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Tuesday, 9 March 2010

It's Raining Cats!!! Ribbon Dress


My princess adores cats. Whether it's hello kitty or the neighborhood cat, they never fail to amuse her or  light up her twinkling eyes. She also can't stop meowing when she sees them and that always brings a smile to my face.

This Michael Miller Kitten fabric is just 'purr'fect for a new project and I followed the tutorial for ribbon sundress at Creature of Habit. It is probably one of the easiest dress I have made and I also learnt how to sew the french hem which adds comfort by eliminating any loose thread inside the dress. The tutorial is easy to follow and you can make a dress from size 6 months all the way to 8 years!

Here are more shots of the meow meow kitty kitty ribbon dress. My only adaptation is the use of scraps for the ribbon, simply because I thought it will look more interesting with more vibrant colors.


I believe this ribbon dress is a variation of the pillowcase dress. The pillowcase dress has its history in mothers making dresses out of used or vintage pillowcases for their daughters in an age of frugality. This is also a dress that will evolve into a top when the child grows and can be worn for years to come. 

Wednesday, 3 March 2010

Another Retro Reversible Dress

I mentioned how versatile the retro reversible dress is and couldn't help making more. This time in Size 2T. My dear girl is only 14 months old so it is kinda big for her.  This dress comes embellished with retro yo-yos on both sides and I personally love the vintage looking buttons on the back.


Monday, 1 March 2010

Sew love patterns


While I'm working on a couple of retro reversible dresses for girls, I've also been reading Built by Wendy Dresses, a newly launched book by designer Wendy Mullin.


There are loads of fabulous ideas and  I have already shortlisted three for my soon to do list and fabric for the tunic dress. Here are pictures of the three projects from the book.



At the same time, I've purchased some vintage patterns from etsy and am eagerly awaiting for their arrival.


Think I will be wearing a lot more dresses this year :P