I’m so honored to be included in Lindsay’s Pattern Blog Tour. Lindsay is a fellow sewing enthusiast from The Cottage Mama. Her clothing designs for her kids are always so well-made and I always admire her fabric choices. She designed a few patterns last year and is releasing 3 more this summer! She also just announced that she is writing a book right now too! Due out in the Fall of 2013…how awesome is that?
Lindsay gave me a choice of which outfit I wanted to sew and naturally, I chose the Ruby Ruffle Dress. Who can resist the ruffle? Not I! Although, as you can see, I chose to sew up View B, which omits the ruffles… so go figure, my reasoning has been debunked…
This was such an easy pattern to follow. Lindsay does a wonderful job of writing clear instructions (with pictures) and encouraging the sewer to create a beautiful garment. I added the piping between the front and side panels to create a nice contrast between the fabrics.
The pleated front panel was quite the experiment! I wish now that I would’ve taken pictures along the way to make a tutorial, but honestly I didn’t think it would turn out…it was a crapshoot. But, I actually am in love with how it turned out! It adds so much interest and texture to the dress!
I love the silhouette of this dress! It is so feminine and classic. It’s easy to dress up or down for any occasion. The pattern runs true to size and comes in sizes 6 months-size 10! It’s nice to buy a pattern and get that much use out of it. How adorable would this be for a first birthday dress pattern?
Here are the other patterns Lindsay is releasing: Click the picture to take you to the pattern
Make sure to check out all the other bloggers on the Pattern Blog Tour and see what they came up with for these patterns…. there are some beautiful creations out there :)
And, lucky you! Lindsay wants to give a Ruby Ruffle Dress Pattern to one of you! Sweet!
I promise you’ll love it… just use the handy dandy Rafflecopter below and enter away!
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9 comments:
oh my, I am IN LOVE with the pleated front - - great job, as always!
Amazing! The pleats and fabric choice make it exceptional!
What a precious dress.I love those little pleats down the front!
Love your pintucks - nice variation.
thank you so much for this opportunity =)
really liked the dress. wouldn't it be fun t make the same pattern in advancing sizes for every birthday thru the sz 10? different fabs every year ofcourse. the pintuck technique would be an addition to adult clothing also.Also liked the fab choices.
Beautiful as always =)
I just came back and looked & there were 245 entries! I can't believe I won! How exciting! :-)
Those are adorable patterns! tagged you in a game. It’s fine if you don’t want to play. Here’s the link, http://www.coffeeandtheirkisses.com/2012/07/ive-been-tagged.html
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