bodice/skirt join! What a great idea and lovely way to take advantage of the extra fullness from smocking. I've not seen this before, and will try to remember your ruffle when I do my next bi-centennial smocking lol! Thanks for sharing! Linda S.
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