pollywoggold
2/10 Oliver + S Seashore Sundress
This summer I had a goal to try 10 new patterns from my pattern stash. No. 2 was Oliver + S Seashore Sundress size 8 in Hello Kitty fabric from Joann's (that I didn't find gaudy and objectionable).
My cousin's daughter loves Hello Kitty and if I want to test a pattern out, doing it for her in Hello Kitty fabric usually results in an item she'll wear. I like Hello Kitty, too, and see lots of cute Japanese fabric but it's pricey. I've found I'm less inclined to find Hello Kitty fabric at Joann's that agrees with me, but I thought this print was cute. Inserting piping and adding rick rack tacked a little bit of time on to making this but it still went together quickly. And I was on a mission to get better at piping this summer. I think while I was making this dress, I started to internalize the notion that not every seam in my life needs to be serged. My cousin's daughter loves it and wore it to both our annual family reunion and on her first day of school...in fact she was not very happy that my cousin made her wait until the family reunion to wear it for the first time as my cousin feared any pre-reunion damage would result in tears.
2/10 Oliver + S Seashore Sundress
This summer I had a goal to try 10 new patterns from my pattern stash. No. 2 was Oliver + S Seashore Sundress size 8 in Hello Kitty fabric from Joann's (that I didn't find gaudy and objectionable).
My cousin's daughter loves Hello Kitty and if I want to test a pattern out, doing it for her in Hello Kitty fabric usually results in an item she'll wear. I like Hello Kitty, too, and see lots of cute Japanese fabric but it's pricey. I've found I'm less inclined to find Hello Kitty fabric at Joann's that agrees with me, but I thought this print was cute. Inserting piping and adding rick rack tacked a little bit of time on to making this but it still went together quickly. And I was on a mission to get better at piping this summer. I think while I was making this dress, I started to internalize the notion that not every seam in my life needs to be serged. My cousin's daughter loves it and wore it to both our annual family reunion and on her first day of school...in fact she was not very happy that my cousin made her wait until the family reunion to wear it for the first time as my cousin feared any pre-reunion damage would result in tears.