Amelia’s Summer Dress
Linen Lining
Amelia is getting a summer dress from some jolly quilt fabric…
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setting gathers
I like to gather up the skirt as tight as it will go, and then pin it to the ironing board, and steam the gathers thoroughly. Rickrack isn’t necessary, I just use whatever’s to hand to hold the skirt down while it cools and dries. Then I snip the gathering thread, and pin it into place on the bodice.
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Buttonholing
This is my favourite way of making button fastenings…
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grapes
Amelia likes having a brand new dress – she put it straight on and walked around the neighbourhood, but the weather was smoky and muggy…
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Keeping cool
…so we went back inside and turned on the fan.
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Quimper Hittys 
Amelia looks adorable in her new dress. Your button fastenings are fabulous. They look amazing. I don’t know how I missed your previous story. That quilt is wonderful. You have a gift in knowing what fabrics will go together. Tuesday looked so happy and cozy in that little sleeping quilt.
I think the dress looks good on her – and she certainly appreciates the shorter sleeves and hem! I am glad you liked the quilt too – I do love sewing for Hitty!
Oh, you do such quaint, satisfying, pretty work…thanks once again for sharing your beauties.
I am glad you like the work I do – you are heartily welcome!
I love her new dress, and thanks for the great tip on steaming in the gathers before sewing! She’s just so enchanting. Love the fan!
Steaming really works well for me on these little projects! The fan is very cooling! We don’t usually need cooling, but this year it is inordinately hot. Luckily the Hitty cupboard is not in the part of BC that is burning up.
That fabric looks so good on her!
Thank you! We like the way it turned out, and Amelia is glad of a new dress made just for her!
I need all the sewing tips I can get!! Thank you. Amelia looks quite lovely in her new frock…and I really love her fan!!
The fan is so delightful – it is from a second-hand store, and says it was made in Spain…it also works as a pencil-sharpener, and the little fan blades really go around!
Such a pretty new dress. What a shame she couldn’t enjoy her walk around the neighbourhood.
Thankfully the smoke was blown away a few days ago and we can see blue skies again and don’t get ashes on our laundry drying on the line outside.