In Love with Austen


Inspired by Valentine's Day and Jane Austen Regency dresses I created a soft and romantic look for the girls. To be honest I have been dying to make then little Austen dresses for years!

My original plan was to make them sheer with no lining but I found this great red lining that worked well with the lace for Amelie so I stuck with it!

Clementine's version is sheer from the waist and has a little ribbon waterfall!

Originally for this challenge I was going to steer clear of bright colours and keep the dress plain with some embroidery but then I found this amazing lace in my stash and had to use it!

Clementine's version is what the original lace looked like and Amelie's has been dyed red - the final shade being in-between pink and red.

I used a red velvet lace trim for the dress below and we made arrows with sticks and felt!

To create the dresses I used the Oliver and S Bubble Dress pattern and made the following changes:

* I added extra inches to the centre of the bodice to then regather it!

* I lengthened the dress to give it a long empire line.

* I eliminated the bubble!

I also added some heart buttons that the girls had selected on a fabric trip and have been dying to use!

The girls absolutely LOVE the dresses and have be dancing around as princesses and fairies to their hearts content!













Comments

  1. Very Fun! I love the simplicity and elegance.
    Great Job Momma!
    with love
    -Jo

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  2. oh these are adorable but then the models are pretty amazing too!

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  3. very pretty! I have never tried to dye lace, you'll have to let us know how that was. :)

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  4. What sweet face cutie pies!! Such cute dresses! LOVE!
    Amy
    www.amystebbins.com

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  5. Darling dresses!
    Donna @onceuponasewingmachine.com

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  6. Beautiful dresses! Great job! We thought alike with the lace overlays :)

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  7. You had me at "Jane Austen"....What a darling dress {and fun photo shoot}!

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  8. Sweet dresses, and what darling little models you have! =)

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  9. So cute! I love the remake of the pattern too.

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  10. such sweet little girls in sweet dresses, and that bow and heart arrow is soooooo cute!

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  11. I'm a huge Jane Austen fan ~ so cute :)

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  12. What beautiful dress, they both look great!

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  13. Those are just so sweet and adorable.

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