Sometimes a fabric jumps out of you. This is exactly what this fabric did to Miss A when we had a girls day recently resulting in a trip to Pitt Trading. The flowers are beautiful and the fabric is so soft.
Armed with a few new patterns for her we were very happy when we walked out with a brown paper bag filled with a few things to make her a few special pieces. I am finding it rather difficult to purchase RTW things for her at the moment. She is quiet small and short for her age, she really does take after her mother this one.
I tried my hardest to talk her into the shorter version, but she would hear of it. She had a 'long' dress in mind, she is very fortunate that she has a mother who can sew as this required a little bit of fiddling to get the length correct for her.
It was worth it though, it is already in very high rotation and also makes a great dress to throw on after being at the beach all day.
Pattern: New Look (Tween) 6297
Fabric: Pitt Trading Floral Knit
Size: 8
Alterations: Altered the hem length by 10cm before cutting and then took another 5cm off once sewn. Added cotton tape to the shoulders and down the sides to give it some stability (the weight of the dress kept making the length grow. Took in in my 1 inch on each side.
Didn't do the back bow, , instead made a tube from a co-ordinating fabric
Changes for next time: I won't purchase as much fabric. I was able to get this out of Amelia's length as the fabric was wide.
Location: Palm Beach; NSW.
Very lucky girl having such talented mum. Looks great:)
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