Four-Four dress

February 16, 2011 at 00:20 2 comments

Four fat quarters, a little over four hours of work … the baby dress I made on a Saturday afternoon.

Some of you recall my saying in the previous post I needed to have this dress done by 7:30 on Saturday. I finished it at precisely 7:19.

Because I plan ahead.

Not the best picture, but I had to take pictures, change clothes, and do my hair in 11 minutes. (No, we did not leave on time.)

I had bought this fabric last fall, when I found out my old violin teacher was having a baby girl. The paper lanterns remind me of Sarah, though for the life of me I can’t explain why. But I love the way the fabrics work together.

Last week I found out Sarah was going to be at the concert Saturday night, so I decided to try and get the dress done so I could give it to her then. Hence the rushed timetable.

I based the pattern off of a dress I found on etsy. If I can find more of this fabric I think I’d like to make another one. On the other hand, maybe my project stack is high enough as it is!

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1. Momma Mindy | February 16, 2011 at 01:02

Adorable! I can’t believe you made it with only four fat quarters and no pattern? Great job.
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2. musicmaiden | February 16, 2011 at 01:09

Well, I used a basic pattern for the top of the dress for sizing, I altered it to add the straps on top instead of sleeves and then made up my own skirt pattern using as much fabric as I had available!

And it’s only a 12-month size, which is why I could use fat quarters.
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