LenaGardner
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I've had my sewing machine 9 years and never made a dress until today! I whipped this up for Miss Naomi--without a pattern, even! 
Prior to today I had made a few skirts but mostly I used my machine for quilting, making pillows and curtains. I picked out two pieces of flannel fabric that I liked, and quilted together a front and a back to the skirt. Here is one of the panels:
Then I trimmed them in an A-skirt shape.
I bought a coordinating shirt, and trimmed the bottom of the shirt off, and sewed my skirt to the shirt, then sewed gross grain ribbon around the seam and attached a bow.
When I made her a coordinating hair bow (tutorial here), I realized one would look cute on the dress so I added that at the last minute.
I made a simple ruffle to go on the sleeves.
She was beyond thrilled :wub:
Best part was the cost. It was only about $3 worth of fabric and ribbon and I got the shirt for $2.25 at Once Upon A Child
Also, the stuff on her sleeve in the last photo is rain--it was raining but we stepped out onto our covered porch for the photo and right as I was snapping the photo a big drop of water plopped down on her arm
So two seconds later she's giving me a WTF look and shaking her arm like crazy.
Also, if you were following my drama on Facebook, I nearly burned my thumb off with the hot glue gun while fussing with the hairbow and spent 4 hours with my thumb on ice...almost missed the Old Navy sweater sale
Prior to today I had made a few skirts but mostly I used my machine for quilting, making pillows and curtains. I picked out two pieces of flannel fabric that I liked, and quilted together a front and a back to the skirt. Here is one of the panels:
Then I trimmed them in an A-skirt shape.
I bought a coordinating shirt, and trimmed the bottom of the shirt off, and sewed my skirt to the shirt, then sewed gross grain ribbon around the seam and attached a bow.
When I made her a coordinating hair bow (tutorial here), I realized one would look cute on the dress so I added that at the last minute.
I made a simple ruffle to go on the sleeves.
She was beyond thrilled :wub:
Best part was the cost. It was only about $3 worth of fabric and ribbon and I got the shirt for $2.25 at Once Upon A Child
Also, the stuff on her sleeve in the last photo is rain--it was raining but we stepped out onto our covered porch for the photo and right as I was snapping the photo a big drop of water plopped down on her arm
So two seconds later she's giving me a WTF look and shaking her arm like crazy. Also, if you were following my drama on Facebook, I nearly burned my thumb off with the hot glue gun while fussing with the hairbow and spent 4 hours with my thumb on ice...almost missed the Old Navy sweater sale
