What I miss by having two boys, I tend to make up by sewing my for nieces. There is nothing cuter than little versions of dresses I would make for myself! I definitely indulge them quite a bit and that was the case when this lovely La Floraison jersey knit from the Indigo and Aster fabric collection arrived at my doorstep. These flowers had to be made into a sweet little dress for my niece’s upcoming birthday and then it turned into another dress for her new baby sister…and then turned into adding a top for their mom as well. I couldn’t stop when the fabric is this beautiful!
This vibrant floral print is from the new Bari J. fabric collection for Art Gallery Fabrics. While the main focus is on all the animals (you HAVE to check them out!) it wouldn’t be Bari J. without some of her signature painted flowers. I love how these pinks and blues pop against the white background.
My feisty little niece here is turning three soon and still loves her dresses and being quite active too. I made her some Racerback dresses before and really enjoy this simple (and FREE!) pattern by Hey June Handmade. It’s a clean A-line silhouette and the fact that it’s made for knits means easy dressing and more play!
And when making a dress for one girl, there was no way I could leave out my newest niece. She deserves some handmade love too. I mean, look at those rolls! <3 Fortunately, this Racerback dress pattern takes up very little fabric and everything came together quickly with the four-way stretch knit.
After thinking about my nieces being cute in their matching outfits, I thought I’d add my sister to the mix because….why not!?! To keep with the racerback style, I sewed up the Rumi Tank by Christine Haynes. You can see other versions of this tank I’ve made here because I absolutely love it and it’s a definite tried and true pattern for me.
Look at my ladies. Making all of these garments was SO worth it and and you can see how one idea quickly led into three! The cute factor is pretty high…from my completely biased post of view 😉 I just love how nice this print looks on my niece and my sister. It’s playful enough, yet the design bring out a sophistication as well.
With so many great colors, the La Floraison jersey knitis also great for using up some smaller pieces of scrap fabric, like some Art Gallery Solid Knit in Dark Ocean. I made sure to differeniate the dresses a little bit to help my sister with laundry time! We all know how little clothes can get misplaced often…
Don’t forget to swing over to Bari J.’s blog to keep up with the #IndigoandAsterFabric blog tour and check out what you might have missed. There are so many good projects, my head is swirling with so many new ideas! What would you make from these gorgeous fabrics?
Happy Sewing Friends!
Cristy
***Fabric was provided as part of the Blog Tour. Project conception and opinions in the post are always my own.