Monday, January 14, 2013

Stripes and Polka Dots

For the past two years I have admired all the entries on Project Run & Play.   The themes are challenging and the entries creative and inspiring.

I have found patterns that I wanted to try out from some entries and even bought the same fabric in a few cases.

My favourite theme so far has been the June Bug re-mix and from that my favourite entry was from Cindy.  This pattern is on my very long to-try-out list.

Ashley and Emily, the notorious sewing sisters at FrancesSuzanne,  encouraged me to at least play along with PR&P but looking at my long list of UFO's and the aforementioned to-try-out list, I thought it wouldn't be a good idea....until the other day.
I happened to be in a Fabricland store and saw on sale a big polka dot print for $2.00/m. Wow, $2!!
Knowing this weeks theme at PR&P was stripes and polka dots I weakened, bought the fabric and whipped out a little basic bodice style dress.

For the stripes I spotted this rather loud Seuss fabric, except it wasn't $2.00/m.

So I did it. Stripes and Polka Dots.



As I was constructing the dress, it quickly became apparent that the fabric wasn't worth $2.00. Probably not even worth 50 cents either. It was thin, distorted and I dare say it will survive one wash.  But hey it was fun to whip out.

On the back I sewed on bright red buttons.  I suspect the bow will get changed to something less loud; maybe a plain red sash or a red gingham bow.

(the dress doesn't fit the mannequin that's why it looks distorted.)

When I got to the hem, I didn't bother lining up the dots for the tuck.  As I said, I doubt this fabric will survive one wash.


Size 4.

9 comments:

  1. It is too bad that your fabric is not the deal you had hoped for. But the dress is super cute and I would never have thought of this color combination but that red striped bow looks great.

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  2. It is very cute. I hope it lasts longer than one wash!

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  3. That's kind of you! That dress is still a favorite around here...it gets worn to church probably twice a month (one time by each little girl) year round.:)

    You can't go wrong with turquoise and red. This is a cute dress!

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  4. So cute! I am glad you decided to play along! (I am, too.) I am sorry your fabric wasn't what you had hoped for.

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  5. DEB!!! You did it, you really did it!!! We're so glad to see you on the PR&P linky party :). That dress looks like the perfect attire to wear in early March for Theodor Geisel's birthday!!

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  6. Love the dress - really hope that it gets worn a few times before it disintegrates!

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  7. Oh dang it!!! That fabric is so cute and such a bargain..too bad it isn't so awesome. It looks adorabel in the pictures though. I love it.
    liZ

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  8. I hope it lasts more than one wash...it is just too cute for words!

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