I spent much of the Easter weekend working on repurposing an old baby dress of mine which my Mom had saved for me. I wore that dress when I was almost 3 1/2. My Mom was expecting my baby brother any day so she couldn't go to her younger brother's wedding - so my Dad took me.
The dress was of the softest sheer cotton with red chickies and bees embroidered along the edges. The fabric was so soft that it felt like I was sewing single-ply 'Kleenex'. The original dress was sleeveless, but I decided to add tiny puffed sleeves. The skirt of the original dress needed to be made a lot shorter, so I used the extra fabric from the top to make a bow for her hair. The ruffle across the bodice also had to be cut shorter, and it didn't look quite right, so I embroidered a red line at the top of the ruffle.
It was interesting that I didn't have any problems cutting up the dress considering how sentimental it was to me. I had originally intended for Layla to wear it, but I preferred how it looked on Miki. My husband thinks it's a great idea to repurpose my collection of old baby clothes - it's a nice way to get some use out of the old baby dresses which will never be worn again and have spent the last few decades packed in boxes in the basement - and then my dolls will also always have something to wear when all their 'for sale outfits' are gone.
The dress was of the softest sheer cotton with red chickies and bees embroidered along the edges. The fabric was so soft that it felt like I was sewing single-ply 'Kleenex'. The original dress was sleeveless, but I decided to add tiny puffed sleeves. The skirt of the original dress needed to be made a lot shorter, so I used the extra fabric from the top to make a bow for her hair. The ruffle across the bodice also had to be cut shorter, and it didn't look quite right, so I embroidered a red line at the top of the ruffle.
It was interesting that I didn't have any problems cutting up the dress considering how sentimental it was to me. I had originally intended for Layla to wear it, but I preferred how it looked on Miki. My husband thinks it's a great idea to repurpose my collection of old baby clothes - it's a nice way to get some use out of the old baby dresses which will never be worn again and have spent the last few decades packed in boxes in the basement - and then my dolls will also always have something to wear when all their 'for sale outfits' are gone.
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