My daughter is in her third year of 4-H and needs to make a jumper. I already had a pattern (Simplicity 5646) that I thought we would try. We picked out some fabric and got to work this week.
This dress was just a practice dress, but I think we both learned several new things.
The pattern required we make 2 darts which I haven’t done since I was in 4-H. Thank goodness for my mom and the sewing manual.
The pattern also called for a thread loop instead of a buttonhole. I had never done this before, so I tried my hand at making the loop. I used embroidery floss and looked at this tutorial before starting. We also made our own button by using a button making kit I got for 25 cents at a yard sale.
Since the dress was a little big at the sides I made thread loops on the sides of the dress to thread some grosgrain ribbon through.
I think the ribbon was a nice touch. (Joseph wanted to stand with Julia and get his picture taken too.)
My daughter really likes to sew, and does a nice job. I enjoy helping her, and it is good for me to make sure I know how to do things the “right” way. We worked on this dress from Sunday to this morning. I guess this next week will be devoted to making another dress using a different pattern in the hopes it will be good enough for the fair.
I am linking this post to:
Strut Your Stuff Thursday at Somewhat Simple
Favorite Things Friday at A Few of My Favorite Things
