- Little Lizard King – Bonn
I have taken a bit of a break from blogging my makes, I returned to work after having my daughter and life got in the way. Anyway, I thought I would document one of my more recent makes…. The Little Lizard King Bonn dress
I saw this pattern and fell in love with the sleeves so thought I would make a couple of summer versions for baby in her new size. I opted for a cotton version and a double gauze to be nice and light weight and tried a couple of the different constructions to see what it would look like.
I had a look through my fabric stash and went for a light cotton print and some super cute double gauze with a bunny print.
I did the full button down front with long sleeves and the regular skirt version with short sleeves.
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ENHANCE_NONE I found the construction pretty straightforward for the bodice and was pretty much the same as every other dress I had made her in a woven fabric. I opted to overlock the seams because the fabrics seemed a little prone to fraying. Especially the double gauze, I really like how it looks but it can be such a pain to sew with!
I had a couple of mistakes which is probably down to being so excited to get them finished. I always seem to miss attaching part of the sleeve, but it was easy to fix.
The sleeve cuffs were so small to top stitch so I don’t think they are my best work but I’m pretty sure my 18 month old won’t notice.
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ENHANCE_BLUR The hem was a little bit complicated and I’m still not 100% sure if I actually constructed it right, but it looks like it should do so hopefully it all works out.
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ENHANCE_NONE The button choice was a bit difficult as I wanted to make sure that they were the right size and didn’t look too big or small.
I am very lucky to have a large collection of buttons and haberdashery that I was left by my grandma, so I like having a look through to choose the best ones to match the make. I went for some blue and plain white ones and I am pretty happy with them.
ENHANCE_NONE I have a tool that I use for the button spacing and it is really helpful to make the buttons sit evenly so they aren’t bunchy or gaping. The next step will be trying the dress on the baby and attempting to take an ok picture to check the fit. Which is a challenge all in itself and is probably harder than actually doing any dressmaking…
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