Tea Anyone!

Today we start a new sew along featuring a pattern from the Handmaiden's Cottage (affiliate link). Join us in the Handmaiden's Cottage Pattern Group on facebook as we sew up the Tea Party Dress.

I made the dolly version of this pretty little dress, and this is is the sight Julia woke up to on Sunday morning, her doll dressed up and her hair all done along with one of her bears drinking tea from my grandmother Queen Anne China tea cup. She was so thrilled to see her doll Emma get a fancy dress! By the way, making doll sized clothes becomes very additive, I can't wait to make another!

There is as much detail and ruffles in the doll sized version and in the child  sized pattern (which by the way is on sale for a limited time of only $5.00 in THC pattern shop)

This is a break down of the sew-a-long and you'll see there's about an hour of work to do everyday. For those who take part and post their finished dress in the appropriate album in the group there will be a giveaway...but you didn't hear it from me.

Hope to see you all there!
Until next time, xx.

Different options- Hope pattern by My Little Plumcake

Many of you have seen my first try at this pattern, but I just couldn't make one for Amelia and not make one for JubeJube. I used the ruffle options for JubeJube's dress, and saved myself a lot of time by buying a pre-made ruffle and by not making all those tiny little pleats. I don't really think JubeJube minds it just meant that she got her dress sooner than later. Also fun to know, the Hope pattern from my Little Plumcake comes with a very adorable capri option. Of course my girls are girly and both wanted a dress.  Even more fun to know, the pattern is NOW available! Just visit My Little Plumcake's Etsy shop!

I think that JubeJube is just glad she got to play tea party with one of her favorite stuffies and my grandmother's  Queen Ann fine bone china tea cups.

Julia is 4

Thought it only fitting that my return to blogging be about Julia's (AKA JubeJube) 4th birthday. After all she is the one who brought me back to my passion of creating and sewing. Somethig that I had put away on the sidelines as I worked 40 hour weeks.

Just a little of what my 4 year old's tea party looked like before her guests arrived.

And this is the dress she wore before deciding she wanted to go in the pool. This is a pattern that I had the pleasure of testing from 5 Berries, the Penelope dress. I think its the perfect dress for a summer tea party. 

For now you can see more of my creations on my facebook page, Sprouting Jubejube, but be sure to be check back here for tutorials and brand new stuff!