I know Christmas is over but I still want to share a few of the things I made. First up are my girl’s Christmas dresses.
I used satin rosette fabric and coordinating satin fabric that I purchased from fabric.com. Isn’t that rosette fabric simply beautiful? My little girls went crazy over it…so did I!
For the bodice I used Mouse House Creations The Caroline Party Dress pattern and then used The Norah Dress pattern for the skirt part. With all those pretty flowers the skirt part needed to be a simple a-line shape.
I also made some matching headbands to go along with the dresses. My girls loved the headbands but they may not have been the best idea when it came to church. They ended up turning their headbands into spy glasses and every other funny thing they could think of. Mass at night is always a challenge for us and put the excitement of Christmas on top of that you never know what you are going to end up with.
It was my second time working with satin and as much as I love the looks of it I am pretty sure I will not be using it very often. It is a very fussy fabric.
Melly Sews has a great post for working with satin and other fancy fabrics. You can read that post here. I highly recommend you reading it before you wash or start working with your fabrics.
In case you are wondering that is a store bought shirt for my little guy. Next year I must make him something. He definitely gets a lot less handmade goodies then the girls.
What a beautiful family! The dresses are stunning. Thanks for sharing!
Christina, those dresses are absolutely beautiful. The fabric is so unusual and the children are obviously enjoying the excitement of Christmas. I avoid sewing with satin as it is so slippery but you have done such a good job.
Oh Christina,
Those dresses are incredible!!! Yes, that fabric is superb…. I have never seen anything like that at my local store. Very special indeed!
Natalie
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Beautiful dresses – beautiful children . Thank you for sharing.
I love the photos of your children! =)
The dresses are simply beautiful! You did a wonderful job!
The dresses are adorable and the spy glasses- I mean headbands – really make the outfits!
Those precious girls in those beautiful dresses and a handsome young man make for a perfect Christmas card. What gorgeous creations, clothes and children! Very well done.
Love the dresses and the pictures! You have gorgeous children!
Love the dresses! Melissa posted about a silk cotton blend that is supposed to be as easy to sew as a regular cotton yet still shiny and fancy. I bought a yard to play with-just have to find the time and energy. 🙂