Girl Sized outfits-updated with photos!

I just wanted to publiclly thank Michigan Mom (Michele) so much! I had her make a girl sized outfit for my DD> It is a replica of Kit's birthday dress and she did a FANTASTIC job! the pattern is slightly different but you can hardly tell. The dress looks the same. she looked high and low for the exact matching buttons and it looks fantastic!

Kailey loves it and wants to wear it this weekend (but it is too cold here) and I just wanted to thank her. I hope to take pictures soon and will post them.

Lara

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ March 27, 2005 04:51 PM: Message edited by: Kitzka ]</font>

NEAT!!!!!!!!!!! [img]cool.gif[/img] I cannot wait to see the pics!!!!!!!

YES, show us pics please! Her work is beautiful!

Laurie

Hey Michigan Mom, which historical girls' outfits are you sewing? Where did you find the fabric to match Kit's dress? Can't wait to see the pictures!

Okay, I am brining this back to the top. I am also including a link to my imagestation albumn. I have never made one before so let me know if it does not work.

The pictures are of Kailey (my daughter) in her Kit birthday dress. She is having a birthdya party for her favorite bunny, Oatmeal. Today is his birthday. I did not take too many photos as DH thinks I am nuts and did not want me wasting pics on the doll party DD was having.

Kailey (girl) is using the Samatha dall.child ea set from Halmark. it is a great quality item and DD loves it.

Lara

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2129010684

Cute! Michele did a great job on the dress, and your Kailey is just adorable. Thanks for sharing pictures!

Awesome pics, your child is adorable and Michelle did a wonderful job on the dress too!

Laurie

I haven't seen your dress yet ( I forgot my password for imagestation and am waiting for it to be emailed), but I'm anxious to as I have not seen any other Girl's versions of this excet for the one I made for my own dd a couple years ago. I was so excited to find the exact same fabric only in a larger print!

There are many many 1930's style prints out there in a variety of authentic colors right now. Look in any store that carries quilting fabrics. The independent ones have the biggest selection, but Joannes has some too. I live near Little Quilts, which has it's own line of fabrics and books, and I bought my fabric there. However, my fabric was made by Chantaclaire, which does stunning reproductions of vintage fabrics. In my Hancocks fabrics carries them ( Joanne's does not)

Marcus Brothers does a similar fabric, with a smaller (doll sized) print.

I used to know a website that was nothing but authentic copies of antique textiles and I lost it when I lost a computer. I can't think of their name. But, they are out there, and can be googled for.

I made my pattern. I think I used a shirt pattern to get the sleeves right, and eyeballed the rest. I used cups to make the circles for scallops where the buttons go. It's an easy dress, if you're fairly accomplished. I made Kit's PJs too, although for the life of me I don't know why, considering they are available to buy. But, I liked my version better - they were more like Kit's.

Oh! I saw it - your dd is adorable! Our dress is nearly identical, except our print is different ( has the multicolor print like Kit's). I overdyed the piping to get the color closer to what they used in the 1930's.

My dd is very slim, like yours, and I will say, if others want to attempt it, this is a dress that will bind around the tummy and hips if a child has any, don't you think? It's very straight and unforgiving. Also, it is hard to get the collar just right at the front of the neck. Fun to make though, if you like puzzles like this.

Wow, it's beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing the photos.

Your daughter is beautiful. Her and Kit look so cute dressed alike.

Your daughter and her dress are beautiful.

LOVED the dress and Kailey with her Kit!! Very cute pics! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Beautiful. Michele does a wonderful job. I strongly recommend her. BTW, I am so jealous. Your daughter looks more Vietnamese than Kaitlin. She is goregous.

Thanks everyone! Kailey really loves the dress and is trying to invent reasons to wear it. I wanted to say sorry there are shadows all over the pictures. I am not that great with the camera.

Lieu: DO you think Kailey really looks more Vietnamese? I still think she looks like a mix but nearly everyone else thinks she looks more Vietnamese, so I must be wrong [img]smile.gif[/img]

Lara

Lara, I think she definitely looks more Vietnamese than Kaitlin. But I do thinks she looks mixed. Your pictures were kind of dark so it was a little hard to tell. I think Asians always think mixed children look more caucasian and Caucasians always think mixed children looks more Asian. Maybe it is more obvious for us to see the differences. Kaitlin has big round brown eyes. I also think that I look more Filapino then Vietnamese anyway. So I think that might be a difference. But I could definitely see the Vietnamese in Kailey. The only real Vietnamese features that Kaitlin has is the olivey skin color and she has the Vietnamese nose. But her light brown hair and big round eyes makes me think my daughter looks Caucasian. I guess she looks enough like me that no one has ever asked me if she is adopted.

Lieu:

You know, I bet you and I look a bit alike. I get asked ALL the time if I am Filapino and people are surprised when I say that I am not.

In the summer Kailey's hair gets very light and gets blondish highlights. It is at this time that I always get asked if I color Kailey's hair. I got very offended the first time I was asked but not I just laugh it off.

Lara

I remember you saying that Kailey had light brown hair. In your pictures they looked black. And taking a second look at her eyes they are bit rounder than a typical Vietnamese. I think there are sooo many looks in Viet Nam. I came from the central region that had more of the French influence. So there may have been some intermarriage there. But I do honestly think that Kailey could look like she belonged to me. So we must look similar too. Has anyone ever asked you if Kailey was adopted? No one ever asked me but my friend who is Caucasian and has a mixed Caucasian/ African American child, gets asked that all the time. Some people have been very rude and asked her if her child is a foster kid, a neighbor, or is she the nanny. I swear people can be so intrusive. She always answers, no she is all mine. Trust me I remember the 12 hours of labor. That usually shuts them up.

Your daughter is absolutely beautiful. She's a natural beauty. Just gorgeous.

Michelle...you are an artist. That dress is wonderful!

Beautiful pics! Thank you for sharing!

Awwww thanks for the great feedback. Kailey picked out the fabric from a selection of 30's reproduction prints. I loved her fabric choice. She is just adorable. Thanks for posting your album.

Thanks, too, to Lieu for the recommendation--I love referrals.

-Michele

Love the dress!!!

Beautiful dress and a gorgeous little girl! You must be so proud of Kailey! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

MichiganMom...you are an artisan! I'm tempted to ask if you'd ever make an adult sized dress, lol.

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