My Aubepine Dress

My husband and I just celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary this past month. It was the same day as Caspian's birthday party. Sadly my husband had to work that day (and almost every Saturday) so we were not able to go out this year but oh what a lovely surprise he had for me! He bought me some of Robert Kauffman's interweave chambray in Strawberry!  What a lucky lady I am! I knew it would be perfect for Deer and Doe's Aubepine dress pattern.

I did have to add a FBA to this dress for a great fitting bust so not only is this dress beautiful it's super comfortable too! I lined the dress with the same fabric as the outer side for a lovely feel inside and out. The dress has the perfect length too, not too long or too short. I finished the casing with 1/8" elastic for ease of dressing and added a vintage yellow velvet ribbon through the button holes. (The ribbon was given to me from my grandmother that was her mother's. It makes this dress all more special to me.) I think this dress will work very well in early fall with some dark leggings paired with some brown boots. With the cool weather we have been having lately it just might be here early this year.   

Many thanks to Nicole and her girls for introducing me to Deer and Doe patterns!!

Sharon

Selfish Sewing Day #3, Deer and Doe Chataigne shorts

On my quest for sewing for myself this week I busted out my Deer and Doe Chataigne short pattern. The construction is very easy and the instructions are very clear and to the point. The shorts also have a lovely invisible zipper on the side too, a selling point on this pattern for me. I was able to get these sewn up in about two and half hours and that's with a toddler and preschooler home. (not bad if I say so myself!) Aren't they super cute?!?

 They are a bit snug in the waist at the moment. A easy fix. Some exercise! (someone has gained a bit of weight this past week but I will not complain I can eat and not get sick now)
Stay tuned for the top!


Sharon

My First Deer and Doe, the Plantain T-Shirt

I have been eyeing the Deer and Doe patterns ever since I seen the lovely Nicole make them for her teen twin daughters. I have bought a few(ok a lot!) of patterns for myself but have yet to sew almost all of them so I told myself I wouldn't buy any more patterns until I sew them all. Such a tease!

Then Cindy made this top, and to make it even better the pattern is free one! Yep, free! That's my price and how could I say no.

I printed it out yesterday and taped that baby together and had it sewn in no time. I do wish all my sewing was this quick. ; )

I did have to resize it a bit, I will adjust the sleeves some next time around but I am sure I will make more of these tops!

Sharon