A new dress and a lovely tutorial.

Not for me but for the smallest munchkin. I bought the Tweet fabric a while back now with the idea of using it to make a dress. And I finally had the guts to cut into it yesterday. I paired it up with some more Tweet fabric for coordinated sleeves. I bought both fabrics from Rachel over at Rooftop Fabrics. I have a bit of a fabric habit and I do love the things she has in stock. :)

For my birthday last week hubby bought me a lovely BIG cutting mat and a longer ruler. I trimmed the bottom border from the fabric as this would have made my fabric too long. I had had in mind an idea for a peasant type dress and then I found this tutorial at Sew Like My Mom which was a perfect base for me.

I made the dress shorter in length as my daughter is only 1 and I shortened the sleeves an inch as she needs to grab things easily still. I didn't add the elastic waist as I wanted more of a tunic than a dress but I think I will make another and will try adding it.

I was really pleased with the finished item. Now for her to get over her horrid cough/cold and give us a go modelling it.

I am currently working on a shirt for number 1 son and then I think I will try another dress. The best thing about this was it was so simple I could get it done in a morning.

Love love love. . .

I have discovered a new blog. Well it's not new but it's new to me. And I love it. http://dollyclackett.blogspot.co.uk/
Lots and lots and lots and lots of fabulous dresses. I need to learn to do this. She makes it look so easy, here's one I ran up on Sunday afternoon. I am so look jealous but I have a dummy on order so I am going to give it a go though I don't think you will be seeing anything quite as awesome as Roisin has created however.
Here is my most recent creation. Seat belt covers for a good friend.