KCW - Days 2 and 3 - Hello Petal Meets The Geranium

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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I got to sew all day today.  That is, the hours while the kid was in school.

I had already cut out a dress from the Geranium Dress pattern from Made By Rae.  I've made a bunch of these previously, and they're all in heavy rotation.  A simple sew, but a very effective pattern.

Julia's still wearing a couple of the size 3's that I made previously, and they still fit, but are getting too short.  So, I lengthened the bodice about 2 inches, and the skirt about 4 inches.  Perfect fit!

I've actually got a 3 inch hem on this, so she can have another growth spurt if she likes!

The fabric is from Moda - Aneela Hoey's Hello Petal line.  I love her florals - and I really love the colors.  This is a better view of the fabric - ignore the cheesy camera face....

I did an embroidered panel on the front and back.  I actually did the embroidery last week - it took me a whole morning. 



Sparkly buttons on the back for my sparkle loving kid....
This is a great pattern.....I highly recommend it!

Believe it or not, I have no clue what I'm going to be making for the rest of KCW - I have a bunch of ideas, though....stay tuned!

10 comments:

  1. brittneyJanuary 29, 2014 at 8:36 PM

    Oooo! I love it with extra length, it's adorable on her.

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    1. Janice January 30, 2014 at 6:11 PM

      Thanks Brittney! I feel like the extra length won't be "extra" for long!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2014 at 3:06 AM

    Oh, that's so pretty!
    Love the embroidery panel - that's quite a labor of love (and it looks amazing)!
    Can't wait to check more :)

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    1. Janice January 30, 2014 at 6:12 PM

      Thanks Ana Sofia....I was really happy at how much she liked it!

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  3. mjbJanuary 30, 2014 at 6:51 AM

    Love this dress and the embroidery is beautiful:)))

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  4. ChristineJanuary 30, 2014 at 9:28 AM

    It is beautiful. My sewing machine is an embriodery machine too and I have hardly used it the embriodery part. I think I have may used it for letters once. I am really inspired seeing what you made.

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    1. Janice January 30, 2014 at 6:13 PM

      Use it!! I've really been trying to think of ways to incorporate the embroidery - it is time-consuming, but definitely worth it.

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  5. Lightning McStitchFebruary 1, 2014 at 5:25 AM

    Great dress and I love that first photo with the boots! kid's got style!

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  6. MashaFebruary 2, 2014 at 9:05 PM

    Gorgeous embroidery!

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