On my Mind.

What's on my mind today???

Well, I want to tell you all about what I did with that stained green baby dress...

I took Melissa's advice, and went with some flowers growing out of the pocket... thanks for the idea!



So what exactly did I do?



First I used some iron on interfacing to attach fabric shapes to the dress. Of course they were strategically positioned to cover the stains - after all, that WAS the point of the exercise, remember?




Then got carried away in the moment and forgot to keep taking progress photos...



But basically I embroidered around the edge of each piece.



Added some buttons to the centre of each flower.



Worked some blanket stitch around the neck.



And some running stitch along the hem.



I couldn't help but add a little heart.



Ooooh... and I added some curly green stems...

And here's the finished dress:



Want to see my Little One wearing it?



She wasn't very good at lying still for the camera, but I did manage a few shots:





Adorable, yes?

And if you'd like to see what's on Rhonda's mind today... head on over to Down To Earth...

On my Mind.

So I've recently discovered a fabulous blog called Down to Earth, and I've been spending a bit of time reading through the old posts there. Rhonda writes about living a simple life... and shares many tutorials and recipes. I think some of you might enjoy her blog as much as I do!

And on Fridays, Rhonda shares what is on her mind... and encourages her readers to do the same. So I thought that I might join in.

Today I'm thinking about this little green dress which was passed on to us for Charlotte. There's a couple of stains on it but other than that it's still in good condition. So I'm thinking about what I might do with it.

I've already tried to remove the stains - it ain't gonna happen...

So I'm thinking about some strategically placed applique. I have a little bit of iron-on interfacing, and many many fabric scraps which I could put to use here.

Have to say, those stains look way worse in real life than they do in this photo... but you'll see a couple above the pocket and one to the left of it: