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Dragonflyer's lovely dresses inspired me to revisit an idea I shelved sometime ago, frustrated by too small hoops. I made this little dress in my 200mm square hoop. You may not believe it, but I can't find any suitable buttons for the shoulders! It is all made ITH except for the side seams and hem. I wanted to capture the traditional style of baby clothes that my daughter had when she was small (which hadn't changed since I was small!)
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asterixsew
20 Jun 2013
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Sue this is lovely and is just as you say baby clothes as were woen by our generation which was ??? not so long ago
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Love it wish u were next door i collect buttons and have thousands plus i ordered those ones u showed us.They never crossed thee ocean yet but there on their way lol Anyways i love your wee dress nicely done to hugs
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I love the dress! I think I might have some buttons that would work. ;)
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dragonflyer
20 Jun 2013
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So Sweet...Love the cross stitch flowers...don't you just love that you can match the bodice designs with the fabrics!
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I think that might be the best bit!
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Another gorgeous dress and design. Well done, love and blessings Chris
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just adoreable. love the design and material. match well together
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That's a lovely dress. Those simple dresses are all time favorites, though now they wear them with long sleeved T-shirts and leggings - I used them for my daughters as summer dresses.
Could you cover buttons with a fuzzy cut bouquet of the skirt material?
Could you cover buttons with a fuzzy cut bouquet of the skirt material?
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I think that would be the way to go. I think I have some somewhere......
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this is just adorable Sue! well done, I agree with Martine covered buttons would be very cute! hugs
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greysewist
23 Jun 2013
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Very sweet, Sue. Little bee buttons might be nice on this, if the recipient isn't afraid of bugs :)
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How very sweet, love those flowers in cross stitch. I agree, buttons are so hard to come by now. I have a large stash of vintage buttons but none are small enough for such little items. I agree with Mops, in using covered buttons, I bought a large amount of them a few years ago for just such items.
Linda V
Linda V
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hightechgrammy
05 Jul 2013
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This is adorable, Sue. How about some little FSL buttons? They could look just like the flowers. Then maybe have actual little snaps to secure the shoulders.... If you send me the flowers in a row, I will turn them into FSL for you....
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Actually, I don't think cross stitch would work on a FSL base...
perhaps you can invent some fsl dorset buttons 8-)
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christracey
08 Feb 2014
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Looks Lovely Sue, well done. Is it for a baby or a doll?
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This is only dolly size - hoop size is an issue!
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this is cute and so versatile, how about some diy dorset buttons
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Buttons are the bane of my life!!!!! This little dress is exquisite. You are getting so clever Sue.
Have just noticed this is an old post. Good for some of the newbies to see.
Have just noticed this is an old post. Good for some of the newbies to see.
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This is lovely Sue, I've made similar ones for my 8 month old GD, but not in the hoop. That one is really pretty, I love that style for little ones. Jo
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anitapatch
08 Feb 2014
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Lovely done
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http://www.needlenthread.com/2007/10/embroidered-buttons-dorset-button.html
Link to handmade buttons
Link to handmade buttons
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I wish that I could hand to you, through the screen here, some little daisy buttons from my stash! You COULD embroider some tiny matching flowers to cover your own........hmmmmmm