Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Sewing Something Sweet



As I said in my previous post, we were invaded by lovebugs last week. It was so bad I couldn't get outside to work in the yard.

So I decided to sit at the sewing machine and make a shirred dress for my little granddaughter. I got the pattern from Whimsy Couture Boutique. She has the cutest patterns and very good instructions.


I had never shirred anything before--it took me almost 4 hours to get the hang of it-


And as you can see--
Several practice swatches--


The first one didn't really shirr at all--

I started to get the hang of it--


Finally I got the elastic thread wound correctly on the bobbin.
And my practice swatch looked like it was suppose to--


Now here is the dress--


This is the front--


 And this is the back---
It's a little blurry. But it is adorable.

I'll be mailing it off to Georgia-
I can't wait to see it on her.

11 comments:

  1. Megan,
    This is so very cute! I love the fabrics.

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  2. That is so so worth all your practice. It's adorable. Now will you make one for my Hannah? Woo Hoo! Wednesday will be posted later today and this is a great Woo Hoo! if you'd like to join the party.

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  3. Megan, Oh, how my granddaughter would love that dress! She won't wear anything but a dress. As she would say - it is a cutie-wootie! Lisa

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  4. Woo Hoo! You linked and joined in the fun. I'm so glad. Lots and lots of my readers have small grands and I know they will love this tutorial. You did such a beautiful job on this dress and I'm so impressed. Thanks for being here at Woo Hoo! Wednesday.

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  5. This dress is so adorable. Your granddaughter will love it. The fabric is a great choice too.
    I think I will check out the site for patterns, thanks for that! Keep up the good work and your granddaughter will be the best dressed in the neighborhood!

    Smiles and Blessings,
    Nancy

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  6. Such a cute little dress. I wish I could sew.

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  7. This is so adorable! I bet she loves it!

    Katherine

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  8. Wow stunning...how much fabric do you use when shirring?
    im scared to try it incase its to small lol

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