In my stash I had a couple of meters of this bubbly cotton material.
I sewed two dresses last week. Picture #1 shows one that's size 18 mnth or so, it's an Ottobre design I've made several times before using remnants, old men's shirts etc.Picture #2 is a size 4 yr. I use a T-shirt pattern, cut it 1.5" below the armhole, and added a gathered skirt, just the width of the fabric. The length of it was just pure guesswork.
There's still enough left for two more dresses.
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Those dresses are very cute. Love the piping on the second dress. Seersucker fabric is one of my favorites for summer clothing.
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by mops
28 Jul 2020
Thank you. I like seersucker as well. Don't see any in the few fabric stores that are still doing business the last couple of years.
by lbrow
28 Jul 2020
They are sweet Martine. I've noticed a lot of the fabrics I used to get are missing these days. Most of them the light weight summer fabrics that were so easy to work with.
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by mops
27 Jul 2020
Dank je. ik heb een nieuwe machine en greep steeds mis als ik iets wilde doen, daardoor duurde het wat langer dan normaal. Ik zal dus wat meer moeten naaien om mijn snelheid op te voeren :)
54619These are so cute - whoever gets one of these will feel extra special! I wish I could plow through my stash as quickly as you do! I could send you some when you run out... 😉
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by mops
27 Jul 2020
I did not sew much for a while, having been busy reducing my knitting yarn stash - but as I could not resist buying new as it was a bargain I am not doing too well on that front. :)
70755Love these both!! Such a sweet way of using some of your stash!! I haven't stitched on seersucker in ages - it is such a nice fabric!! Great job! Hugs, Laura
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by mops
27 Jul 2020
Thank you. And thanks for giving the correct name for the fabric - I could not remember it - I like it for summer clothing as it does not not show wrinkles.
96265Great work and you have used the fabric with great effect. Love that you have a label in the top dress.
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115743Seersucker was the fabric of my childhood! These turned out darling.
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66905Well done. Are you sewing these for charity or for family members? Smart using a t-shirt pattern for the base.
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by mops
27 Jul 2020
Thanks, it's for charity and it gives me some satisfaction to see my stash reduced albeit a teeny weeny bit.
109774They look marvelous M! I like the raglan set in sleeves and center pearly on the first one, but I really like the classic look of the larger size. The added green piping dressed it up too. Did you use a yoke lining or a back facing? Thanks for showing us.
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by mops
27 Jul 2020
My phone has a mind of its own too :)
Thank you.
Did a facing - if you look closely you can see the size as the rest of the yoke shows a bit darker due to the blue mannikin.
I liked the piping - it was just the right colour and was waiting in a box with laces and borders.
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