Thursday, December 22, 2011

PRINCESS DRESSES



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Princess dresses complete!!!! I finally got the velcro put in them. These were all made using Simplicity patter 5705. I have one three year old who is gonna freak out!!



 

 

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

OWL ORNAMENT



He's completely hand stitched and made from wool felt and cotton yarn.

Monday, December 12, 2011

SNOW WHITE & HARRY POTTER



Snow White dress is finished. Love how the collar turned out. Made from costume satin and velvet.

This is Simplicity pattern 2817 in a child's size 5.  I did alter the sleeves.







Harry Potter robe is also complete. This is a child's size 8, Simplicity pattern 5512. I altered the sleeves on this too. I cut them down so they wouldn't be so wide.

Made from cotton. Found a Gryffindor patch for the front.



Tuesday, December 6, 2011

SNOWMAN CARD



Just saw the plush snowman I did for a christmas card for work at Walmart. You can find these in the Hallmark Cards display.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

GUSSET OR PLEAT?



I finished the bodice of the Snow White dress. I used Simplicity pattern 2817. I cut out a 5 in width and a 6 in length.

Sleeves are costume satin and the bodice is blue velvet. I thought a different material for the bodice would be nice and keep it from looking to "slick" or "cheap" because of all the satin.



I didn't like the idea of appliqueing the red tear drop shapes on the sleeves. I know that over time that will not hold up. I am very happy with how the sleeves turned out.  I cut the sleeves into three sections and added red satin inserts. I'm not sure if this is called a gusset or a pleat. It definitely makes the sleeve puffier.