Which means there was Saturday sewing--well almost. No actual sewing, but lots of prepping.
2 dresses cut for my granddaughters. Next month the youngest
granddaughter, Miss K, will have her first birthday—and a party.
Her older (3.5 years old) sisters will have new party dresses for
the occasion.
Miss J loves pink, and Miss C loves
blue—so the color palette was set. They are fraternal (should that
be sororital?) twins, and rarely are dressed in matching outfits—and
while the dresses I am making are identical, they are in different
colors; more matching, than identical outfits. In colors that will
please them.
The dresses are simple—a lined
bodice, a flare skirt, puffed sleeved with a solid white peter pan
collar. There will be some decorative additions—and some bows. My
sewing machine has lots of decorative stitches—a few will add some
nice touches to an otherwise simple dress. There might even be
LaVerne like J's and C's embroidered on the skirts.
They needed less than a yard of fabric,
each (60 inch wide) —and it won't take long to sew them up. I'll finish the edges of the skirts, but the lined bodice will make a neat finish all on it own--Seams bothered me as child--(my mother often finished my dresses with french seams) as did overly fussy clothing. I might buy some ribbons for the dresses--but I am not going to make fancy ties that are sewn in place.
Right now all the pieces are cut,
including the bodice lining and interfacing—Putting the pieces
together won't take long. What is fun, is I bought this fabric, 2
pieces, before they were born—long before they established their
color preferences... (I bought 5 yards of each—and I will make
myself skirts and tops from the remaining fabric—I want to make a
bias cut skirts--(which is why I bought the yardage I did) I think
the stripes will make a pretty chevron—Maybe this year, maybe
next—but for now, the fabric is for party dresses. Miss K's
birthday isn't until mid June—so I have plenty of time, but I'll
have them done in snap.
