Hello! I've decided to jump back in with current sewing projects over here on the sewing blog! Every now and then I'll have an "old" backlog post from 2022-2023 thrown in as I get to it. I was tired of NOT posting here, my beloved Dorybird blog, so here we go!
I just finished this fun knit top for E!
I had already put black sleeves on this store-bought hoodie for E's Dawn Wings Necrozma costume. She wore it a lot after Halloween and it got stained. So I appliqued a bunch of "doodles" on it to cover the stain and add extra interest! I like how it came out: very random but (I think) pleasing. It was like doing collage. I had fun with it and she liked wearing it, too!
I made this dress for E! She loves to read and had outgrown her old books dress. This time, I gave the top/bodice a "dropped waist" (the top is very long) because it had worked well on a previous dress. I created an open "book" and appliqued it on to the top part . . . .
. . . and used a fun bookshelf print for the twirly circle skirt.
Ultimately I ended up chopping the dress into a shirt and a skirt (with yoga waistband), since the long top part bothered her. I guess this idea worked out better as a set! :)
