cottington's so crafty: buttonholes

So! About this All Spice Blog Tour for Paisley Roots....What a fun dress!

But what a hot mess I am about being a destination on this blog tour, aha! I have NO action shots this blog post....because I made a dress in a size or so too small for Camden :O And I find this incredibly devastating - in a first-world problems kind of way. I made the size 4, as I thought that would work for Camden's chest size, as the finished measurement is 24 inches, and HER chest is 22 inches....or so I thought, LOL.

Camden's sad face at not getting to keep this dress!

I love how the dress turned out - and I completely ADORE the fabric....which is why I'm bummed it doesn't fit - but whatevs. it's all my fault. Camden's chest is 22.5 inches. The next one I make - because YES, there WILL be a next one! - will hopefully use the same fabric (please, Joann Fabrics, do NOT run out during this holiday weekend! I beseech you! And if you are a close reader, you are noting that I did, indeed, buy fabric at Joann's!) I do not have quite enough of the shot cotton I used to line the bodice, so, I will need more of that.

The dress, running AWAY to it's new owner! (that....and the crazy wind!)

And speaking of wind....this is Camden's "it's windy!" face

The directions seemed super easy to follow, though I did change some things up. I didn't extend the buttons into the skirt, and I ironed interfacing on the wrong side of the pintucks - to stabilize the fabric for the buttonholes themselves, but also to hold the pintucks still so there'd be no pulling when I added buttonholes. Lastly, I never like exposed seems at the end of a sleeve, if I can help it, so, I sewed my sleeve side seams before I hemmed the cuffs.

This dress will be sent off across the country as a fun gift for somebody else's little girl, so, I can't wait to see action shots! For now, please just enjoy the fun buttons and pretty fabric - and sad face of a girl who cannot wear this dress, aha!