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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Sewing: Georgia Vintage Dress (Cottage Mama Pattern Tour)


Today I'm sharing a Georgia Vintage Dress for Tess. Love that rhyme. I'm such a sucker for things with a classic southern air so, busy or not, I couldn't resist Lindsay's invitation to be part of her pattern blog tour. I just loved this Georgia Vintage Dress pattern! In fact, I'd been pinning some children's dresses things with similar ruffled sleeves and apron skirts, so when I saw it, I thought, "here it is!"


Lindsay has been busy! This pattern is one of four new Cottage Mama patterns she is releasing in both printed and PDF versions. (You can shop for them here.) And she has a book of classic sewing patterns coming out soon too. 


I enjoyed everything about sewing with this pattern. Especially the high-end details, such as french seams on the skirt. But I agonized about selecting my fabrics! I nearly gave up in fact--I just couldn't find the right combination. I wanted the dress to look sweet and old fashioned.


Luckily, on Sunday evening I pulled this combination together from my stash. I had the floral striped fabric from a Home Fabrics purchase. It's a lighter weight home decorating fabric with no info on the selvedge sadly. It's a beautiful embroidered piece. You'd have to hold it to appreciate the detail. I love the yellow, pink and white together. Perfect for this dress, but I could imagine it in some Austrian interior. Wouldn't it be great over a goose down duvet?


The pink floral fabric I used for the blouse portion is a JoAnn exclusive fabric. I only had 1 fat quarter, which I purchased a couple years ago. I was so happy it was just enough!  


Because these fabrics are so closely matched, which I love, I opted for a bright white collar. And then I had to add the baby rickrack. I think it's just the right amount of contrast and detail. 


I love Tess in her pinafore dress. 

You should see the other beautiful things being sewn on this tour. Check out the schedule below and visit The Cottage Mama for the roundup.


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15 comments:

  1. 9peasMomJuly 18, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    That dress is precious, and she is darling in it - I would be so proud, truly it is beautiful!

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  2. TammyJuly 18, 2013 at 6:11 AM

    So adorable!

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  3. UnknownJuly 18, 2013 at 7:18 AM

    You did such a great job on this!! I absolutely adore the rickrack around the collar and I think Tess looks so precious in her new outfit. Great job selecting fabrics!! Thanks for being part of the tour, Anneliese!

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  4. FedericaJuly 18, 2013 at 7:22 AM

    Complimenti! E' meraviglioso, non so perchè ma mi fa venire in mente Alice nel paese delle meraviglie!!!
    Federica

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  5. TerryJuly 18, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    This little dress is perfection and it looks perfect on her.

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  6. Melissa (Melly Sews)July 18, 2013 at 9:24 AM

    So cute! Love that rick rack on the collar.

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  7. CateyGJuly 18, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    This is just exquisite. The pattern is lovely and your fabric choices are perfect. You nailed it! I love letting little girls look like just that, rather than rushing to make them look grown up.

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  8. CBHJuly 18, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    Words fail me. This dress is beautiful, gorgeous. The marriage of those fabrics is just perfect.

    I have often wondered when you talk about your stash - (possibly not right place to ask) but how to you buy for your stash? If you see fabric you like, how do you know how much yardage/meters to buy?

    Is it just me or is Tess a blonde Audrey?

    resolution - learn to sew like Anneliese, pine for your eye ;)

    Christine

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  9. AnonymousJuly 18, 2013 at 4:51 PM

    So perfect!
    I do love your fabric choices (as always. I just ordered a madras print based on your previous post ...) and your sewing is so exquisite- Perfection :-)

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  10. CharityJuly 18, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    This dress is just incredible! I love the fabrics you chose, and the tiny rickrack. It's beautiful. I love the pattern too.

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  11. GrayColorsJuly 18, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    This was the perfect dress for Tess. Very cute! Love the collar detail. Looked like embroidary until i read it :-)... Beautiful work!

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  12. Falafel and the BeeJuly 20, 2013 at 9:55 PM

    That dress is absolutely gorgeous! I love the fabrics you chose, too!
    ~Michelle

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  13. StefJuly 25, 2013 at 1:27 AM

    Sooooooo pretty, Anneliese!! That baby ric rac is to die for and I can't get over how pretty these fabrics are. Ah-mazing!

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  14. AnonymousJuly 30, 2013 at 1:28 AM

    I have just discovered your blog via a pin on Pinterest - it is beautiful - congratulations and thanks for sharing all your wonderful tips and patterns- as for your daughters - they are all stunning and so lucky to have such a talented Mum.

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  15. MariskaJuly 3, 2014 at 1:23 PM

    I think the dress gorgeous! Only I can not open the cartridge because I would love to also make one in size 44

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