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For the record I had to look up the lyrics to that song cause I could not figure out how to write tweet-a-leet-a-leet, tweetlee-tweet-a-leet...ha! Back to business...my other recent reversible a-line dress...which speaking of, I need to come up with a cute name for that dress. Anyone have any ideas?

So, here's the dress. This side is a sweet lime-y green corduroy. The straps and bias tape are a fuchsia and raspberry design. I love these colors together...it's like a fantastic raspberry-limeade.
The monogram is in that same raspberry color.
And here is the other side.
Oh my word! Isn't that fabric fabulous!?! Oh, I can hardly stand how cute it is. I've actually had it for months, but haven't used it until now.
That strap/bias tape fabric ended up being the perfect coordinate. It's definitely not from the same line, I'm not even sure who makes the pink fabric. The birds is a Michael Miller piece. It all just works so well together.
I've got lots of this birdie fabric...in case you're interested in something. Let me know. If not, seriously, isn't that dress ridiculous cute?!

Rainy Days and Mondays

I am just loving the reversible a-line dress. You may remember I made some a few months ago, here. Well, I made a couple more recently and I just adore them. Here is the 'front' of one. It's a super cute pinky, coral-ish corduroy.
I did the monogram in an avocado-y green. I just love that 'G'...isn't it gorgeous?

And here's a little more detail of top. You can see the coordinating print that makes up the straps and the bias tape on the bottom too.
Here's a view of the reverse side...umbrellas! I absolutely love this fabric. I've used it before, but you haven't seen it. I made Addyson some capri pants and an umbrella top for her birthday several months ago, but never got pictures. Fail. Isn't this the sweetest fabric?!
More detail of the bottom. Oh...those colors and those umbrellas...love! These are both Riley Blake fabrics from the Rainy Days and Mondays line...if you're interested. (And in case you wanted to get a little Karen Carpenter in your head...love her!)

I think I'll wait and post on my other new dress tomorrow...give you something to look forward to! Until then...

Boo!

Yes, I have realized how terribly behind I am on this blog. Just bear with me...we'll get caught up, promise. I know we are way past Halloween, but I need to catch you up on something I made for some sweet girls. So a few weeks ago a sweet mom asked me to make her adorable twin girls a Halloween-y dress. She had seen a little girl at church with a jumper on with a cat face, but not the outline of the cat...so she asked if I was able to do something like that. So, we decided on a ghost.

But I decided that since Halloween is over so quickly, that it would be a really great idea to make the dress reversible. So, I put a super cute fabric on the other side and added the girls' monograms.
What do you think? I really love how they turned out.
I saw a picture of the girls with the Halloween side and they look fantastic! I can hardly wait to see them with the reverse. Twins are just so fun...isn't two great!?

Addiction

Tonight John went to play golf with a few buddies, so I was home by myself for the evening. So, I took advantage of the time and whipped myself up a little dress. I guess I should rewind a bit. I have 2 dresses that are exactly the same, different colors and designs, but same dress. I bought them at Kohl's several years ago, maybe 4 or 5 years ago. I LOVE these dresses...they are incredibly comfortable. However, they are quite worn after this long. One of them is black, and we all know black fades pretty badly, so it's just almost embarrassing every time I wear it, but I just love it. I'm definitely a function-over-fashion kinda girl and the comfort level of these dresses trumps anything else. Anyway, lately I've been giving some consideration to making a new version of the dress for myself, but have been a little intimidated by the thought.

The dress is shirred, which is something I had never done until this point either. So, I bit the bullet and went for it...and I'm so glad I did. I am so happy with this dress.
I decided to add pockets to the sides. They're just a little something extra. When I had the original design in my head, I was going to add them to the front. However, after I got the dress sewn and tried it on, I really liked the drape of the front and thought the pockets would thwart that. So, I opted to put them on the sides. Here's a close up of the pockets.
Here's a close-up of the shirring. This is so much easier than I ever expected it to be. It's definitely a casual look, but I really like it.
I have really enjoyed making clothes for myself, I think I might be slightly addicted. But, I'm happy to be overcoming the fear I've had of making bigger clothes. I'm not intimidated to make things for children, but it feels different to make clothes for adults. A few months ago someone asked me to make her bridesmaids' dresses. I once honored for sure, but also felt as though I might throw up from the pressure. I took a long time to make the decision as to whether or not I would be ok doing them. I knew that she was going for a somewhat unconventional look and there were only 2 bridesmaids. She ended up finding some dresses she liked, so I didn't have to make them...but it caused me to realize I had a fear of making big people clothes. I remember talking to my mom about it on the phone one day and she said, "they're just bigger." It seemed so simple, but she's right. I feel as though there's a good chance I'll be making more clothes for myself in the future.