I've finally managed to take a photo of the Fairy Girl in her birthday dress (not her original one!) Yesterday we had howling winds and snow and although the sun was out today it's still very very cold - maybe around 10 degrees C. But I badly wanted to show my latest creation so I coerced asked her to model for me.
She's a sweetie and smiled even as the goosebumps were spreading down her bare legs!
I'm really pleased to be able to say that all of the dress bits came from the op-shop - fabric, vintage pattern, doilies and the zipper - all at different times but all added to the stash to be used at the opportune moment!
She has pronounced it a beach dress and was pretty chuffed that we are heading north later this year and will be able to go to a "warm beach". There's only about a month of weather warm enough to visit the beach and swim, here in the deep south of The Great South Land (for us ex mainlanders anyway!) and never warm enough for me to swim at all ........ it needs to be a balmy 40 degrees plus before I bare all for a sea bathe!! A hot summer day here is 30!
We do like the beach in the cooler months too but we just don't do any swimming, just walking and beach combing.
So at least my sweet girl is all set for the shore. I think I'll make myself an all in one neck to knee swim suit next ....that should do the trick!!
What a perfectly gorgeous dress :) I love the straw hat too.
ReplyDeleteI love this. Very classy and understated...
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I'm with the chicken - Very nice lines on that jumper. I'd love to find that pattern myself. But add the vertical stripes - and such a nice color grouping - and you really do have what feels like a beach dress. Your daughter is beautiful and did a great job showing off the project. I don't covet many things I see people make, but I'd like to put together that dress myself -
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, lovelies! I thought it turned out well even though I had to do a bit of altering due to the pattern being a bit on the big side!! It's an old Style #2150 - definitely not available any more I'd say.
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