I've just realised that I have made stripes this month!!
What did you make and how did you play with the stripes?I made a dress and nappy cover pants for my 6 month old goddaughter. I didn't really play with the stripes, but I did make sure that they were balanced and symmetrical on the dress and the sleeves (and the pants), and that the centre stripe on the bodice matched up with the centre stripe on the skirt - and the pants!! Unfortunately I don't have a picture of the back, but it has white heart-shaped buttons, and the stripes match up there too.
Pattern used: Puperita
Blue Tit dress and their
nappy cover pants.
A short description on how you made it/problems overcome/etc.The fabric is a Laura Ashley cotton lawn that has been in my stash for about 23 years. I know this because I used the first part of it to make a dress for my oldest goddaughter when she was 6 months old - and she has just had her 23rd birthday! The dress bodice and the pants are lined with white cotton lawn, and the word 'Blessed' is embroidered on the inside of the bodice.
I made both pretty much according to the patterns, although I used French seams so that there are no raw edges visible anywhere. I added elastic to the sleeves, but kept it loose, because I want to be the godmother who made the pretty dresses, not the one who tortured her with tight elastic!
I hadn't used the nappy cover pattern before, but it is excellent, and was great fun to make. The pants are fully lined and used what I think is called the burrito method. I was very good and actually followed the instructions even though at one stage I wasn't sure what I was doing - but it worked like a dream.
They fit her beautifully, although I'm afraid I don't have a good photo to show you.
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