New Fabric

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Due to a strange confluence of events, I actually had well over an hour to spend at the fabric store yesterday.  By myself.  Nothing I had to get, nothing that needed to be done, just some time for me and the fabric and to see what inspiration happened to strike.  I ended up with some fabric for clothes for Isadora.  She's now definitely into Girl sized clothes, not the little kids clothes anymore, and I have been less than pleased with the style options when it comes to finding her things to wear.  Call me too prudish, but she DOESN'T belong in half of what they sell.  It is just not appropriate for a six year old!  She's not a small adult, she shouldn't be dressing in adult styles.  I want her dressing in styles that are appropriate for her age.  I'm finding that this means I have to spend a bit more and shop on-line (Land's End has really good kid stuff) or I have to spend a bit more and make stuff.  So I found a cute pattern for a summer dress, so I'm going to get at least one of them done.  I will incorporate some lessons from dresses I made last fall:
  • Pre-wash the fabric, to minimize shrinking. 
  • Assume she will grow three inches in the next two months and size the length accordingly
  • Use a smaller size around the torso, so they're not too big around
Hopefully this will help some of the issues with last fall's dresses.  Live and learn!

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