I made Layla the Oliver + S Fairy Tale Dress for Easter this year. What a fun sew it was! I used an organic cotton print from Amy Butler for the main fabric and the hot pink trim is Cotton Couture in Raspberry. Its totally over the top! Right? Truly everything about this dress is...
Layla has a new Roller Skate Tunic. I made this one reversible with two Flea Market Fancy fabrics that I scored during Sew, Mama, Sew‘s $6 sale. I cannot say enough about this pattern. It is the epitome of a simple, quick sew. A bonus about the tunic version is that I can make each...
I knew I would love this pattern! I’m talking about the Roller Skate Dress, of course. I think its even easier than the Ice Cream Dress/Top. Liesl, you are amazing! For today I’ll leave you with some pictures of Layla in her new dress. But rest assured, I’ll be back later this week with more...
This week has been wonderful. It started out a whirlwind, much like the past two months for me. Then I had this realization that I can be content. I should be content. God has given me the blessing of being able to sew, and rather than rushing through everything as though I’m racing myself, I need...
What a week this has been! I wish I could explain to you my sewing emotions, get a pep talk from you, and be on my merry way. I’m so off lately. I have done plenty of handwork however. This past week my focus was on stitching up Anna Maria’s Nouveau Needle Cushion from her...
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This is so beautiful! It looks like you skipped the bias trim around the arm holes- am I wrong?
Love the fabric!
I did do the bias trim, but its the same fabric as the rest of the dress, so its probably hard to detect from the photos. :D thanks for the kind words!
Wow I love the colour combination and the shoes and bow match :)