I just blatantly copied Strawberry's dress by sewing a semi-circle skirt to the bottom of a white T-shirt.
It turned out pretty good, but my brain does NOT function well lately, so I had a few snags. I accidentally made the skirt twice as big as I needed to (should have divided the waist by 4 instead of 2!) so I cut it in half and now I could make another one if I need to (and I might because this is a white shirt after all!) I originally wanted a full circle skirt, so it isn't as twirly as I wanted, but it is actually closer to the "real" one.
I appliqued the strawberry and diamonds on the shirt for the argylish pattern on the new Strawberry's dress. I did them by hand while at soccer practice so she wouldn't see it. (Everything else was done over a few naptimes).
If I hadn't been doing this as a surprise I would have been able to catch that the T-shirt is a little long and it would be better if I had cut some of the bottom off before sewing the skirt on. But now it is big and if she doesn't destroy it she can grow into it and wear it longer.
If I hadn't been doing this as a surprise I would have been able to catch that the T-shirt is a little long and it would be better if I had cut some of the bottom off before sewing the skirt on. But now it is big and if she doesn't destroy it she can grow into it and wear it longer. Oh- and, completely unrelated to sewing, I kept things simple for her cake since I am on a major cake-flopping roll here. Just pink icing cupcakes with strawberry gummies on them slapped together at the last minute.
Happy Birthday!!!
8 comments:
The dress you made is completely darling! Your daughter looks beautiful wearing it. I also love that you "slapped" strawberry gummies onto the top of the cupcakes! That is awesome! I am your newest follower. I would love it if you came over to Greetings From the Asylum and followed me too!
Oh that dress is so cute, I think its better to have it big then small with the way kids grow...btw when is baby #5 due and is it a boy or a girl or do you know yet?
It's adorable Lindsay! I've made tshirt dresses for Africa...and now my MIL makes them a LOT! They are perfect and I love your applique too!
Have a beautiful week!
Awwww it's SO CUTE! You did a beautiful job. I love the argyle on the side, what a perfect touch!
Emily
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Cute, cute dress!! Thanks for linking @'Sew Cute Tuesday'!
So cute and I love the cupcakes too!
That is SO sweet - I LOVE it!! If only I had a girl to sew for! BTW, I am giving a quilt away on my blog tomorrow... feel free to stop by and check it out!
So, so cute!!! Love the appliqué. It makes the outfit!!!
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