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It’s been awhile since my last pattern release…my longest gap by far. I blame it on a combination of needing a bit of breathing space away from work-related sewing and then morning sickness putting an end to anything creative for a few months!
I’m happy to say that I’m back and at it and have a brand new pattern to share with you just in time for the holidays when you will hopefully have a bit of free time to sit down at the sewing machine and get creative!
You will probably notice that this pattern looks very similar to another pattern of mine, the Poppy Tunic – I had a requests for it in kids sizes too and agreed that it would be a gorgeous dress for girls – and a great style for older girls to wear too.
So, here it is – the Mini Poppy:
Based on the popular women’s Poppy Tunic pattern, the Mini Poppy is a delightful dress for girl’s that is oozing style.
With
front and back chest insert panels and a stylish bottom trim, you can
easily incorporate a “pop” of your favourite printed fabric, combined
with a steady solid to tone things down.
front and back chest insert panels and a stylish bottom trim, you can
easily incorporate a “pop” of your favourite printed fabric, combined
with a steady solid to tone things down.
If bright and happy is your style, why not pairing two prints in place of the solid for extra wow-factor.
The
Mini Poppy can easily be worn all the way from Summer to Winter and is a
practical, comfortable dress for all girls, young and old.
Mini Poppy comes in two size ranges, catering for sizes 6 months to 10 years. You’ll find more information about Mini Poppy on the Make It Perfect website. If you are looking for a place to purchase a copy of the pattern for yourself, take a look at our stockist or ask your favourite store to order one in for you.
If you would like to win a copy of this new pattern, simply leave a comment on this blog post!
(Please
make sure you leave an email address with your comment. Giveaway will
close Monday 17th December and winner will be drawn at random).
SUPPLIES:
Make It Perfect, Mini Poppy pattern
Lizzy House, 1001 Peeps, Pearl Bracelet in green
Texan Light Weight Denim
Believe it or not, I’ve been doing a little bit of sewing! Not as much as I would like to, but slowly, I’m getting back into it. Tuesday is my “work day” without the kids. When I first found out I was pregnant and was feeling rotten all the time, Tuesday turned into my “sleep on the couch and do nothing” day. This week, I finally delved back into the sewing room and finished off a heap of half-started projects and even finished sewing the first prototype for a brand new pattern! The tricky bit will be sitting at the computer long enough without feeling yuck to do all of the computer stuff- which ends up taking longer than the actual sewing most of the time! I also sewed a few new Summer projects for Lil and I. This skirt being one of them.
I used the Frothy Skirt pattern from my book, after seeing this one by Miss Matabi on my Flickr page. I loved the simpleness of the polka dots and a more “sophisticated” fabric for a child. I had just enough left-over double gauze from my Honey Blouse and used a light cotton for the lining to keep it nice and cool for Summer.
Such a quick and gratifying project (about half an hour from start to finish) which was perfect to give me a sewing boost!
Then we snuck into the neighbours yard for some photos with her pretty flowers – actually, the bribe was that if Lil let me take some photos of her, I’d let her pick some flowers for the dinner table!
Notice Lil’s new hair? She had about 5 inches cut off yesterday! Only her second haircut in 5 years and it looks so sweet. We’re hoping it will be easier to control now and will reduce the amount of knots that we have to work through each morning!!!
(If you’re interested in purchasing a copy of my book, it’s pretty hard to find in shops now, but I’ll always have them for sale myself here.)
P.S. A few people have asked me what fabric I used for the skirt – I’m not sure what it is called! It was a one-off double gauze print that I purchased from Kelani Fabric, perhaps by Kokka? Sorry I don’t have any more info to give!
Sharing a few more Basic Tees today…sewed these at the beginning on Winter for Lil, they have been getting lots of good wear. Both long-sleeved, and I didn’t want gathers at the top of the sleeves so I used the boys sleeves piece this time. Easy peasy!
A couple of weeks ago Lil wore her Sprout dress to church – it had been hiding in the ironing basket for awhile and was VERY snug. I made her wear it one last time though (because I wasn’t wasting that ironing time on nothing!) and promised her I would make a new one ASAP.
And here it is! Cutest thing ever? I think so 🙂
I made this one a size too big so that we can be guaranteed wearing for all of next Winter. And I cut into my new Erin McMorris fabric. Her designs are awesome and always call out to me – I’m calling this one the flower child dress…as I was sewing it I was worried it would be a little too hippy-looking, but am happy with it now that it is finished.
I really wanted to line the dress in some grey flannelette, but couldn’t find any quickly so instead I cut the sleeves and hood out of some Amy Butler flannelette I had in my stash and bough some plain white flannelette from Spotlight for the rest of the dress.
Cute = tick!
Warm = tick!
Happy = tick!
SUPPLIES:
Make It Perfect, Sprout pattern
Erin McMorris, La Dee Da, Pixie Flowers in Aqua
Amy Butler, Love, Sunspots in Mint (flannel)