A friend requested that I make a dress out of Olivia fabric for her daughter. She originally requested a simple A-line dress with criss-cross straps, so I loosely traced one of E's dresses to make a simple little pattern and then sewed a couple tubes to make the straps. I rolled the bottom hem on my serger to keep as much of the length as possible. I originally left the straps un-tacked down in the back so that I could customize them to the right length, but then we decided to leave them that way and make it into a halter dress.
Of course, once E saw her friend's dress, she insisted that I make a matching one for her too. I made the top band a bit bigger to try and get more length out of it for my tall girl, but I realize now I should have adjusted the width too.
Here's the promised pic (excuse the weird face, she was not being very cooperative).
Here's the promised pic (excuse the weird face, she was not being very cooperative).
1 comment:
awww that dress is sooo cute! i love the contrast of the band with the red fabric!
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