Party dresses for my dolls

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Sat, 11/03/2012 - 01:45
WOWMOM
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Here are the dresses I made my little princesses.  They aren't quite "dressed up" as they should be but this was just the trial.  And yes, I am still learning so they aren't perfect... nonetheless, my girls love them. 

The little red dress

The little red dress

Madam butterfly!
Madam butterfly!

 

The backs

The backs

OK...The girls look like they've been punished!

Now I feel like I'm showing off... but here's a close up of the appliqued butterfly and fabric rose

Now I'm showing off!

Oops! I should have rotated this picture, but anyway...

I love sewing:) and I love this platform that esewingworkshop provides us amateurs to share our work.

Thanks for looking in.

-Di


 
 
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Thu, 11/08/2012 - 20:54
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enasokab
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 Hello WOWMOM,  I see you are

 Hello WOWMOM, 
I see you are doing a great job learning how to sew :) Did you draft your own patterns or used commercial ones? 

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Fri, 11/09/2012 - 13:28
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WOWMOM
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Hi Enasokab, Thank you for

Hi Enasokab,

Thank you for your encouraging comments.  I draft my own patterns and, so far, I haven't dabbled with commercial patterns.  I learnt drafting and dressmaking many years ago but have been out of touch.  Having this website and Nehzat's videos is helping immensely and my journey back into the world of sewing has been extremely exciting. 

Regards,
Di

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Wed, 01/23/2013 - 09:59
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dottieb60
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Oh how beautiful your "Little

Oh how beautiful your "Little Dolls" are! The dresses are fabulous too! 

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Thu, 11/08/2012 - 15:38
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Re: Party Dress for my Dolls

Dear Di,

Your beautiful daughters make wonderful models for your work. I appreciate you sharing your lovely creations with us. 

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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Fri, 11/09/2012 - 13:19
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WOWMOM
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Thanks

Dear Nehzat

Thank you so much for your kind words.  I had learnt pattern making over twenty years ago and used to sew quite a bit.  However, life took over and dressmaking got lost somewhere.  It's only after having my daughters that I felt the need to get back into sewing.  In the beginning, it was absolutely overwhelming since I misplaced my old drafting books but having your site has jogged my rusty memory and I am so grateful because your techniques are similar to the ones I learned.  Until I stumbled upon your videos, I could not find anything that matched what I had learnt and I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you have done in here.  I look forward to more pattern-drafting with your help.  Thank you, once again.

-Di

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