Mommy and baby dress alike

I finally summoned enough courage to attempt such a project. The primary motivation was that I was in desperate need of a dress that I could FIT INTO for two formal occasions. So rather apprehensively, I took a trip down to Spotlight where I poured over several pattern books to decide on a pattern that would 1) have a miraculous slimming effect (it didn't work) and 2)be simple enough for a beginner like me to make. That means no pleats, no pockets, nothing fancy.

It was the first time attempting any form of clothing adult size which meant alot more fabric to deal with, cut and sew. Of course, I also chose the stretchy sort of velvet to work with. Clever me... I felt like it was a little beyond me. But the massive lot of fabric did slowly take shape though I had to make some final alterations cos the size I picked was a little too loose. But on the whole, semi covered with a shawl, and perpetually carrying the child, all was concealed fine.

As for the little girl's dress, I had a pattern for a dress but it was sleeveless, so I copied the sleeve pattern from another dress and with fingers crossed that they would match, sewed the dress. The sleeves turned out a little long so I added elastic to it.

Here we are at my cousin's wedding dinner. The most frequent comment was "Ooh, did you get these made from the same fabric?" To which I smiled and repied yes. I guess that is a compliment if people thought we got it tailor made? Haha. Only closer friends who knew I was into sewing asked if I made K's dress and when they realised it was the same fabric, they ventured to ask if I sewed my own too.



I was quite overwhelmed with the amount of fabric that I stayed off sewing for a while. P was wondering why I hadn't done much sewing. Well, I have restarted sewing. Kids clothes of course. But now I have to think of another dress to wear to yet another wedding! Argh.