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October 11, 2011 by gail

KCWC day #2 = the Brooke Dress. The pattern is from Brynnberlee on Etsy. I saw the dress first here (check out that dreamy cloud fabric!) and knew immediately I had to make one.

I’ve never made anything with pleats before – do you have to iron them back in after you wash the dress? Yikes.

The dress has a really simple design, but there are some nice little details, too. The flutter sleeves and the square neckline remind me of the Citronille Apolline pattern (only this one has the advantage of being in English!)

The fabric is Painted Flowers from Moda’s Sugar Pop line (same fabric as the Storybook Woods Bonnet lining, different colorway), and the bodice is lined with Kaffe Fassett shot cotton in Mushroom.

It was way too cold and rainy for a sleeveless photo shoot, but I made Lila suffer through it. I did graciously allow her to wear a sweater for the first few minutes.

As soon as I exposed her arms she hightailed it back inside!

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged kcwc, sewing for kids | 15 Comments

15 Responses

on October 11, 2011 at 10:53 pm | Reply kristin

pretty pretty! the dress is beautiful, and lila skedaddling back inside is hilarious. models! sheesh!
on October 12, 2011 at 5:08 am | Reply cindy

It’s a lovely dress!
on October 12, 2011 at 6:59 am | Reply Camille Goble

This is beautiful and I LOVE the fabric. BTW, you can topstitch the pleats to make them stay put during washing (learned via the Birthday Party Dress).
- on October 16, 2011 at 9:38 pm | Reply gail
  
  thanks camille, and i love that topstitching tip!
on October 12, 2011 at 8:00 am | Reply venus

After seeing your photos, I want to get the pattern. Beautifully made!
on October 12, 2011 at 9:02 am | Reply Wendy

Beautiful; love the sleeves!
on October 12, 2011 at 9:12 am | Reply Trinh

supercute! you are a sewing maniac:)
on October 12, 2011 at 9:17 am | Reply Carolyn

MUST…BUY…THAT…PATTERN…NOW!
Your version is adroable!
on October 12, 2011 at 5:30 pm | Reply Rachel

adorable !! so well made, bravo !
on October 12, 2011 at 5:46 pm | Reply queenoftheflies

What a lovely dress! So carefully sewn, too. You’ve done such a nice job – as usual.
on October 12, 2011 at 8:36 pm | Reply suzy

So beautiful! I love the fabric you chose.
- on October 16, 2011 at 9:40 pm | Reply gail
  
  thanks for the inspiration, suzy!
on October 23, 2011 at 10:48 am | Reply rachel

i am loving your blog! so glad i stumbled upon it from the Sew, Mama, Sew website. especially love the patterns i wouldn’t have found otherwise – like this dress or the baby bonnet. love, love your choice of fabrics, too. thanks so much for taking the time to blog about your sewing adventures.
- on October 24, 2011 at 9:03 am | Reply gail
  
  thanks so much, rachel! 🙂
on September 7, 2012 at 12:37 pm | Reply k warr

After seeing your post of this cute dress last year, I got the pattern but just now got around to making one, thanks for the inspiration