Polka-Dot Dress

Here is miss A in her Polka-Dot dress.  I am so glad I did a test run first because I then realized that I needed 2 pieces for the skirt part.(in the test run I only had 1 piece).  This dress was very easy to put together.  The fabrics were from Chez Ami and my stash.  I made it a size 92 which fits her a little big, but that just means she gets to wear it longer.  Her whole swap will be made in a size 92 so everything will fit her into the fall and then we layer.  I have yet to hem it.  I love this dress, I will be making more.  I'm thinking of adding some sleeves for the winter months.  Lets see.

Test run

I did a test run of one of the swap pieces from both girls swaps #11(polka-dot knit dress).  Its from the spring issue of ottobre(1/2007)
This was pretty easy to put together.  I have a Kenmore sewing machine.  The coolest thing that I found out , I have a serger stitch on my sewing machine. This is also sad because I've had this machine for years, I mean years, but thats how much sewing time I've had.  The wonders of having a sewing table are unbelievable, you really need one( at least I do) if you want to get any sewing done.  This is good for me since I don't have a Serger.  I really need to get one.  Anyway here is a picture of miss A in her "dress". Since I used an unimportant piece of fabric it will be used as a nightgown.

Yayyyyyyyy Fabrics are all here

I just received my last package of fabric in the mail.  I can finally start on my swaps.  I can't wait. Here are some pictures of my fabrics. 


These are all Chez Ami fabrics.   

These are from fabric.com and banberry place.








Off to sew.