Dee Dee Pleated Dress Pattern, Tana Tutu Pattern and embroidery

I may not post alot in the next few weeks. Both my parents are having surgery soon and I will be juggling work and taking care of them for a few weeks. Sewing is one of those things that I do that helps during stressful times so I spend alot of time sewing the last few days. I've made a couple of things for gifts but have also begun to revisit some of my patterns. I am considering putting my patterns in paper format and want to make any revisions or additions before doing so. Besides that, I have been wanting to try new things on my embroidery machine. Now that I am more comfortable with it, I see all kinds of possibilites. Here are some pictures of what I've been working on.





This one was made as a gift for a little girl named "Ava". I wanted to try one of the monogram fonts I had . I downloaded some free fonts from a website. One of them didn't embroider well and I had to recut a front. I learned my lesson though. I will definitely try new designs before putting them on the project. Fortunately, I had extra of this fabric and was able to cut another front.





This is made from the Tana Tutu Dress Pattern. Most little girls love to dress up and tutus are so much fun. I can't wait to see Ava in this dress.

This one is the Dee Dee Pleated Dress Pattern. I used some fabric from the bargain bin at All Brands. I think this is one of the dresses that has a timeless look that can be used for years.

I really liked the simple print and captured one of the bows for the center of the covered buttons.

Another Dee Dee Pleated Dress with fabric from my stash. Both prints are by Fabric Finders. This is one of the patterns I may revise. I used a wider sash and added a border. The border was actually an idea from a customer creation.

More Customer Creations

Update:
Check out this link for a picture of the Sunny Wrap Dresses a customer made for her daughter and niece.


I enjoy reading other blogs and have a link to one of my customers "Sew2BHappy" that I read regularly. She has been sewing for her two children and allowed me to show some of her creations.


This outfit was made from the Annette Reversible Sundress pattern and Sew Sensibles Boutique Bottoms. She also made some hair clips to match from yoyo's out of the same fabric. The Annette Dress is a shorter dress pattern and works great with pants, shorts or capris.

For her son and daughter, she made shorts from Betsey/Joey Shorts Pattern. Her daughter added her own jewelry accessories from a box her mom allows her to play with. This brings back memories of my girls when they played dress up.

The Dee Dee Pleated Dress Pattern was used for this precious dress. I love the dragon fabric.

Another adorable outfit for her little girl. The bottoms made from the Karen Capri Set Pattern. She makes matching hair accessories for the outfits creating a complete outfit.

Thanks Sew 2 B Happy for allowing me to share these pictures of the sewing you are doing for your beautiful children. Seeing what customers create with my patterns is the highlight of my day and a source of inspiration for future patterns.

Dee Dee Pleated Dress Customer Creation

I've been out of town for a few days in Baltimore. My daughter was at a Recreation convention presenting the Ascension Parish Inclusive League Program (APIL) and I met her there for a few days. It was great to get away and I really enjoyed spending time with her. I'll post a little about the trip later.

What a treat when I got this email today from a customer who used the Dee Dee Pattern. Here is what she said.

"My daughter was a flower girl last weekend. The bride demanded "a white sundress with a brown ribbon in the middle". Around that time you announced the Dee Dee dress pattern."

Thanks Dani for sharing these pictures. Your daughter is beautiful.