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OH! BOY AM I EXCITED!!!!!
Guess what, I've finished the Peppermint Swirly dress that Michele921 originally posted on here. What a feeling of seeing it all come together. A lot of sewing, metres of fabric and loads of cotton. I made a size 5 for Ophelie and will make the same for Aqualina. I'll start hers over the weekend.
Thanks for the encouragement Michele. So now there's a few of us who are making it. Love Chris
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Wow! That's beautiful, Chris, love it.
Hugs, Lidia
Hugs, Lidia
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Gee, that was fast Lidia, I've just posted it a minute ago! Your my first comment, thanks so much, Love Chris
I love this. I just ordered the tablet.
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Wow Chris. .. Lovely I bought the pattern on wed. Have printed out the pattern pages. Gosh i feel very overwhelmed . Please come help me :))
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Hi Pauline, I just took each page and sticky taped them to the corresponding one. I made a size 5 so cut out that size. For the bow you just cut out the fabric to the size needed - in my case it was 12 and 3/4 inches by 4 for the short front bit and 33 x 4inches for the long pieces. It's all there in the PDF (75 pages of it). I just made sure I read through it all before I started it. I didn't make the SLIMFIT one I did the other one. I'm sure you'll do a great job. Love Chris
Goodness it sounds a tad complicated...
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asterixsew
19 Sep 2014
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Super work Chris and your granddaughters will look stunning wearing these dresses. Love the large button
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Thanks Caroline, I cheated with this one though as the bodice was all meant to be in the spotted fabric but I ran out of it so I used striped fabric for the back. I had to put the front bodice on selvedge area instead of on the fold.
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aussiequilter
19 Sep 2014
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Looks fantastic Chris ,the girls will love them
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Thanks Monika, I just love making little girl's dresses. Love Chris
P.S. I'll have to meet you sometime when we come down to Penrith to visit Pauline, maybe you could come down from the hills area and we can catch up.
P.S. I'll have to meet you sometime when we come down to Penrith to visit Pauline, maybe you could come down from the hills area and we can catch up.
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This really came out beautifully Chris! Can't wait to see a pic of the two of them when you finished Aqualina's!
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Hi Rocky, you might have to wait a while as these dresses are for Christmas gifts to them. As soon as I get piccies I'll post them. Love Chris
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this is simply stunning, no wonder you are pleased.
Hugs Pam.
Hugs Pam.
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Thanks Pam - it all started when I saw Michelle's dresses. Mine are both going to be navy and white though. Love Chris
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baydreamer
19 Sep 2014
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I just love this dress and it looks fantastic. Great job!
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Thanks so much for commenting, love Chris
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Chris this has turned out so beautifully, the girls will look adorable..
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Thanks Marian, I do hope so. Love Chris
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I love it!!! Excellent! Someday I'll have to share my outfit I did in the 70's. It was a swirl ladies skirt and shirt. I had so much sewing in it, I kept the outfit. The fabrics then are not near as nice or colorful as todays beautiful fabrics. And no way does mine fit me anymore. lol! Love all you girls nice outfits you sew.
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Thanks, yes, I love the swirly skirts too. I used to have rope petticoats when I was a little girl with full skirts. Something about twirling, isn't there? Love Chris
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Great job! I really like the fabric combo.
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Thanks, the next one will be spots, stripes and stars! Cause I ran out of fabric lol! Love Chris
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Love the swirls! Excellent stitching and such a fun dress!
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Thanks so much Chris, yes there was a lot of stitching! Love Chris
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Absolutely beautiful dress! You did a fantastic job!
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Thanks so much for saying so. Love Chris
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great job love it........
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Thanks, me too. Love Chris
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shirley124
19 Sep 2014
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Lovely dress. She will look adorable in it. Hugs
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I agree with you Shirley. Love Chris
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just so pretty Chris, she will be so thrilled to wear it, lovely drss
hugs
Michelle
hugs
Michelle
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Thanks so much, you never know how long they will wear dresses these days. Love Chris
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Boo ti ful Chris, I love it. I can see her now twirling and twirling around./Lillian
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Me too, I can just imagine her. Love Chris
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very nice , love the colors.
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Thanks so much, love Chris
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Great job sewing this dress, I'm sure it will look stunning on Ophelie :)
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Thanks so much, I hope so. Love Chris
I hope you are o.k. Karen I haven't seen you post anything since August. I just love your outfits for babies. Love Chris
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basketkase
19 Sep 2014
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Gorgeous dress, Chris........The fabrics are terrific and add to the swirly effect...
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Thanks so much Vicki, I do hope they will look great when they are twirled. Love Chris
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So so beautiful! I was gonna say I want to make one, but it seems very complicated. I am too lazy to commit to that! You should be very proud of yourself!
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It's not complicated Lucia, just lots of cutting out and stitching seams - there is a minimum of 14 flounces in the skirt. The bodice is really easy - the pattern starts at 6 months - so you could make them for your Lily and Lia. Love Chris
You are so nice to remember their names. Where is the pattern from? I must have missed it when Michelle posted it when I was pregnant.
