Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Our Summer Favorites; Ellie Inspired Summer Blog Tour


Summer is almost here and we can't wait! The hot summer days with the cool summer nights are most wonderful but our favorite part of summer of is the evenings. We love to sit outside watching the sun go down over the horizon playing until the last sun beam has stop shinning and the stars are twinkling over head. It is such a magical time of day!  


This dress reminds me of just that, the perfect summer evenings that never seem to last long enough. I used the Ellie Inspired pattern Spring Lily dress pattern. I adore the back bodice lines of this dress. Nice and cool for the hot days but has these lovely capped sleeves that are nice for when the sun goes down. The sash is perfect length too for playing, dancing and chasing fireflies. 


This dress pattern has lovely box pleats that goes the entire way around the skirt for a nice full skirt but not too frilly. It really didn't take much time to make them either to my surprise and look so awesome when done. 


I also added a bias strip of fabric to the bottom of the dress over the hem line and used the very same fabric as the sash and lined the dress with. Yes this dress is fully lined! You know I love a fully lined garment!! Even the sleeves are fully lined and there are no exposed seams. (French seams on the skirt)*sigh* Yes a perfect summer dress.




The fabric is from Riley Blake, The fine and Dandy Line. It really reminds me of a 1950s print, I LOVE it!! I love anything 1950s myself. I might just have to make myself a  dress. If you are wondering this dress does come in women's sizes too. 


Did I mention it is perfect for twirling in?! Perfect for her to dance in the summer evening sunlight's rays until night has fallen. 



So what is your favorite thing of summer time? 


Happy Sewing!! 


Sharon 

6 comments:

  1. Oh Sweet Pea!! She's really growing up, it seems. I absolutely adore this dress. It is the quintessential little girl's summer dress. The fabric and the details you chose are superb, but I do wish you'd show us the beautiful insides! (Pics or it didn't happen!)

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    1. Thank you!! She sure has, I still am not ready to let her go to kindergarten this fall. lol yes I should have taken a photo of the inside as well!

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  2. I love everything about this dress! The fabric is perfect, I was hoping you would say what it was. Thank you!
    So so pretty, the perfect party dress.

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    1. thank you Katy! I loved making this one. I will not lie the fabrics are totally my choice although there is some tiny pink flowers there for her. I was so happy when she decide she loved this dress. Maybe our pink faze is coming to an end?! I have plans for a wee little dolly dress to match.

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  3. Absolutely beautiful. I bought the pattern after seeing this :D

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    1. oh thank you so much! It is a fabulous pattern. :-)

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