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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Mary by B&B Blueprints

Okay, so I was on Pinterest a while back and saw this cute little outfit featured on the PB&J kids.com website.  I knew I had to make one like it.  So I bought the pattern from Farmhouse Fabrics and got to work.  I used Michael Millers dot fabric that I bought here in Savannah at Fabrika and a white batiste for the lining, ruffles and bow.

Here is my version.






All in all, it was a fairly decent pattern to follow.  Beginners should probably opt for another pattern.  There is one thing wrong with the instructions that I noticed.  If you have 60" fabric that is folded, this will not apply.  The panties will not fit on 45" wide fabric when folded.  You have to open it up and cut 2 separate pieces.  This is shown in the instructions; however, it is shown with the pattern piece in the same direction.  You HAVE to flip the pattern over, or you will have two rights or lefts (I forget which), and you need one right and one left.

I would also have liked to have had a ruffler for my Viking, since I had soooo many pleats.  I will make this again, but I will use ruffles for the legs, and I hope to have a ruffler by then.

This is for one of my great-nieces.  Gosh, I just don't like hearing myself say great-anything!  I feel old! :)

Have a happy day!
Angela
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6 comments:

  1. ValerieAugust 23, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    So cute! I've seen Fabrika before, but never been in the store. Is it worth a trip to downtown?

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    1. Angela LeeAugust 24, 2012 at 6:21 AM

      Valerie, if you don't mind paying a little more for fabric, then yes it is definitely worth it. It is very good quality! They are very small, but have lots of fabric in that small space. They also had quite a large selection of Michael Miller fabric. They don't have heirloom type stuff though, and I wish they did.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. KarenAugust 27, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    The outfit is just darling! The panties are adorable with all those ruffles.

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    1. Angela LeeAugust 27, 2012 at 9:46 AM

      Thank you Karen! This might be one of my favorites.

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  3. KimAugust 28, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Angela - this is SO cute! That fabric is beautiful. I love that is it lined with the cotton batiste - makes it so comfortable! When you get the ruffler for your Viking - I hope you blog about it!
    -Kim

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    1. Angela LeeAugust 28, 2012 at 1:18 PM

      Thanks Kim. Those rufflers are sooo expensive, but I'm saving my pennies! I'll definitely post about it.

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