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The dress reminded me of something one might wear to a formal party….a “social” you might say. While the bright colors and bold pattern reminded me of something in an ice cream shoppe. I was sad that this would be the only time Lily would get to wear it. But, you know, as long as I have some sort of documentation of her in the dress I’m fine with giving it away.
I made the skirt by combining three inverted pleats on each side. I then pleated a large green cloth bow and sewed it into the dress. It was made to fit Lily but she is pretty small for a four-year-old.
My favorite part about this dress was the polka dot material that I bought while visiting Brian’s sisters in Philadelphia on “fabric row”. I bought it in a very tiny overpacked mom’n’pop shop that smelled like old people and fabric. Lily’s favorite part about this dress….the icecream.
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Aug 29, 2010, 07.26 PMby allierose
when did u start sewin?every item u creat looks wonderful..god bless ur eyes..
Aug 11, 2010, 03.53 PMby sewhipmomma
i luv the bold green color for the bow!! wow awesome dress!!!
Jul 13, 2010, 07.36 PMby nidhi
for the first time, i love this shade of green, beautiful bow!
Jul 11, 2010, 10.29 AMby holasoylulu
great! i would love one for me!
Jul 11, 2010, 04.52 AMby shedoz213
Great job on this dress!!! It’s Adorable!
Jul 10, 2010, 02.23 PMby lilibellech
Wow…..wonderful!!! Love it……ok, wanna have it ;-)
Jul 10, 2010, 11.31 AMby sandrasews
Ooh, lovely, you should keep it for her!
Jul 10, 2010, 09.42 AMby linaasly
woooow beautiful!!
Jul 10, 2010, 07.33 AMby reggiebaby
Ooh this is very pretty. Love the fabrics together
Jul 10, 2010, 01.53 AMby tinybows
Oh, how I love this! I love the giant bow! And fabric row is absolutely the best! I pretty much buy all my fabric there.
Jul 9, 2010, 09.10 PMby plookiss
Brilliant.
Jul 9, 2010, 08.49 PMby michelle ><><><
i love this fabric and color contrast! great dress!
Jul 9, 2010, 08.48 PMby tamezdc
Great little dress. I love the bold bow!
Jul 9, 2010, 08.15 PMby spod
What a lucky girl – this dress is lovely. The colours are great… I just love that green.
Jul 9, 2010, 07.27 PMby 244317
love it!
Jul 9, 2010, 06.55 PMby keren
It’s a beautiful dress!! I would love to see it in a woman’s size. I think it would look smashing. I love the color + pattern combinations – success!
Jul 9, 2010, 05.47 PMby assets
Wonderfull
Jul 9, 2010, 05.36 PMby claudine01
Gorgeous dress! She should wear it all the time.
Jul 9, 2010, 05.10 PMby amongno
omg i want this dress for ME so cute!!
Jul 9, 2010, 04.23 PMby msgems
Adorable! I cant wait for my niece / nephew to arrive… they’re going to be sewed for all the time and made to dress up for photos. :-)