Mira, beanpole, has grown out of nearly every stitch of clothing she had last Winter despite my buying and sizing up in hope that we could eek out at least another Fall. In particular, her closet is bare of her favorite clothing items: dresses.
It took me a month to sew her this little Jump Rope Dress from an Oliver + S pattern because all my big sewing plans were put on the back burner, what with the morning sickness and fatigue of early pregnancy. The plaid fabric is from French General, and the floral is something that just appeared in my sewing stash. People sometimes donate things to our sewing cause, and I am fairly certain that this little floral falls under that category.
Mira got dressed up in her new outfit, had her picture taken, came home, took off her dress, hung it up neatly, and announced that she was saving wearing it for school this week. My little clothes horse! Smart, too. It makes me want to sew her an entire closet full of pretty school dresses.
11/10/2010 at 4:42 pm Permalink
oh congratulations on your pregnancy !!
you did such a great photo shooting, besides the sewing job : the dress is beautiful and I love the combination floral/checked fabric. Mira myust be delighted with her new dress
11/10/2010 at 5:25 pm Permalink
I can’t believe how sweet these pictures are. You are so very talented!
11/10/2010 at 6:46 pm Permalink
Congratulations to you at this special time, my fondest thoughts to you as you grow another special member of your family.
11/10/2010 at 7:06 pm Permalink
Oh my goodness, what a cutie! I love the dress too! I have just been feeling like I’ve figured out the music box dress and skirt (the same one you made). And now this! I wish, wish, wish I could scoot up to NYC to go fabric shopping.
11/10/2010 at 9:17 pm Permalink
So utterly adorable!! Luxe would LOVE that hairdo!
11/10/2010 at 10:11 pm Permalink
Gorgeous outfit! The pictures are great!
Luciana
12/10/2010 at 6:08 am Permalink
She is adorable
12/10/2010 at 12:30 pm Permalink
what a pretty girl !!! I love her hair, very fashion !!!
13/10/2010 at 12:19 am Permalink
So dang cute! I wish I had that talent.
13/10/2010 at 2:37 am Permalink
Beautiful Mira, beautiful dress, and great photos.
You’re radiance shines through, growing and full of inspiration!!!Happy days to you.
13/10/2010 at 12:00 pm Permalink
she’s gorgeous! love how you put her hair up like that – like frida. and lovely dress. i need to make one like that! hope you’re feeling better!
13/10/2010 at 1:01 pm Permalink
Adorable. I wish I were so talented!
13/10/2010 at 1:27 pm Permalink
I love that dress!
The chestnuts where first cooked for a couple minutes so that I can peel them then I cooked the chestnuts for 10 minutes..and you know the rest. I baked them in butter with rosemary!! Yummy!
Hope you enjoy it ..
19/10/2010 at 1:15 am Permalink
And you should! That dress is pretty. And Mira is absolutely beautiful. If I had your talent I certainly would make all my daughter’s dresses.
Hope you get past the morning sickness soon, Cate.
19/10/2010 at 3:04 pm Permalink
Congratulations on the pregnancy!
That is a beautiful dress – I wish I had your sewing skills!
Stacey x
20/10/2010 at 3:39 am Permalink
Yes, congrats! The dress is stunning, and I envy you your braiding skills. I could never get Top4′s hair to look like that. Hopefully, she’ll learn to do it herself, because it sure does look cute.
21/10/2010 at 3:23 pm Permalink
The dress you made is gorgeous!! Very very cute, almost as cute as your sweet faced daughter. well done and congratulations! A new baby on the way!? Very exciting!
Hope your feeling well.
-Juniper
p.s. The tangien looks yummy.