Friday, February 28, 2014

A Chambray Playdate Dress

I've had this dress rattling around in my head for a couple months now. I thought the paring of this pattern with chambray would be really fun.


I also had some mini pompom trim I'd purchased several months ago. This was my first time using a pompom trim, and it was really fun! I also decided to modify the yoke to include pintucks, rather than the ruffles specified on the pattern. I used a size 2 for the length and size 12-18 months for the width, because my girl is a little skinny one :)


I swapped out the Playdate dress sleeves for the 3/4 gathered sleeves from the Apple Picking dress. I've made the Playdate dress a couple times before, and while I like the sleeve design included in the pattern, I've found it doesn't fit my skinny mini little one very well. I think she's too narrow in the shoulder for the design, so I swapped them out and I like the change. It also gave me the opportunity to use the pompom trim in the sleeve binding...you can never have too much pompom trim!


I basted the pompom trim to the yoke before placing it on the bodice. Then I topstitched it down and pulled out the basting stitches. I found this worked pretty well.


I like how it turned out. It's kind of simple, a little old-fashioned, but still modern. I'm glad I got it out of my head and into a finished product!

9 comments:

  1. This is SO pretty - it fits her so nicely, too! Love your trim/fabric choices.

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  2. Oh I love it! I still haven't made a playdate cause I can't quite figure out how I would want it to be. Normally the phrase "mini pompom trim" would have me covering my eyes, but this is gorgeous.
    You've got it right, again!

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  3. What a gorgeous dress! I love the trim and the fabric. It looks so sweet on your adorable girl.

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  4. Its absolutely perfect. I would expect nothing else.

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  5. The dress is gorgeous! I love the pintucks on the yoke.

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  6. SLAY ME! The dress is gorgeous and even more gorgeous on your lovely little girl. Wow. Love it.

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  7. Since you always make just the right dress and photograph it so beautifully I nominated your blog for a Liebster award. You should see that as flattering but it does have a chain mail side to it, should you choose to accept it. (I say no obligation, you can just take the compliment if you like!)
    My nomination blog post is here: http://bartacksandsingletrack.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/ive-been-very-busy-sewing-cutting-more.html

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  8. beautiful dress and photos, she is such a doll! the pintucked yoke is wonderful.

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  9. Since I love your clothes making so much (not to mention the perfect photography) I nominated you for the Liebster awared. You can read more about it here: http://elephantinthestudy.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/appreciated/.
    Of course you needn't accept it if you don't wish to, it's just a little way to say that I love your work.
    (** And, I see in your comment section above the Lightning McStitch has done the same. Oh well. I do hope you decide to accept it from one of us, but of course no pressure) :-)

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