Monday, March 8, 2010

Things That are Beautiful

The Mia Top from Pink Fig Patterns. It's supposed to be a shirt, but I made it into a dress for Evany. It was my first time using elastic thread and I about chucked the whole thing out the window until I realized what the problem was. The directions say to hand wind the thread onto the bobbin loosely, but it was too loose when I sewed it on and it wasn't shirring the bodice properly. Finally, after a few hours of messing with it, I found someone in an online forum who mentioned that if you have drop-in bobbin (like mine) the thread will need to go on tightly. *hair pulling* Why do they not mention this in the directions?! So now you know.







The most beautiful thing in my yard right now is this Camilla bush/tree that's not really in my yard at all. I am LOVING it!



8 comments:

Danielle said...

beautiful dress! i probably would have chucked it out the window if i'd been in your shoes.

CëRïSë said...

Awww, Evany and the dress are totally adorable!

Rachel said...

I LOVE it- especially the fabric!!!! Me next. It is VERY sweet- of course Evie is sweet no matter what she wears!

Rachel said...

Oh, and Evie's eyes are a gorgeous color- this pic really shows them off!

steph said...

So cute! I just may have to take you fabric shopping with me. I have the hardest time using different patterns because I never know what will look good together. I'll let you know when I need your help next. :)
Evie looks adorable!

runningfan said...

I love the dress style. Not so sure if I'm brave enough to tackle the wonders of elastic thread! Go you!

Spitzer Family said...

beautiful job on the dress! I LOVE Pink Fig patterns, I have done several myself for McKinley. It's so fun to have a little girl!!

Lori said...

Great job!! How fun!