My dear friend Joanne found these dresses in a trunk.
She thought I might like to have them for my dolls.
She was right! Judging by the fabric
amd style, I believe these were
baby dresses from the 1930s
Both dresses were a little too big for my
American Character Sally.
I told Joanne I could sell them and send her
the money and she responded with,
"Can't you make them fit your doll?
I thought about it and decided,
"Yes I can!"
This is the first dress.
I believe it is linen.
This is the second dress.
I only realized later that this was actually the back!
This is the front!
How cute is that?
The first dress I almost completely took apart.
I cut off about 3 inches from the length.
The collar I had to resize to fit a smaller neck.
Here is the collar ready to be put back onto
the bodice of the dress.
AND, here is the remade dress!
I added a little sailboat button.
I'm very happy with this dress.
The second dress was a little less work.
It was pretty quick, just a hem and gather in the back.
I added the little flower buttons.
I made her a headband with the leftover fabric.
I made her a headband with the leftover fabric.
Here is close-up of the headband.
I am SO happy with these gift dresses!
Thank you Joanne!
15 comments:
Great job.
Joan
I love the dresses but the first is my favorite.
Marion
So sweet! Glad they went to a good home!!
I like the headband. The dresses are very nice,the second is my favorite.
Marilyn
I love what you did with the dresses! You have a wonderful friend with great ideas. The touches you added were perfect! I saved them on my Pinterest vintage dresses board.
Thank you Joan, I love sharing my projects.
Thank you Marion, the blue is my favorite too. It looks so pretty on Ann with her blue eyes.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Joanne! Thank you for thinking of me when you saw found these dresses, and thank you for suggesting I make them fit my dolls.
Thank you Marilyn, I am happy with how the headband turned out. I wanted it to look like a real flower.
Thank you Janet! I will look for you on Pinterest! I am very happy with these dresses and how they turned out.
I want to apologize for taking so long to respond to your comments everyone. We had a family emergency that took me away from my normal activities, but all is well now.
Brenda
Great job of refurbishing these dresses - they certainlyare god-loking fabrics!
Janet P
Thanks Janet, I was SO happy my friend thought of me when she found these dresses. I love the fabrics too. I still have one dress to redo, but having trouble figuring out how to use it. Stay tuned!
Wow! These are amazing and adorable transformations! I know your friend Joanne is thrilled that you were able to make them work for your dolls.
Thank you Maryn,
I am the one who was thrilled, but yes, Joanne was happy I could make them work for my Ann. It is so wonderful having been gifted these old dresses that are so precious. I feel very fortunate!
Hugs
Brenda
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