Willow + Co. Pattern Tour. Butterflies and Doodles
Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links. And while I did get the pattern for free, all the opinions are completely my own.
Goooooood morning!
Today I'm going to show off the new duds I made for Akira and Azriella for the {affiliate link} Willow + Co. pattern tour!!
Guys! I was so friggin ecstatic when I got asked to be a part of this tour! I was through the roof happy!!! I decided upon making a dress for Azriella AND making a dress for Akira... Not just any dress, this was Akira's first ever dress!!! I firmly believe in not making or putting my babies in dresses for the simple fact that dresses look better when they are not crumpled up in someone's lap! Also, a baby trying to crawl in a dress is such a hard thing to do! So it's been a rule of mine to wait till they can at least stand on their own before I make them a dress!
So I made this pintucked beauty by the Charming Doodle called {affiliate link} the Limon Dress for Akira in a modified sized 12-18months. It was perfect for a friend of mine's recent wedding! I found this gorgeous silk charmeuse at Jo-ann's and fell in love! I lined it in a simple cream muslin fabric so as to keep it nice and airy for the summer! It is such an adorable pattern!!!!
She looks like a little woodland faerie in her super fancy dress!!
I can't get over her little face in these pictures!
And I just couldn't stop at one dress. I mean, the collection is so adorable! I really wanted to make something special for Azriella... something that we could artistically collaborate on!
{affiliate link} The Antalya Dress by coffee + thread was so whimsical I just knew Azriella would love it. And she does!
I took a comforter cover I got from IKEA and watercolored it...
with the help of my assistant...
...with aqua blue lines to mimic a notebook pad. We both took turns drawing out doodles with Fabric crayons and then I pressed them to the fabric and added some doodley elements to the dress... Like the scribblings you might make in a sketchbook when you were a child!
She loves it.... and I love it too!
I made sure to add pockets...
and some rad reflective piping...
and a cute neon pompom trim!
I am so in love with the turnout! And as much as I wanted to finish making the London Backpack, I unfortuneately ran out of time but will definitely post it here when I finish!
It was so much fun making these adorable dresses! Check out the whole collection {affiliate link} here! Thanks ladies so much for having me! And now for some out takes and gratuitous photo love!
Hugs and stitches and many many smooches,
Kat