Sunday, April 25, 2010

Spring-Summer Collection for My Daughter


I have been doing some summer sewing for my daughter. It has been a while since I have made her anything. Plus, she has loved and worn a ton the few things I have made her. The picture above contains most of the pieces I have made for her, but there a few that I made after the photo was taken.
The idea behind the undertaking was to develop a "collection" of sorts that offers the possibility to mix and match the individual pieces. When planning, Ihad to take in consideration the summer clothes she already has (mostly bottoms). I could have, hypothetically, made her the tank tops and tees she needed, but I went to the The Children’s Place and Old Navy instead. I’d rather use the time for something less generic.
Most of the designs are Burda WOF patterns; some are drafted by me. The styles and colors reflect what I like in children's clothing, i.e. clothes that resemble those of grown-ups, yet appropriate for the little ones. That is why there are not many (any!) frills and pink hues. I did not make more pants because my daughter prefers dresses and skirts to pants, so I had to respect that as well.

I am going to post individual pictures and brief reviews (if a commercial pattern was used) shortly.

5 comments:

Tany said...

That's a lovely and well thought out wardrobe!

(The brown lace-up open-toe open-heel ankle boots are by Asos (www.asos.com) I buy a lot of shoes from them, including the Ash sandal boots and the silver cage sandals, which I got on sale. The clogs are from Zara. Thanks for your comments!)

Dei said...

How gorgeously sweet.

Gretchen the Household Deity said...

What a nice collection! And I love the way you've presented it here. Nice styling and photography!

Mon Café Couture said...

lovely collection,clean&chic, my daughter is still living in her princess dreams so pink and red are on top for the moment. I'm sewing that for her because when I was like her I wished I could have red princess gowns and pink swirling skirts. I like the way you've styled all of them in the picture.

Jana said...

Will you dress me?! You have great style....and your daughter will have so much fun with all combinations!
I love the simpleness and style of what you have put together.
Jana