Now that we've seen the lads' duds, it's the girls' time to shine!
The girls' costume planning was a little more detailed than the boys. I was actually able to design the pattern itself, not just put one together, as I did for the boys. I borrowed a basic girl's dress pattern from a friend of mine and used it as a base. I then grabbed an old poodle skirt pattern and tapered it at the waist to match the bodice of my base pattern. Next, I sketched out some sleeve pieces. Lastly, I added some ribbon work to match the womens' dresses for the show. (I'll post those later!)
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| Here is my final sketch of the dress. Again straight from my design book! The sleeves were chiffon while the rest of the dress was a smooth crepe. This gave a delicate flowing appearance as the little princesses danced across the ice. |
After I experimented with my pattern a bit, and made a gaudy bright yellow dress for my little model to display; the girls' excitedly agreed to their apparel.
My favorite part of this process was making up the larger girl sizes. Since my base pattern only came in 3 and 6, I had to make the rest. That was fun, and I was relieved when my efforts were rewarded! Everything worked out perfectly! There were no major mess-ups!
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| My sweet model happy in her purple (iris) apparel |
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| THE LITTLE GIRL PARTY. Or at least most of them!:-) |
