Today, i chose to use this fabric pictured below. I felt it looked like the dogs were hand drawn and painted by children. I paired it with the stripe fabric, but in the end added a white dotted brown fabric for more accent:
Next i chose a Pattern from Oliver+s as my base pattern called School Photo dress. Meaning that i used parts of the pattern to achieve my look based on the body type of my granddaughter. I used the bodice front, sleeves, cuffs and collar. Then i folded the back top of the pattern to achieve the same look in the back. I had to use the under arm sections to the pattern but extended them by 11" so that i could gather the "skirt" part of the dress instead of doing the sections. This also eliminated the need for the pocket.
Next i stitched up the dress using a size 7, i felt it lacked something besides the dotted fabric so...
I decided to add these awesome wooden buttons to the seam line of the bodice/skirt front.
ta da..done for the day..on to planning for day 2! I will also have accessories to go with the dress to share too!
