I can NOT believe this is real!
Week #1 of Project Run and Play?
How did I get so lucky?
So, the objective for Week #1 was to use THIS tutorial and change it up to our liking…. simply take the idea and use our own creativity to change it into something else entirely!
The above tutorial discusses bias cut fabric.
For those of you that don’t sew, it simply means cutting the fabric on a diagonal/against the grain.
Why would you do that?
Many reasons… it reduces fraying, increases stretch, and gives a different dimension.
It also helps with fold-a-bility and bend-a-bility
(are those even real words?)
I thought for a long, long, long, long, long time about this one.
I had many ideas swirling in my head
(which I plan to share in the future, by the way!)
Make sure you go over to Project Run and Play and vote for your favorite this week!
Make sure you go over to Project Run and Play and vote for your favorite this week!
Without further adieu, I present:
The State of Grace Dress
Oh boy, where do I begin with this dress?
There are 3 different looks with this dress, just stay tuned!
The base of the dress is an amazingly soft pink Shantung.
Such texture on the outside, but satiny smooth on the inside.
Peter Pan collars just about do me in…
Cuteness overload!
Always have to have matching hair accessories, right?
I created about a million and a half rosettes out of bias cut organza for the removable apron and the headband
… and attached them all one by one by one by one by… omg.
Peek-a-Boo!
You can see here that the removable apron ties in the back with a nice big organza bow.
I wanted the organza apron to be removable for practicality reasons. So, when she isn’t wearing her apron full of flowers, she can wear her charcoal gray shawl (cut on the bias, of course!) tied at the chest. Simple and easy.
So classy:)
We snuck a few rides on some golf carts!
Don’t tell, haha!
And finally, the dress without the shawl or the apron…
perfect for frolicking around an old oak tree.
Ainsley knew she would get some candy after we were done with the photo shoot.
Do you think she was excited?
When they told us what the theme would be for Week #1, I had so many ideas and had trouble doing just one! I decided to sketch out one of my ideas and go from there.
As you can see, I stuck pretty close to my original vision, except I nixed the handbag idea (what 3 year old really needs a handbag?)
and I created the shawl instead. I also made the removable apron instead of covering the entire skirt with permanent rosettes.
Much more practical!
So, there you have it!
My Week #1 entry…hope you enjoy!
Hayley
Hayley Crouse is a wife, mother and multifaceted designer. Her love of sewing, crafting, cooking and interior design infuses her daily life and naturally spills over into her online presence. She pushes the envelope of her creativity and hopes that others will be inspired to do the same. She currently authors the Welcome to the Mouse House Blog, is the pattern designer behind Mouse House Creations and is a collaborative designer with Willow & Co. Patterns.
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This is just incredible! I love how pretty and fluffy the dress is with the apron, but it was a genius idea to make that part removable. Voted for you. 🙂
amazing job! and how did you get such a great model?
Great work and what a doll Ainsley is!
Can’t wait to see the rest of your looks.
Gorgeous! And, I tell ya, your little girly is just stunning in it! Love that the apron is removable!
Nice Job! Helps that the model is adorable!;)
I love that the apron can come off… the dress just by itself is adorable (love that collar) and I especially love it with the gray shawl!
And your model is just SO adorable.
Absolutely adorable! I love the versatility with the removeable apron and the shawl is lovely. I must make something with a peter pan collar now. Or soon.
She looks like a princess! You are SO talented!
Very Pretty Dress. I love that the rosettes are on a removable apron! My girls would have to take it off for car rides.
Great job! My daughter would love a dress like that with all those flowers on it. Ainsley is an adorable model! Voted for you!
thanks everyone!
thanks everyone!
Beautiful job. I agree… the removable apron is quite genius.
this ensemble is gorgeous. Usually gorgeous= impractical but you have defied the odds and made it practical; i love it!! i love the design and fabric choices as well as fabric colors and your daughter makes for a perfect model! Great job! thanks, too, for sharing your design process and sketches…that was a fun extra!
Absolutely beautiful! Both the dress and the model!
Oh my goodness you did an amazing job! Nicely done.
~Michelle
She is so cute!!!!! I love the roses- I toyed with those for like two seconds. ha. The little dress is perfect even on its own! 🙂
I am not sure if you have wonderful talent or if your daughter is just THAT beautiful! Wonderful design – good luck!
Oh my goodness. That dress is over the top adorable. Very well done. Very inspiring too!
the dresses are great, and she is adorable. I have a link party on Wednesdays, and I would love it if you would link this and any other posts. It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party. It runs from Wednesday to Sundays.
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/09/reeses-smore-brownies-and-wednesdays.html
I hope to see you there. I am your newest follower, and I would love for your to follow me also. Have a great Day.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
http://www.adornedfromabove.com
voted for your entry. May you show how a diagram and measurement of your shrug? Thanks a lot
Ohmigod! this is beyond adorable! That gray shawl killed me already!
Anshu
http://bloomsnbugs.blogspot.com/