Yes I'm getting back into the swing of making dog dresses. I tell you what planning to do anything in the summer time is rather like trying to cram a mole into an ant hill. Today I have a dozen dresses for you to see. 6 matched pairs for the little sister and big sister we adore so much.
Now the red dresses and the pink ones are embroidery blanks, they are simple now so they can be embellished later. As for the black with the tiger stripes I am most proud of that one. When I was handed that fabric, I was told "I don't know why I bought that fabric I don't even like it, it's more what my husband would like". Well hopefully by adding the sparkle black to the top thereby toning down the orange everyone will like it. The fabric by itself made me daydream about DD and our new dog Shelby. Wouldn't it be neat if they dressed as Jasmine and Rajah for Halloween?
Dog dresses! These two were made using some fabric scraps from my neighbor (the bodice) and arm bands from a dance recital. DD dreamed these up and they turned out even cuter than I'd imaged. 
Yes I'm getting back into the swing of making dog dresses. I tell you what planning to do anything in the summer time is rather like trying to cram a mole into an ant hill. Today I have a dozen dresses for you to see. 6 matched pairs for the little sister and big sister we adore so much. 
I just finished up some new curtains for DD, at a whopping 8 years old I felt it was time to replace the faded Winnie the Pooh Bear ones back from her nursery days. I took what my mother taught me years ago about using two layers of fabric to create a light blocking effect and made these using a beautiful hand made batik on one side and a coordinating solid purple on the reverse. Now should I decide to make tie backs I will made them using the last little bit of batik fabric that I have. That way the curtains can be turned so that the purple side shows with a bit of batik detail or the simple batik as shown here.
