Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Viewfinder Dress & Icycle Eating!

Hello again!

Here to show you Delilah's newest dress. I have been sewing quite a bit lately. So much, that I am kind of itching to try a craft project that DOESN'T require sewing. I'm putting on my thinking cap for what to do, friends.

Since Ruby Star Rising (By Melody Miller) fabric arrived at my house I've been trying to think of what to make from it. I am pretty happy with the dress I made Delilah (seen here and here) and decided one more dress for her should be in the works. So here it is, the viewfinder dress!



(Perhaps one of these days I'll find a better place to take pictures other than hanging on the side of my house!)
If you could see this dress up close in person, you could read the funny things written on each viewfinder lens. Too cute.


I'm sorry there is no live model to wear this dress right now. It's too cold! Just two weeks ago little Delilah was bundled up like this:

....she's eating an icycle! It's not quite icycle weather right now. But it's too cold to wear a summery Popover Dress. (I think the expression on her face = hilarious)

Ahh, the Popover Dress by Oliver and S. You can download the FREE pattern and instructions HERE and see my tutorial pictures HERE. It's such a lovely simple dress pattern, that is suitable for beginners.

To coordinate with the viewfinder fabric, I had trouble figuring out what to use. I thought about some patterns, some pink cotton, but nothing looked quite right. I ended up using a natural colored cotton/rayon blend from fabric.com.
To get my hands on Ruby Star Rising, I made purchases of it from Whipstitch Fabrics, FabricWorm, and Purl Soho. It was sold by other stores too - I believe there is a list on Melody's site. I think most stores have placed reorders so soon you could have some of this fab fabric too. (And I think I need one more print and color. Greedy greedy!)

In the near future I hope to show you some progress on my camo dress, and am working on a new creative tutorial to share. So please stop back by sometime!

Thanks for visiting!

Janimal



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10 comments:

  1. CamilleJanuary 25, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    I love it! That print works perfectly with this dress.

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  2. Sew Can DoJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    I love that fabric too!! Will have to get some of that for sure:)

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  3. Kate S.January 25, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Cute! love this one too!

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  4. Sara @ Sew SweetnessJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Oh gosh, this is really darling!!

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  5. LibertyJanuary 26, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    I LOVE this!! The fabric is absolutely perfect for the project. I found you via the Sew Lovely Creations group on flickr. Oh, I live in metro ATL as well. :) I am now following you.

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  6. WendyJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    Thanks for your comment on my blog, I can't email you back as you are a no-reply blogger. Let me know if you want to fix this and I'll tell you how.

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  7. Lila JoJanuary 27, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    The fabric is so perfect for a little dress!

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  8. Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.comJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    The fabric is so cute. Great work!

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  9. CrystalFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Cute! Love the fabric.

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  10. CloverMarch 28, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    hey could you give more specifics on the trim. I totally want to copy you!:-)

    thanks!

    cloverafton@cox.net

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