{"id":79457,"date":"2022-07-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=79457"},"modified":"2022-07-12T15:14:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T19:14:51","slug":"hand-embroidered-playtime-collar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2022\/07\/hand-embroidered-playtime-collar.html","title":{"rendered":"hand-embroidered playtime dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kathy, a member of the Advisors Circle, is sharing the Playtime Dress<\/a> she made for her granddaughter. She has included hand-embroidered details that would enhance any project!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

Even before my granddaughter was born, I bought fabric for her. This was before I learned that when purchasing fabric online, I should pay careful attention to how heavy the fabric is and not buy it unless there is good information about the weight. What eventually turned into this Playtime dress is a case in point: the fabric was a waffle knit, so I assumed it was quite a bit heavier than it is. It is very lightweight. But I couldn\u2019t resist the butterflies or the color scheme.<\/p>\n

I was attracted to the Playtime dress as it can be made in either a woven or a knit. As the waffle knit fabric seemed flimsy, I was worried that a knit facing would not stay down where it belonged. I had plenty of fabric, so I doubled the bodice rather than using a facing. This worked amazingly well and made it much sturdier for my granddaughter. (Don\u2019t let the picture fool you!)<\/p>\n

Hand-Embroidered Detail<\/h2>\n

The pattern called for machine-stitching a collar outline, but I hadn\u2019t had good luck with machine embroidery, so I decided to hand-stitch it. I wanted something three-dimensional, so I opened up my book of embroidery stitches until I found something that looked good.<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

The butterfly buttons came from Etsy a few years ago, and they have been waiting in my stash to come out and play. I hadn\u2019t realized what a good match they were! They\u2019re difficult to pick out in the picture. The buttons won\u2019t last as they are wood, but when they disintegrate, I can replace them with regular buttons.<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

And, of course, I had to make a matching dress for the 18-inch doll; she now expects this every time I sew something for her! I have a book of patterns for that size doll and just adapt them to whatever I need. This time I just made a knit top and then attached a skirt.<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

And if my independent granddaughter decides to style her Playtime butterfly dress with Pokemon socks, who am I to argue?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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