I didn’t make this dress, but I took a plain white linen dress and added the embroidered ribbon and stitching. I stitched around the hem and liked the puckered look it was creating, so I decided to run the decorative stitch in rows along the bodice. It turned out to be a very sweet look, I think.
This dress is absolutely darling!
What a lovely transformation – looks so sweet! What a differrence some stitching and a ribbon make.
I love it! It’s a beautiful dress.
It looks wonderful. What a great idea – and steady hand.
It looks lovely! Good idea.
This dress is beautiful! Its amazing what a little ribbon and embroidery threard can do- you are so talendted!!!!!
Oh, it is BEAUTIFUL! All little grils’ dresses should be so sweet!
Is that machine stitching, or hand stitching? I have a sewing machine that does about 100 different stitches, so it would be fun to try this.
The perfect dress to wear to a “ladybug picnic”! 🙂
Oh, machine stitching! My hand stitching is a mess.
I love the enhancements you made to this dress! they are so creative and really make the dress!
pretty pretty pretty!……… . those were the days when my now 18 yo dd with her lip pierced and artsy kitschy clothes and chopped up hair , would gladly don a “pretty” dress. I DO love her dearly!!!
What a beautiful way to dress up a simple dress- I really love this- I think I may have to try it, although my machine doesn’t do cool stitches like that!
I love this! Great idea!
this totally looks like a little expensive heirloom dress. What clever embellishments you’ve made. genius. I’d love to try this.
I’ve just found your blog and I have to tell you, I love this dress. Taking a simple but nice dress like that and having the nerve to add the ribbon and stitching to make it absolutely charming is what I aspire to be…but I’m not quite there. Thanks for showing how simple it really can be!
Always looking for beautiful ways to save money. I love the way the dress turned out. Thanks for sharing your projects here.