recent work

I have been blessed with a ton of commissions over the past two months so I thought I would share a few images. 

This was my Dad's shirt. It was is great condition and I remember him wearing it often. I thought it would be fun to play with shoulder straps that tie different ways. I made them extra long so that I could tie a bow in the back or in the front or double wrap the waist and use a simple knot tie in the back. (I made this for my daughter, so technically not a commission.)

My sweet friend (and an incredible mother) commissioned this dress for her sister's baby shower. She brought me one of their father's shirts and I made a dress for her soon-to-be-born niece and her son. I loved the yellow seersucker fabric.

I love a little girl in blue! This dress will be perfect for its owner. It's very simple but stays true to the original shirt (with just a touch of femininity). Hopefully she will enjoy wearing it.

 

This shirt started out as a womens dress shirt and a few things I really liked about it was the color and the cuffs. There is a little grey line (!) throughout the fabric so I played that up by accentuating the button placket with grey bias tape along the edge. I used the original sleeve and cuffs but shortened them so that they would hit about 3/4 length. The dress is size 3T. 

One of my husband's oldest childhood friends has been really kind to support my work and recently asked me to make a dress for his daughter (size 4T) and a coordinating belt for his older son. I loved working this blue and white oxford fabric (and they are UNC fans so the color combination works double-duty!).  My favorite part is the way the shoulder straps attach to the back of the dress. I used the sleeve buttons and fabric to piece these in. (I only wish I had ironed it a bit better before taking these photos...)

My great-uncle commissioned this dress for his son's daughter. He has a blue shirt just like this yellow one he brought me to transform and he's going to wear it when he gives this dress as a birthday gift. (He loves the sentimental stuff as much as I do!)

missing, but still in action!

So....this blog is in serious need of an update!

Lately, I have been so busy physically making dresses that I haven't had any time to talk about making dresses. My sincere apologies...though I am happy to have this problem!

One of the big projects I am working on is a collection of 22 dresses for a fantastic boutique children's consignment store in Raleigh called Babiology.  It was such an honor to be asked to make some dresses to sell in their store. The 22 shirts belonged to the husband of one of the owners and I am working on several different long-sleeve (fall/winter) styles in a variety of sizes from 18 months to 5T.

Here's a sneak peak at two of the dresses. I hope to have the full collection to the store by the middle of October.