Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Sweet Little Dresses





I've been culling. Toys, books, clothes. I reckon I've halved the stuff they have access to at home, and yet they haven't noticed. I have, though - clean-up at the end of a typical messy day suddenly seems easy. EASY! 

But the room in which I sew, and keep my stash of crap crafting paraphernalia, is such a disaster zone at the moment. Bags of outgrown clothes, all the books that I've taken off their shelf but can't bear to get rid of (we'll rotate, yes?) and a haul for the Vinnie's bin that I have to hide so they don't find it and return it to my new streamlined toy shelves.

And then there's the tubs and tubs of fabric and yarn. And vintage sheets. Lots of vintage sheets in there. I made a bold statement to a friend recently that I'm not allowed to buy any more till I use the ones I have. Ahem.

Quick, make a dress! Or two! Sweet easy ones that can be thrown over tights and a top (or a pyjama top, in this instance) and worn for grubby things like playing, bringing in the wood and gardening.

Just don't go too heavy on the retro. While this mother may find '70s brown and orange floral prints fun and a bit cheeky, the opinionated two-year-olds in the house refuse flat-out to wear it. Seriously, they're two! I thought I had styling rights until they were at least five!



Can't you see it over a red skivvy and pair of jeans? Tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this is cool. Or am I just being nostalgic for my own childhood? 

(It's been brought to my attention that one twin has featured in far more posts recently than the other. What can I say, she makes good copy. But here's the other one - here and here - wearing this very dress in the baby size, back before she became so fussy about her wardrobe...)

19 comments:

  1. Oh my! I'd wear that. Seriously! I really mean it. It's gorgeous. (So when will you be taking orders for grown-up sizes?)

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  2. OMG I love this one. I can't believe they don't like it!

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  3. Yes that's a very sweet dress! We have similar wardrobe issues here...and lately, I just let Skye wear whatever she wants so long as it's weather appropriate. She would LOVE this dress. Her favourite colours are yellow and orange. x

    PS. Love your photos since your workshop!

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  4. Cute dresses. I have an opinionated 7 yr old, however I think she could be convinced that the dress is super cute. When she was younger it was harder.

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  5. Beautiful photos, I love the dresses. My grandson also has had strong wardrobe opinions since age two! I guess I won't try making him any shirts from my vintage sheet collection.

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  6. you are so talented with fabric! Love the dresses and the print :)

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  7. you are absolutely not the only one, i think it's cool. quick- make a grown-up size. i'll find the skivvy! ;)sarah

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  8. I love that dress! Does it come in a grown up size ;-)

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  9. I had been missing the other sweet twin as well. She reminds me so much of my girls. I love that dress! I'm afraid I would guilt my girls into wearing it!

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  10. I love the dress Greer! Your girls are so adorable, it would not matter what they wore.
    My 'baby' is 22 today...where have the years gone? At age 2, Kate was also fussy about what she wore. Loved dresses and had to have the right shoes and accessories!
    Fabulous photography :)

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  11. I love that dress and would totally wear it. My two are a nightmare for clothes opinions. Bella will only wear things with Hello Kitty on them and Angus is a bloody pain, he only wears certain t-shirts, the rest he ignores...and he's only 3!!

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  12. You know our address!! This is gorgeous Greer. Xxb

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  13. Oh, if only I had a girl I would be whipping one up just the same! My four-year-old has very strong opinions about what he will wear, so I am smothering my two-year-old with handknits while I can.

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  14. Your blog is great, I love the way we can all communicate with each other from our different parts of the world! Ada :)

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  15. I think it's cool!

    A friends little girl is really funny about the colours she wears, but it's understandable I think, they just discovered she is red/green colour blind so all these bright things children wear probably look wrong to her.

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  16. Gorgeous. I love this top. And my daughter is nearly four and I just about get to choose what she wears still. Luckily we seem to have the same taste!

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  17. Definitely cool in my books! Though I have quite some emotional attachment to 70's prints too. I will also be forcing my kids into such prints this season :)

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  18. Love, love, love that dress!! This is reminding me that I have a lot of vintage sheets that need to be turned into dresses and we love that same Sweet dress pattern at our house Off to the sewing machine.

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  19. oh i love it - yep perfect with red top and jeans. you have inspired me too use my sheets too (hmm and dust off that overlocker) just need some time!

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