Take that, misfit fabrics!

I was determined this weekend to use up some of my misfit fabrics to try out a new design. It's less than a month now until our trip to the States and Maia needs some really roomy dresses to keep her cool.


This is the first one I made and it took me three hours or so from drafting to finishing. It's a size 3T/4T but it fits fine now and should fit for a long time!



There is a big box pleat at the bodice (my first pleat!) which gives it even more room for growth.


It has quite a long slash down the back and this one has one big button and loop closure.


I used my 'mod' fabric for the second one.


For this one, I used a contrasting spotty fabric for the box pleat, although it blends in enough with the other fabric that it's hard to tell.


I really like the clean look of the neckline.


Last week I was lucky enough to get a lend of Blottedcopybook's snap press and this is the first snap I attempted. So easy, I think I'm definitely going to buy one for myself.

This is the inside of the dress where you can see the facings. I just had to show them off because they're very pretty!

I just received some plain linen and cotton slub in the post today and I think I'm going to do some more tonight with plain colour bodies and patterned pleats. Good way to ration my treasured horded fabric!