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Cotton lawn would be a great choice. It’s very nice to wear, presses well, and is easy to sew. Depending on the color and print, it may be opaque or it may be a bit sheer. If it is sheer, you can line the dress pretty easily. I’m sure somebody here can talk you through it when you get to that part, if it becomes an issue.

It’s a really low-res image so I can’t make it out very well. If it’s attached is it like an oversized Peter Pan collar?
For a capelet you could modify the Red Riding Hood cape from Little Things To Sew. Just leave the hood off and shorten it. If you take a little off the front panels so they don’t overlap then you could have a ribbon tie at the…[Read more]

Hmmmm, I would probable search for capelet, bolero, and shrug just to see what I could find.

Jane

I love your story.

I’ve done a pair of navy shorts up to the zipper and I have some brown one cut ready to sew. Now I need to waste an hour going to get zips. I’m fairly sure I’ll get these two done, I’m not sure if I’ll get any more though. I think two will get me through 🙂

I’ve done a pair of navy shorts up to the zipper and I have some brown one cut ready to sew. Now I need to waste an hour going to get zips. I’m fairly sure I’ll get these two done, I’m not sure if I’ll get any more though. I think two will get me through 🙂

In answer to your question Nicole, the biggies need everything! Miss Chloe just needs a few pretties in the 3-6 month size so they are ready but much more in the next size again – slow progress sewing.

It makes it very difficult when you have a little boy one minute then you see him literally growing in his sleep the next – my mother infuriated…[Read more]

In answer to your question Nicole, the biggies need everything! Miss Chloe just needs a few pretties in the 3-6 month size so they are ready but much more in the next size again – slow progress sewing.

It makes it very difficult when you have a little boy one minute then you see him literally growing in his sleep the next – my mother infuriated…[Read more]

@dubhels2003 I think she has a list she keeps and works from when she’s going to do one. I’ve already passed on the question to her.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/164136695/oliver-s-fairy-tale-dress-pattern-multi?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=oliver+and+s+pattern+fairy+tale&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

maybe they’ll ship it for you? Although it seems like UK postage has gone way up lately. It cost me $60 to send a small box of Christmas gifts to my mother in law…[Read more]

@Todd This post had me thinking, is there going to be another ‘Ask Liesl’ blog posting? I was wondering which patterns surprised Liesl with their popularity or unpopularity? Which pattern has resulted in incredible interpretations which have changed her vision of what the pattern was in the first place? That’s so poorly worded, sorry, I am…[Read more]

I share your frustration about the lack of physical stores which sell non-mainstream patterns, especially as I live ‘ooop north’ and many of the online stores I buy from have physical stores down south. There are a number of online stores which have it in stock besides Eternal Maker and Backstitch – Village Haberdashery, Fabrimake, Fabric Godmother.

Thank you for the insight Todd that is most interesting. I shall pass on the information about Backstitch to my friend. Either that or convert her to digital LOL.