LBB Design Challenge - Entry #2

So I got inspired and decided to do another last minute entry into

the Little Blue Boo / Dharma Trading Design Challenge Contest.

So here she is!

I've been seeing these cute floral embellished details on everything lately and kept thinking to myself "I can do that!" So I finally decided to attempt it on another dress for Avery.

I love the way it turned out!

I used one of my old shirts to make the entire dress. Just one shirt to keep it simple and not take away from the embellishments. Then I used scraps of that shirt along with scraps of an orange t-shirt and white tank top from other projects...exactly why I hang onto all those tiny scraps! You never know when they might come in handy ;)

I added the floral detail all along the front neckline.
(I also added light interfacing to the front/top dress piece to reinforce the knit and keep it from sagging.) To create the flower, all I did was cut circles of fabric, twist them in the middle and then sew over them a couple of times to hold the twist and attach it to the dress.
Last, I added buttons from the original henley shirt to the sleeve of the dress.

I used the LBB Sienna Dress pattern again, and this time just altered the sleeve length.

No pictures yet of Avery in the dress since I finished after she went to bed!

Hopefully I'll get some tomorrow.

Update {2/16}

Got some cute pics of Avery in the dress this morning!

LBB Design Challenge

So here is my entry for the

Little Blue Boo / Dharma Trading Design Challenge I used the LBB Sienna Dress Pattern

with a couple of alterations and additions.

I shortened the sleeves to make a short sleeve dress, lengthened the top piece and shortened the bottom piece and added a ruffle!

The dress is made of an old pink t-shirt and white tank top, then I used a cute pink floral fabric from my fabric stash.

Here are some details of the dress:

I have been wanting to try reverse applique, so decided to go with that technique for the heart {and I don't know why I didn't try it sooner because it was SO easy!!}. I also added the pocket after the dress was finished because I felt like it needed just a little more punch. I LOVE the ruffles along the edges of the pockets. :)

I tried to get a couple pictures of Avery wearing the dress, but she didn't really feeling like cooperating for a photo shoot so these were the best I got!

So there you have it!
Wish me luck!!!