Ashlyn's Dress: Part One
Remember when I made blocks for Ashlyn's baby shower?
Well, now she's turning a year old, so I thought I'd sew a little dress.
Rather than sort through pattern books or even vintage patterns, I decided to use a pattern I already had--the jumper with bloomers pattern in Amy Butler's book, "Little Stitches for Little Ones".![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkqi24U15nYpd8HP9SXXBwqUXMLw2KQelyO9jGh9QT__YDOi-bR5ZWl5fG9hvaIljQs_HaMD2xrX6HANDf82DipZ8zbvr0H8T8Lf2kZjVMuqTFa_xZHtvqBwiTrrrxBYEqcgAzQ/s320/amy+butler.jpg)
I went to Beverly's Fabrics (much better quality than Joann's) looking for Amy Butler fabric (mom Amber loves her fabrics), but their selection of AB isn't what it used to be.
I had a hard time deciding, but ended up choosing Michael Miller's Rose Morning Dots--a print with fairies, pinkish-colored polka dots, and a dash of glitter.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9RkD4rw55Quocb_TTJBaBVid7FuclCD9uiB4Jn5JbNQYKN7h9hx1uhe7HJSGr-i-hK3N-4POpZ-sqknpj0_HydazrFeFYh4IoWmjp1aY364jCX5996GQNT-ae3qjEsRTGGq1oA/s320/DM4222_Rose.jpg)
I paired it with a coordinating stripe, in the Marabella line by Amy Hamberlin of Kati Cupcake Designs for Henry Glass Fabrics (holy cow, that's a mouthful!)![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5M8FymY8SSHfPGZ9-6aL2-5z3slEa096Ar-FPvu-l_QW6JgHH4rxFohNAD523binRo2O6wqgsgnCLs_tkcCGx1n-XfGfsHBvbYXc_sAL0-1D7S2ihd3zwi5qpEmZMKkPUZiiUA/s320/amy_hamberlin_marabella_stripes_in_spring.gif)
and I added a third print in the same colorway, also by Michael Miller (well, more accurately it's Sandi Henderson for Michael Miller, called Meadowsweet), called Vintage Paisley (in Blush).
It's such a strange shade of pink, I was excited to get a match.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsS34z1zjv64qPHEmZL_xr9xtSaBFFYLfa2dLZej3fBW1OCBlALBIkDOJ9nfNXK5U_YlqxvVIzzaa0KBCLfFYniA3tGm8kuapsSy57Auww7Jb3tuDF5dtWxk7-M4XVy74-MgoWg/s320/meadowsweet+vintage+paisley.jpg)
Mom Amber loves lime green and hot pink, and this is more of an apple green with a coral, but I think she'll like it anyway.
I was going to sew French Seams, using this tutorial, but then I realized the Amy Butler pattern is lined, so it would automatically be finished inside.
I'll save the tute for another project.
I have been sewing on the outfit for several hours today, but had some problems.
I put the bloomers together, and was measuring to put the casing in the waistband, but things just didn't look right.
Oops, it was upside down.
Hello seam ripper.
Unfortunately, I had used the tiniest straight stitch and zigzag on my machine, so starting over took some time.
Aarrggh.
Even worse, the seam ripper skipped and made a hole right in the front.
I'll post my solution tomorrow....
Well, now she's turning a year old, so I thought I'd sew a little dress.
Rather than sort through pattern books or even vintage patterns, I decided to use a pattern I already had--the jumper with bloomers pattern in Amy Butler's book, "Little Stitches for Little Ones".
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkqi24U15nYpd8HP9SXXBwqUXMLw2KQelyO9jGh9QT__YDOi-bR5ZWl5fG9hvaIljQs_HaMD2xrX6HANDf82DipZ8zbvr0H8T8Lf2kZjVMuqTFa_xZHtvqBwiTrrrxBYEqcgAzQ/s320/amy+butler.jpg)
I went to Beverly's Fabrics (much better quality than Joann's) looking for Amy Butler fabric (mom Amber loves her fabrics), but their selection of AB isn't what it used to be.
I had a hard time deciding, but ended up choosing Michael Miller's Rose Morning Dots--a print with fairies, pinkish-colored polka dots, and a dash of glitter.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9RkD4rw55Quocb_TTJBaBVid7FuclCD9uiB4Jn5JbNQYKN7h9hx1uhe7HJSGr-i-hK3N-4POpZ-sqknpj0_HydazrFeFYh4IoWmjp1aY364jCX5996GQNT-ae3qjEsRTGGq1oA/s320/DM4222_Rose.jpg)
I paired it with a coordinating stripe, in the Marabella line by Amy Hamberlin of Kati Cupcake Designs for Henry Glass Fabrics (holy cow, that's a mouthful!)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5M8FymY8SSHfPGZ9-6aL2-5z3slEa096Ar-FPvu-l_QW6JgHH4rxFohNAD523binRo2O6wqgsgnCLs_tkcCGx1n-XfGfsHBvbYXc_sAL0-1D7S2ihd3zwi5qpEmZMKkPUZiiUA/s320/amy_hamberlin_marabella_stripes_in_spring.gif)
and I added a third print in the same colorway, also by Michael Miller (well, more accurately it's Sandi Henderson for Michael Miller, called Meadowsweet), called Vintage Paisley (in Blush).
It's such a strange shade of pink, I was excited to get a match.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsS34z1zjv64qPHEmZL_xr9xtSaBFFYLfa2dLZej3fBW1OCBlALBIkDOJ9nfNXK5U_YlqxvVIzzaa0KBCLfFYniA3tGm8kuapsSy57Auww7Jb3tuDF5dtWxk7-M4XVy74-MgoWg/s320/meadowsweet+vintage+paisley.jpg)
Mom Amber loves lime green and hot pink, and this is more of an apple green with a coral, but I think she'll like it anyway.
I was going to sew French Seams, using this tutorial, but then I realized the Amy Butler pattern is lined, so it would automatically be finished inside.
I'll save the tute for another project.
I have been sewing on the outfit for several hours today, but had some problems.
I put the bloomers together, and was measuring to put the casing in the waistband, but things just didn't look right.
Oops, it was upside down.
Hello seam ripper.
Unfortunately, I had used the tiniest straight stitch and zigzag on my machine, so starting over took some time.
Aarrggh.
Even worse, the seam ripper skipped and made a hole right in the front.
I'll post my solution tomorrow....
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