25 May 2011

A Ruffled Monkey.

Do you know Kathleen over at Grosgrain?  She's pretty much like the Oprah of sewing blogs.  She's holding a series of Free Patterns all month long and asked me to come over and play!  I know I've been inspired by all the high-profile seamstress bloggers she's had over, and feel so flattered to be included.

I'm sharing a tutorial that I get the most requests for...I know, finally.  See my little photo link on the sidebar of a "straight up record"?  I made that a year ago in champagne and yellow: The Ruffled Clover Dress.  Little Cloves has already outgrown it and I thought I would make another and a tutorial along with it for you!  This year it's navy and yellow.  And backwards ;)
I tell you.  
This little monkey gets into a whole lot of trouble.  And she's bossy [have I said that enough?]
But it sure is lucky she's got that spacey toothed grin and those baby blues, not to mention the cheeks and the curls.  [We like to have her for dessert around here.]
Or she might be shipped off to the nearest relative.
She thought she'd try out the miniature chair.
The stare.
Don't mind her post nap hair.





Matching diaper cover in stretch velvet.
I tell you.

And off go the ruffles.
And off you go to get the tutorial.

Thanks, Kathleen for the play date.


30 comments:

  1. The dress is beautiful, of course, but goodness--that sweet little muffin on the mini chair! She is so ridiculously adorable and reminds me so much of my youngest with the whole chair escapade.

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  2. I LOVE that stretch velvet diaper cover! Putting this on my sewing to do list!

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  3. Oh that Clover! She is the cutest. What a beauty in those ruffles!

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  4. all i needed to see was the "Matching diaper cover in stretch velvet." photo & i was hooked ~ the best photo for an adorable outfit :)

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  5. Thank you so much for sharing your tutorial! I love this dress! And the scrumptious model! ;)

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  6. That is the cutest thing I have ever seen... What a great dress.

    Jeanna @ dramaqueenseams.blogspot.com

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  7. gorgeous! I think this will be a 1st birthday outfit for my girl !! thanks so much for the inspiration, Now to get sewing. So happy I bought a ruffler foot with my last bit of fun money!

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  8. I LOVE this model and the dress is perfect for her. How clever to turn it around and show off the buttons!

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  9. I love it!! :) baci dalla Polonia :)

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  10. That navy and yellow combo is striking together! I am off to read your tutorial now. You are sew talented.

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  11. I know the dress is really beautiful, but I just kept looking at that mini chair. I think that would have endless uses, I love things in minature- my freind fred (?) told me its because I'm not so minature, I just like imagining the fairies using them.

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  12. That dress is so cute, but oh. my. word- your daughter is ADORABLE! Your description of her reminds me of my two year old- a stinker but such a cutie! :)

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  13. What is it with children born the summer of 2008? My little one is the same way...sassy, bossy, and adorable. She really tries to rule the roost. Clover's curls are gorgeous, and as always the dress is lovely.

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  14. What a little cutie! This one had me laugh so hard! Little kids are so fun and then at the same time so hard. She is beautiful!

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  15. The diaper cover rocks!

    You sew this amazing dress, work out the tutorial, and we all love the diaper cover!

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  16. Where do you get such incredible adornments? The trim and buttons are cool. Thanks! And I can't wait to try this. Though I am a bit intimidated.

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  17. Love these pictures of Clover and the dress, of course! Did you treat the ruffles with anything to prevent fraying?

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  18. Teri--I KNOW! I was all stressed trying to get the dressed finished up and as an afterthought I decided to do the diaper cover because I hate getting that glimpse of diaper, whipped it up in 5 minutes. Next time I'll just stick to the diaper cover.

    Georgine--I kind of randomly collect things as I come across them, but M&J Trims has an amazing collection of buttons-not the cheapest, but very cool. The trim I got on ebay many years ago.

    Emily--the ruffles are folded in half, and yes, you should zig zag or serge the edges that come together. Hooray for no fraying!! :)

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  19. I've been hoping you'd do a tutorial for this since I saw the pic in your sidebar!! Clover is adorable--just too cute! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  20. I'm loving all the ruffles! And that chair! And that little girl!

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  21. I am so excited to make this for my 3 nieces (soon to be 4 by August!). Do you think the O Pop skirt from the Project Run and Play will be getting a tutorial posted soon?! That is another I would love to make for the froofroo girlies.
    Jen

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  22. Oh how I wish I could snag her as our model! I am not as skilled as you but I did do a fun craft project that you might like with some great straw bags from Target that were only 2.50.

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  23. Oh the joy in her face! She is so sweet, and you are waaaaaaaaay too modest! You are totally in their league, don't kid yourself!

    The dress is beautiful!

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  24. What lovely photos! Made me smile!

    Dawnx

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  25. Karen G--so glad to help! :)

    Jennie85_3--ahhh. yes. the o-pop dress will have a tutorial. one day ;) I have to make another one, though, since the photos I had are gone and I was in such a rush to get it finished I may not have been too thorough in my photo taking.

    kayce--she's for hire. pay in candy and other sweet bribes--and fun bags!

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  26. just loooove this crazy monkey dres !!! Thanks for sharing !

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  27. Great blog! You're so talented :)

    Jonna xx

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  28. Oh heavens! That is so adorable! Love all the photos too--sitting on the chair! :-O

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  29. Lovely lovely lovely!!! 'Specially love those orange (yellow?) velvet undies. :)

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  30. YES! I have been dying for this tutorial. Thankyou!

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