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Thursday, February 10, 2011

A Little Valentine This and That

This is the poster child for the word mischievous. What is it about middle children? I never believed the hype, until I actually had a middle child. Trouble is this girl's middle name. She has tested me like my other kids just haven't. She has taught me patience....or, she is teaching me patience. When I was looking through the photos I took, it is like she was caught red handed in this one. She is plotting her next endeavour.

Back to the topic at hand.
I have another little Valentine dress to show, that you can easily make with any T shirt pattern you have on hand. Comfy knit dresses are the best. Easy to live and play in.

For my T pattern I used the Farbenmix Antonia (my go-to T shirt pattern). This dress has a basic A line shape. Check out the Little Ruffle Dress Tutorial to show you how you can easily lengthen your T to dress length.

The only other variation I made to the T pattern was to shorten the sleeves and add a little ruffle. You do this the exact same way that you would for adding a ruffle to the bottom of a dress. I made my ruffle twice the circumference of the bottom of the sleeves. Cute way to dress up a basic T shirt dress, don't you think?

Now, I need your help. So far my sweet girls dress is plain, plain, plain. I didn't want her dress to be like her sisters dress. Should I add some type of heart applique? Middle of the chest, or along the bottom? Will that make the dress too Valentiney to wear after Monday? We don't want that!

Now, on to other news...
I am pretty scattered this week, as you can probably tell from this post. I thought I'd add these in here in case you are looking for an easy last minute Valentine treat. From start to finish you can do a bunch of these in about 10 mins tops!


Have any of you been around long enough to remember these Easter Bunny Suckers? You can make these heart shaped ones in just the same way.

 Actually you can make any chocolate lollipop just like this. No need to ever buy chocolate molds! You can easily smooth the top of your lollipops with a small spatula if you would prefer them more polished looking. These were just for my kids and their play date friends so I didn't bother.

 Have a great Thursday everyone!

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3 comments:

  1. I love this dress! Maybe you could add some ruffles in a random swirly pattern to the front. Then it wouldn't be just for Valentine's Day.
    I also wanted to thank you for encouraging your readers to try sewing with knits. Last summer, I made my boys the Lil Blue Boo Hoodie with your sewalong.
    I just finished making my girls Valentine's outfits from the Carmen's Tunic Pattern by Lille Skapet. They love them. Thanks so much for the great recommendations. :)

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  2. I made a dress for my daughter last year for Valentine's Day. It was a red t-shirt that I sewed a skirt onto, and then I appliqued a few hearts on the front. At the time I was worried about the dress looking too holiday-ish to wear again, but I got over it. ;) It's a really comfy dress so my daughter pulls it out often, and now I don't even notice that it was once made for Valentine's Day!

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  3. Christine-
    I, too, have a middle child. I always introduce her and acknowledge upfront that she suffers middle-child syndrome. That little girl has taught me more than I ever dreamed. She's so fun and ornery and intelligent. She jumps in feet first. I see things in her that I wish I saw in myself at 39 .

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