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edithfarminer
19 Sep 2014
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Love it Chris. Very special design! Love the colours too. We will now need to see a picture of the little princess wearing it. Lucky her, so clever of you to make such a special dress
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Thanks Edith, yes it's a lovely design. I hope to get some pictures at Christmas time. Love Chris
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designgirl
19 Sep 2014
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It is beautiful, can't wait to see picture of Ophelie in it. Don't forget to post picture of Aqualina when you finish her's. Hugs Lynn
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Thanks Lynn, yes, I'll post it. Love Chris
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You have every right to be thrilled. There will be lots of twirly whirling going on.
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Thanks Sarah, yes I can just see them in my mind's eye. Love Chris
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You are a good Grammie:);0l done Chris:):)
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Thanks so much Carolyn, love Chris
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dragonflyer
19 Sep 2014
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Wow, nice job! I looked at the pattern and then decided too much fabric involved for eight dresses...I may have to rethink this...I can see the girl twirling away in my mind!
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8 sweet grand nieces - how cute they would be but that would be a lot of fabric!!
For your crew this might be a life time career. Would love to a photo of all 8 of these doing the twirl! :-) Do you own a fabric shoppe?
Hi Kim, these dresses take 2 metres for each colour. Time also is a concern. Cutting them out too, it takes a long time! I'm glad I'm only going to make 1 more! Love Chris
Oh yea! I knew they took a heap of fabric! I think I need to take the KISS approach here...Keep It Simple Simple!
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That is beautiful - I'm off to see if I can find that pattern now - you've inspired me :-)
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Good for you, I hope to see yours posted here. Love Chris
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dailylaundry
19 Sep 2014
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Oh, it turned out sooooo lovely!!! Will you make Aqualina's in different colors or the same? I am anxious to see!! You know we will want to see an "action" shot of the girls twirling!! Beautiful, hugs, Laura*
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No Aqualina is the same colours but has stars in it too as I ran out of fabric. So she will have 3 navy fabrics in hers. I hope to get piccies of them in them later in the year. Love Chris
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Just love these dresses, they are so feminine and girly. This is lovely. :-)
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Hi Leah, yes both girls are 'girly' lasses. Love Chris
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You have done a wonderful job on this Chris!~hugs~
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Thanks Loralye, thanks so much for commenting. Love Chris
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AWESOME Chris. Ophelie is going to love it.
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You can just see her in it, can't you? Love Chris
Hope you are feeling better. I had a whole day home finishing this off.
Hope you are feeling better. I had a whole day home finishing this off.
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WOW love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks DeVon, me too! Love Chris
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Using the stripes really give this dress a lot of movement. I really think it is the perfect dress for a girl.
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Me too Penny, little girls love frilly things, love Chris
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sonjapotgieter
19 Sep 2014
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WOW!!!!!Sooo Beautiful...Well done great work
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Thanks so much Sonja, love Chris
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Those stripes just insist that they be twirled! This is so lovely.
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I think so too Jerrilyn, I can't wait to see Ophelie in it. Love Chris
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I love this dress, can you tell where can you find the pattern of this swirly skirt?
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Sure Gerry it is from http://candycastlepatterns.com/
It's called the Peppermint Swirl Dress. Love Chris
It's called the Peppermint Swirl Dress. Love Chris
Just click on PATTERN SHOP and then click on PEPPERMINT SWIRL DRESS, love Chris
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graceandham
19 Sep 2014
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Speaking as a younger sister, when you stitch two dresses in two sizes, make them different. I got so bored wearing the same dress in two sizes for 3-4 years!
This is an exceptional dress and I know she'll love it.
This is an exceptional dress and I know she'll love it.
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Ha ha ha! I know what you mean. I am the older sister and my sister always got my dresses. I used to dress Dana and Amy in the same things - they never wore them out, they just grew out of them. The good thing is that Ophelie is 3 and a half years older than Delphi, so Amy can keep this dress for when she is 4! Love Chris
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What a beautiful dress she will love it. You can't help but twirl in a dress like that,
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I can't wait to see it on her Wendy. Love Chris
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Beautiful Job!! I can just see her in it now.!! Suzanne
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Hi Suzanne, me too! Love Chris
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Well done Chris, so pretty. I thought it was check or dots, before the bodice was added, and gray. Now it looks like stripes and dots and looks navy and white. Very good job you did, but if they twirled around me or Karen, WE would be the ones dizzy, not the girls.!
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Hi Toogie, yes it's a pretty navy and white. The first picture I posted you could see the proper colour down on the lower left hand side. Aqualina's has stars in hers too, so 3 fabrics as I had run out of the striped. I had to buy more. Love Chris
How much yardage does it take? I would like Nora 18 mon and Avery about size 8 or 10, does it come in these sizes?
I've sent a pm with the measurements, love Chris
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It's adorable!
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Thanks Carolyn, I think so too. Love Chris
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vickiannette
20 Sep 2014
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all little [and not so little] love a swirly skirt!! great sewing Chris.
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Hi Vicki, thanks for commenting, love Chris
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I have to say Chris I simply love this dress, when the other person posted I did go look, I only sneak in here on and off but not too often any more. I am good, Hubby not so......but we all hanging in there...
Love to you and all your family, hugs Ker
Love to you and all your family, hugs Ker
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Thanks so much for your lovely comments Kerry. I hope hubby is going to be o.k. Love Chris