Little Miss Ladybug

Dress Front

Detail on Front

Back of Dress

My latest sewing project. This one challenged me a bit as it required techniques I had never done before. The trim was a bit of a booger to put on because I didn't have the fabric glue stick to glue baste it. I ripped out the sewing on the trim several times. The other challenge was putting bias binding around the armholes. Not as hard as I expected and such a nice look. French seams were also new to me but oh so easy and give such a nice professional look. There are a few boo-boos but I don't know that anyone will notice except me so I won't say what they are. :-P My hand sewing on the lining of the yoke is much better than my last project so we'll call the ugliness on the jumper a fluke.

As I'm sure some will ask, the fabric is from Fabric Finders and I bought it at my local Bernina store. The trim and buttons came from Farmhouse Fabrics and the satin ribbon is from Hobby Lobby. The pattern is from Sewing With Whimsy. It features 3 different patterns with 3 to 4 variations. (See this picture for the exact dress I made, lower right hand corner, first dress in picture.) The dresses in this book are absolutely gorgeous and I plan to make all of them although my sewing skills will have to improve as some of the techniques look difficult. Please don't let the dress on the cover throw you. It's the only one in the book I wouldn't make in the fabric shown. To me it is just too busy but the idea is cute. All other dress are absolutely adorable and boutique quality. The kind of dresses you would pay way too much for.