The weekend gave us fantastic warm weather in a way you don’t usually see it in the middle of May. But yesterday, it was rather chilly again, Frida decided to take a few naps, and I finally got around to do some sewing.
I made the “China grass” dress from the latest issue of Ottobre for Ronja. I wanted it to be a bit more relaxed than the version in the magazine which is very dressy. I used plain linen combined with Amy Butler’s “Lotus Wall Flower” in the apricot colour. The dress came together nicely and the only thing that did give me some trouble was the zipper. This is the first time I apply a zipper, and it’s a hidden one. I found it a bit hard to align it, but after undoing the stiches and trying again it ended up looking just fine.
I’m quite happy with the dress – if there’s something to notice about this pattern, it would be the fact that the bodice is rather wide and I should probably have gone down a size in the bodice for Ronja, even though she is usually a size 104. I’ll post a modeled picture when I get around to it – then you can see for yourself. 🙂
Ronja did a drawing this weekend portraying our family. I love the fact that the sun wouldn’t fit on the drawing, so it had to go on the back – what an observation! The weather has been so amazing that we have been barbecueing each evening this weekend, and the garden has been the extension to the house that we love during summer.
This is gorgeous. I cannot wait to get mine done. I love the Lotus print with the linen. Beautiful! Great work.
Den er fuldstændig vidunderlig og den lille det at mønstret i bærestykke, bæltestykke og borten forneden passer så fint er ret fornemt!
Ronjas tegning er ikke mindre fantastisk. En enkelt detalje på Mor og Ronja selv kunne jeg dog tænke mig at få opklaret – ved lejlighed. :o)
Spectacular! I just received Ottobre and am having ‘fun’ trying to figure out the patterns.
I love it!! I passed on this issue but between this dress and all the lovely tees I’m seeing, I am really starting to reconsider. Your version is so much nicer than the one I saw in the preview!!
I *love* this dress, and your fabric choices are stunning. I had actually looked right past this dress as “too dressy” for my purposes (we never go anywhere anymore (LOL) you know…) Anyway – your rendition has given this new life.
Also – love Ronja’s adacent sun 🙂
What a beautiful little dress! The neckline is so in style, too. Very lovely.
Jeannine – thanks a bunch! I’m looking forward to seeing your version, when Olivia is old enough to fit this size-range! 🙂
Mor – jeg vil sige det på den måde, at Ronja ved udmærket, hvem der har hvad – hun har vist bare ikke helt fundet ud af, hvordan man tegner det endnu… 😉
Rachel – thank you so much! Ottobre takes a little bit of getting used to, but if you stick with it for a few tries, it’ll quickly become much easier. I’m a beginner myself. Good luck with it!
Sarah – thanks! I’m glad it inspires you!
Karen – my thoughts excactly – too dressy. But Ronja loves dresses at the moment, so I thought I’d try to make it more usable. It would look beautiful on Ella as well – even if you do make such pretty things yourself! I know very well about the “never go anywhere”-part… 😉 Thanks!
Sarah – thank you!
Jeg har jo godt nok allerede kommenteret din smukke kjole på flickr, men den tager bestemt ikke skade af at blive rost igen ;0)
Jeg er meget betaget af runde bærestykker i tiden – både i syet og strikket tøj. Og på denne kjole er det helt perfekt.
Jeg holder også så meget af små pigekjoler der er skåret under brystet. Åh, hvor har jeg lavet mange af den slags da Anne-Sophie var lille…
Du er altså utrolig dygtig til at sy (jeg ved jeg har sagt det før ;0) ) Din præcision og omhyggelighed lyser ud af billederne.
Ronjas tegning er meget fin. Jeg synes det er helt fantastisk når ens børn begynder at udtrykke sig på den måde – og det gør de jo tidligt….
Jeres familie har endda det rigtige størrelsesforhold! Flot!!
Tak for kommentaren, Ulla – jeg synes også, at det her mønster er rigtig dejligt. Det er en sød facon til en pigekjole – med lidt sving i! 😉 Og tusinde tak for komplimenten – jeg har nu (helt vildt) meget at lære endnu, men jeg gør mig bestemt umage, så det er dejligt, at det kan ses.
Ronja tegner meget i øjeblikket, og det virker som om hendes tegninger gennemgår en ny fase næsten hver dag. Ret fascinerende!
Lækker kjole – og vildt flot syet. Ser godt nok prof. ud.