3.12.10

The Dog Dress...

Day 126

The first big gig of the season for G2 with the band at a Chanukah Festival. We are not Jewish but found this fantastic band of musicians from around our community because her private teacher is the band director and recommended it after learning of G2's love for European, Middle Easter, Mediterranean folk music. This will be her 5th season with the band which is amazing to me (she has been playing violin for 6 years), when she first started we used to have to put a step stool in front of her chair because her feet did not touch the ground, such a little smidge back then.

G2 picked this pattern, View C, and man was it the best pattern of the 'Big 4' I have done in some time as it all went together correctly which just doesn't happen that often with these patterns. So easy to do and cute for any season really. Totally a thumbs up recommendation!




I love these vintage buttons and of course the sparkly bling around the base of the bodice that G2 picked.



G2 also chose 'The Dog' fabric from Hancock's a while back during one of their sales and it was a dream to work with as it was a little heavier than regular quilting cotton but not quite as thick as drapery fabric, very little shrinkage after washing....working with good fabric is all the difference in a pattern.


I wasn't too sure about the elastic poof at the bottom but it turned out cute


following the ingenuity of sewists before me I used a black hair tie over a button as the top closure--GENIUS I tell ya!


Can you stand those cheeks?! I just want to squish them up before puberty hits and I am only allowed to barely give hugs and kisses.

1 comment:

  1. Cute! I love that dog fabric and the bling trim is truly festive. I love seeing pics of your girly in her musician mode too. Ahnalin will be starting her violin lessons soon and has already told me what she wants me to sew for her first performance! ROFL!! Happy December!

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