Happy Sunday, Yummies!
Earlier this week, Amy from Badskirt invited me to submit pictures of the Ice Cream Dress I made back in April as inspiration. She and Kate from One Flew Over are hosting a sew-along for Oliver + S’s super cute dress and shirt, a modern update of a 1930′s dress Oliver + S owner/designer Liesl saw and loved.
After submitting our photos to the Ice Cream Social Flickr group and looking through the many other beautiful submissions in the Flickr group, I was inspired to sew another dress for my daughter. Mira’s third favorite color has always been yellow, and it looks better on her than her most favorite color, pink (I know, HUGGGGGE surprise) or most shades of her second favorite color, purple. This dress is made up in honey colored shot cotton and Anna Maria Horner’s Little Honey (Ink).
For the sew-along, which officially starts today with choosing your fabric, gathering your notions, and cutting out the pattern, I will not be making another garment for my daughter. Luckily, she is spoiled but not yet rotten, and we would like to keep it that way. Instead, my nieces will be receiving some sew-along love from their Auntie.
Want to join along? Though this is Day 1 of the Ice Cream Social, do not despair if you would like to be included. There are catch up days along the way. Take a look at the calendar above and delve in when you feel up for it. This pattern is pretty easy and very wearable for these scorchers we keep having in NYC right now.
Mira gave her Ice Cream Dress a road test yesterday (see action shot above). What do you think?
18/07/2010 at 3:24 pm Permalink
The dress is so lovely! I'm hoping to use on of their patters one day soon!
21/07/2010 at 1:39 am Permalink
Cate,
I have missed your blog! Someday we will meet:)
Come see what we have been doing.
21/07/2010 at 4:49 pm Permalink
It is too bad that this pattern doesn't come in adult size because I would totally love this!
21/07/2010 at 9:46 pm Permalink
i know!!! actually, i am going to make myself and my sister-in-law one since it will be easy to adapt, but i think that many people have told liesl, the owner/creator of oliver + s, that they wished various patterns came in adult sizes. she sounds like she might be coming around to the idea. WOO HOOO!!!
22/07/2010 at 1:28 pm Permalink
beautiful dress! Can I join in to the ice cream part, but maybe not the sewing?!!
happy summeer days…
23/07/2010 at 12:23 pm Permalink
ps We are doing a giveaway
05/08/2010 at 2:34 pm Permalink
So, so cute! LOVE the fabric!