Thursday 5 January 2012

Shirr and Shirr Alike

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I'm really liking making little shirred dresses for Amelie at the moment. I love the freedom of not having to use a pattern. I made this one for her on New Year's Eve. The fabric is a cute Japanese fabric, Minny Muu from Lecien, and features French words and little houses, cars, boats, trains, flowers and birds. I've done a rolled hem at both the top and bottom edges of the dress this time, which I think works better than a regular hem.

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I would love it if someone could try and translate some of the writing on the fabric, as I have no idea what it says, though there seems to be a lot of references to cafés and travel. Maybe it is just gibberish?

4 comments:

  1. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! (Child, fabric and dress).

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  2. Cute dress!

    The French seems to be fairly random words and phrases.
    mineral water
    potato
    it is exciting
    thank you very much
    a small piece of
    please
    I am very happy to kiss
    dinner tonight

    So not a lot of meaning.

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  3. I love shirring, so easy to make little girls items that convert from dress to maxi skirt.

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