Yesterday when I was in Kanab, I found this old curtain panel in an antique shop for $4.00.
Soon to be a fluffy baby dress!
Today I made this dress for Amelia. The bodice is lined and it has an underskirt, both made with a piece of fabric I got in 2002 in a thrift shop in Forsyth, Georgia. There used to be an Arrow Shirt Factory there, and this fabric was once used for making expensive men’s dress shirts. I think I paid about 5o cents for a yard of it. It was just right for this dress.
A fluffy dress for Amelia
Here is a close up of the bodice. I used a piece of lace around the neckline because the sheer fabric showed the seams in an ugly way.
Beautiful!
I still have to finish the hem and put on a button on the back, but I am so happy with the way this project turned out. And I can’t wait to see a pic of Amelia modeling her dress.
The dress turned out even cuter than the pic on the pattern. You are a fast seamstress.
It’s beautiful! I would have never thought to make something like that with an old drapery panel. Fantastic!
Oh Karen, this is gorgeous! What a great idea to turn something old into something new and beautiful.
Karen – that is gorgeous! How exciting for you to have a little girl to sew for now. I wish I could “see” like you do; I would have just seen a pretty old drapery panel and moved on!