Dress done & dusted

Finally, some finished crafty to show you bloggy peeps! Design-wise it's an oldie......which of course I've never done before and I didn't have a pattern for. But plough on I did, because I do love a challenge.


The dress was originally inspired by this pretty one, as requested by her mummy. But since the little girl is only three years old I thought to design it more as a dress, so that she can wear it right away this summer.


It'll still be wearable as a smock top when winter comes around next year. I can already see it with a navy skivvy and some cute patterned leggings.


And here's where those shanked buttons ended up, with my attempt at the rouleau loop (swanky name for a fancy button loop). I still haven't conquered the rouleau loop, but these are as close to resembling them as I can.


Cheerio! And now we're off to head into some wet weather. Blech!