Spring sewing and learning something new

Spring is here and it is wonderful! No way to express it really, the immense joy of it! I try here to capture some of its beauty.

Blossoms are turning up here and there!

The surge of energy of the spring air must have encouraged me to tackle my first buttonhole. I found myself making this dress for Lilly with three buttons and that meant I had to get over my fear of learning how to do the button holes. I got out a sewing book, my sewing machine instructions, and the funny button hole foot. I used a scrap and made a few practice ones. There were a few setbacks at the beginning but I kept at it and before long I dared to do the real thing on her dress.

Here she is wearing it. The fit of the dress isn't the best, but that isn't due to my sewing skills.

She was patient and played happily with her bunnies while I took photos. As you might have noticed, they are smooching.

Outdoors we are now on our way to nursery school.

Early morning walks are always a joy, full of song, skipping and discoveries.

  

Comments

[Anne Kathrine]

Hei Emily. Den blusen til lily var kjempesøt. hilsen Anne

[Dawn, from LaTouchables]

Emily, your photos are beautiful, and I admire you for trying the button holes...they look great! (I kind of avoid doing them myself...have to get over that :-)

[Dawn, from LaTouchables]

...and your daughter is precious!

[Tizzalicious]

Aaaw! The smooching bunnies!

[Christina]

The dress, the photos, the smooching bunnies and your gorgeous daughter, they all look lovely to me. I think button holes are like zips, once you have conquered them you wonder why they were so frightening! :)

[Melissa P]

Darling dress! You did a great job. And the true sign of job well done is Lilly's smile. She looks radiant.

[jenny]

The dress is delightful! Your little angel looks so lovely wearing it! Your pictures make me realise hhow far apart we are. Your spring is our mild autumn. So very different.

[Jacqueline]

Oh Emily that dress is gorgeous! I am so in LOVE with those 3 cute little blossoms!! Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!

[Gina]

The dress is beautiful Emily.

[Fiona]

How lovely is that dress? What a lucky little lady. And those three cute flowers on the front are delicious.

[vadjutka]

oh, such a cute new dress!
I'd love to be your daughter :-)

[baroquebabies]

So incredibly sweet- your daughter and the dress!!
Laura in Ludwigsburg, Germany

[Muriël]

What a cute girl in a cute dress!

[Julie]

She looks so cute in it!

[Dag]

how could i have missed out on your blog??!! i love the pictures and your work!
-- off to check the archives!!

[Jean C.]

It turned out really cute! She looks happy too... so #1 rule of thumb... If your client is happy with what you have sewn... your way ahead of the game! Was it one of the Japanese patterns? I wondered because of the wrapped effect. Cute, cute, cute!
Have you seen this book?
http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?WRD=Sew+Cute+Couture
I still need to order it; but I picked it up today while out and about to just look at it.... and it's got some really cute stuff in it. I'm going to just start sewing and have some fun with it! Also:
http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?store=BOOK&WRD=French+General+Home+Sewn
I looked at this one too... really cute stuff in them!
Enjoy your Spring! Ours has finally arrived too... although we did have 2 inches of snow last week!

[jealousydesign]

What a sweet dress! Love the blossom details

[britt]

super cute!!!

[Valarie Budayr]

I love the buttons on this dress. They are so beautiful. Those bunnies are pretty cute too but nothing beats that sweet little face wearing that beautiful dress with the adorable buttons. It's just fantastic.

[maya]

The dress is just the cutest! Have no words for the model! Gorgeous!

[saffiertje]

What a beautiful dress!!! Love the little flowers and the applicé on it!

[Emma]

That is utterly beautiful Emily

[Beth]

Wow! The dress came out so beautifully! Beth

[Faith]

Gorgeous dress, I love the puffy flowers on the front! Perfect for magical childhood walks.

[theartistshouse]

I love the dress, really, truly, love the dress!

[Susan]

What a talent you are!!!!!!!!

[Anne Marie]

The dress is so pretty. Love the three flowers. And i wish I also would not let my fear from making button holes keep me from doing button hole projects. Lilly lokks super cute in her new dess!

[fleurfatale]

oooh, what a beautiful dres, love those blossom cushions!
and your daughter is even more beautiful!

[EricaG]

Oh, so so lovely! What a dear little dress...and an even prettier little lady.

[Beertje Zonn]

Lovely photos and what a lovely daughter!
Bear regards,

Beertje Zonn
Bear from the Netherlands

[cutfingerproductions]

Hey there:) I haven't any little people..but the wee one you have there is so cute AND that little dress is SWEET:) No UBER SWEET:)
Oh! and her two bunnies kissin each other is so little girly!!!! What a cutey!

[kuutydruk]

New dress is gorgeous and your little girl is absolutely adorable! :)
Well done job on buttonholes!

[Jenni at Baa-me Kniits]

I just checked out your tutorial for the little flowers...too cute! Brilliant tutorial and I have to say so easy to make. I just did a button hole on the back so the opening wouldn't fray when I stitched it up. Those blossoms on your daughters dress are adorable! I love her bunnies...did you make them? Do you know if there is a pattern? Will photo my flowers and add them to the flikr page. Thanks for the lovely tutorial and lovely ideas of how to use them :-)