Eh, I thought this would look different. This was a little project that I came up with right after I made Ava this dress earlier this fall. It's been sitting on my 'to-do' pile ever since then. Because I was feeling a bit twitchy after having not touched my sewing machine in about a week I decided to whip it up during nap time this afternoon.
First off, this cute little bird is lost on that brown background, and I think the flowers look kind of stupid. After sewing on the appliques and feeling disappointed, I kind of didn't care how I finished it off. If you look closely, you can see that my stitching on the bias binding is totally wonky. But, I persevered and finished it, hoping that seeing it on Ava would make it look cuter. When I put it on her, it almost reached her ankles! Oh well, I don't think she'll be wearing it any time soon. Matt said it looked like an apron. Hmm, that's an idea - maybe I should turn it into an apron?
I'm not too upset about this flop. I did finally learn how to use my rolled hem foot, which was something I had never explored before. As I often tell Lily, we learn from our mistakes. Next time I'll give a little more thought to the applique and measure my subject before making her a dress. Not to sound like a total sour puss, there are things that I like about the dress - I love the color combination of the brown and red, and I love the ruffle at the hem. The dress would probably look better if I had done away with the appliques all together. Less is more - lesson learned!
