More catching up, and something new

This dress doesn't have an asymetric hem - that's just my super photography skills. This is another left overs project... also involving a new design feature - in this case the ribbon around the bottom which hides a seam which was necessary because I made a big mistake whilst cutting.. I'd laid the pattern out, then decided to flip one of the pieces to save fabric. Which it did, but mostly because there was a 2 inch bit missing from the bottom of one panel. I came over all Tim Gunn and tried to "make it work" by making it a separate panel. The pattern is #6 Dolly Dress from Ottobre 06/08. I like the retro feel of this dress. I think I'll try it again in a better fabric.

I made this from jersey - the pattern says you can use a firm single jersey. I wasn't sure how firm "firm" should be, but I think it should be firmer than this - because the gathers in the front are practically invisible.

And here it is modelled - turns out I could have not bothered with the panel on the bottom - it's plenty long enough.

I got this cord fabric on a recent work trip to Brisbane. It's a bit more colourful than I'd usually go for, and was a real pain to get matching velvet ribbon for.

I had a small bit of ribbon in my stash, but I really wanted to put some around the bottom as well, but I couldn't find anything that would match anywhere. No idea where I got the original from.

The pattern is from 06/08 as well - it's #16, the Tammy Skirt. I've made it before, and I think it's quite a sweet skirt for little girls.

Finally, here is another baby deer pinafore from the left overs of the above skirt.

This has been cut out for ages, but I couldn't work out what fabric to use as the lining. In the end I went with the pink spots, and I now think it looks fine. I was needing to hurry up and get it done as it was about to be grown out of!