I honestly bought the corduroy she wanted without the slightest clue what i was going to do with it. It was only after getting the ribbons and realizing they were a perfect match for the colors in the fabric that the idea for this dress developed.
And I have to say, thank goodness for fabric.com's generous cuts -- I actually only ordered a half yard of the green and without the extra few inches that were actually there I could not have made the dress!! I added an applique based on the adorable deer designed by paulapü to match her ribbons. Someday I'd like to get some of the iron-on motifs made from her designs, or the fabric! So cute!! I am so envious, to have all these cool notions and things made from your designs must be so awesome! (At least I can make fabric, thank you Spoonflower!) Anyway, the applique:
Emily declared it cute and then...asked when I would make her "orange stripey dress". Which I didn't know I was making! So...have to start figuring that one out next!
And today (yesterday, actually, I fell asleep before posting this after writing it!), I am thankful for too many things to list. I will just say..yes we did. and yes we will.
the fabrics are Robert Kaufman "cool cords" from fabric.com; the ribbons were a gift but can be bought at bunte fabrics.
It's gorgeous, Sarah - I adore the colours and the ribbons! You really do amazing work. :) I love the appliqué too - can I ask how you did it? I only know how to do appliqués with zig zag at the edges - won't it fray this way?
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love the dress! The ribbons, the applique, the fabric are just perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys!! Astrid -- I actually never do appliqué with zig-zag or satin stitch; usually if I use a woven I will put an interfacing on the back of the appliqué -- in this case because the legs on the fawn are so thin I actually used Steam-a-seam to fuse it to the backing fabric. In truth I didn't need to stitch it at all! But I like the look of it stitched this way. It will fray a teeny bit around the edges but I actually like the way that looks. Very Boden-ish, if you're familiar with that company?
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute dress, I love it!! :o)
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Amazing dress! So cute!
ReplyDeleteHi There!!! Such a lovely dress!
ReplyDeleteTrying to catch up with everyone and get back in the bloggy loop,still looks like you are doing some fun stuff!
I stumbled on your blog per chance and fell in love with this cute dress - I'd love to have one like that in my size ;), mainly because I love the ribbons and the deer-applique, luckily the ribbons are from Germany - and as I'm right next to it there's hope for me :D
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