I just adore these dresses I made for my girls! The pattern is from the most recent issue of Ottobre design.
For the denim dress, I did topstitching with two threads through the needle, hot pink and red. I love the emphasis this gives to the topstitching, and the color combo is just plain fun! I used large pink buttons on the pockets and sewed them on with red thread.
The corduroy dress is cute, too. But, it taught me an important lesson. When sewing a complicated pattern, with lots of pieces and topstitching, patterned fabric is not the best. All the work I did sort of blends into the bold heart print. The kids love it anyway, though, and that’s what counts.
that’s a lot of topstitching! but well worth the effort. cute dress!
teri
I agree with mermaids… a lot of top-stitching but worth it. For me the issue would be keeping my stitching from wandering all over the place. Two lines that undulate and bulge like a snake after dinner would ruin the effect.
Both dresses turned out beautifully! I have yet to try the double-needle option on my sewing machine, but this may have encouraged me to do it.
I really like the dresses – especially the denim one. I’m kind of hesitant to sew denim – partly because of the sturdy quality of the fabric, partly because of the topstitching. I’ll have to give it a try sooner or later. Good job!
Well, I’ll just sit here and be jealous of your mad topstitching skilz. I do a lot of topstitching, but it usually resembles the creation of a one-eyed, drunk monkey.
Wow! Nice job, it looks great. I thought about it for my niece until I saw all the pieces… I definitely need more practice before I do that one.
Did you use a double needle? Or one needle, sewing around twice?
Great dress—I love the pink stitching—I’m getting ready to make one with white stitching.