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march 7, 2008
sally's new dress

It's Sally in her new psychedelic a-line dress! Babe and dress pattern are from Knitted Babes and fabric is from RJR fabrics' So You Sew Fun line. The pattern was so fun to make - just like a little dress I'd make for wee one, only muuuuch smaller. It has a little muslin facing on the inside to make the armhole and neck edges nice and neat and a double turned hem. It was great practice for improving my skills at dressmaking. And it fits her wonderfully. The babe body is so narrow (S insists that the naked babe looks exactly like a wooden spoon!) that I can easily squash it up to fit through the neck opening. Then when I let go, she fills out just enough again to keep the dress on. I had read that some folks had problems with clothes not fitting or staying on, but this one and the other dress work fine on Sally. And her little panties are also still on - even though I was too lazy to add the elastic to the waist!
Wee one got Sally on her birthday. She spotted her right away during Sally's photo session.

And fell in love.

By the way, that cute fabric on the chair next to wee one is from a doll quilt that wee one/Sally got for her birthday from knitting and quilting buddy Carol. Isn't it precious?!

preeeeetty
posted by alison at 10:30 am | in
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Love Sally - excellent dress, you should make a matching one for wee one :)
I swear I had a dress just like Sally's back in 1967! All are very cute - esp with Wee One.
I wish I could, Kristin. I can't find that fabric anywhere anymore! I'm still looking though....
I like how the blue in Sally's dress matches her eyes.
So cute. Your kids seem to really appreciate the knitted things you make for them; a nice positive reinforcement loop! Funnily enough, yours was the second post in a row I just read starring a hand-knitted doll for a little girl. The other was Tvini's.
Too sweet! And too funny that Wee One's love is expressed as an overwhelming desire to promptly gnaw on Sally.
Ohh I love her pointing her little finger at the blue leaf on that fabric!!!
Can't believe she's one year old... she is a gorgeous girl!
You know, I think my mom had a dress like that in the 70's. That little girl is too cute!
You've GOT to stop posting these pictures! She's too cute to handle (plus my ovaries freak out every time that she's on here)! Is she ever not happy? Sheesh! ;)
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