Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Rainbow Hello Kitty Doll Dress

What's better than rainbows and Hello Kitty? I can't think of many things. My mom found this incredibly cute instant-dress fabric at Joann's and made me a shirt out of it while I was visiting Portland a few weeks ago. I even had enough left over to make a little dress for someone special!


This is Puku, my favorite doll since I was about two, and I think this is her original outfit:


I had a piece left over from the gathered top of the fabric. I measured it on Puku to see how much I wanted to leave gathered. 


I decided to leave the first three rows of elastic and take the rest out.


Then I ironed out the gathers on the skirt.


Last I sewed up the back, hemmed the bottom, and added some ribbon straps.


Puku feels very festive and summery in her new dress!

Dreaming of cute fashions and summer colors,

-Assunta





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  1. PlushpussycatAugust 12, 2015 at 8:40 AM

    Adorable! Now you and Puku match! Love it! xo Jennifer

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    1. Assunta CicaleseAugust 20, 2015 at 9:42 PM

      Thanks! I think it's been many years since we've had matching outfits! :)

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  2. Maureen MackeyAugust 13, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    What a cute doll dress! that was a great idea to unpick the elastic from all but the first three rows and iron the rest of the fabric to make a skirt. It turned out beautifully. You even got an entire Hello Kitty face on the front!

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    1. Assunta CicaleseAugust 20, 2015 at 9:43 PM

      Thank you! The full Hello Kitty face was actually just luck because of the piece of fabric that I had left over, but I'm really happy with how it turned out!

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  3. Momma Cat August 13, 2015 at 11:32 PM

    Assunta,

    I remember the day we bought Puku at Clackamas Town Center, at a store called Imaginarium! I'm so glad you still love her, and I love that you two have matching dresses!

    - Momma Cat

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    1. Assunta CicaleseAugust 20, 2015 at 9:44 PM

      I don't quite remember but I love the story of how I named her, haha! Thanks!

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