sewing

I saw it. I loved it. I had to have it.

It's a gorgeous book, full of simply lovely patterns. All of them look very simple to sew.

Most of them are summery clothes, and summer is definitely over here, so I thought I'd adapt. I used the pattern for the 'dress with lace doily' to make a sleeveless pinafore dress out of a boiled wool fabric that I found.

I think it turned out rather well. Ellie loves it too!

I found this button in a thrift-store package, and decided it would be perfect. It's covered in a grey wool fabric (kind of hard to see in the picture, and now it's too dark out to re-take the photo).

I also added some pleated pockets using Made By Rae's tutorial, and I lined it so that it wouldn't stick to Ellie's tights (something I always hated when I was young!!)

 Happy!!!