Snow Whites

A veces merece la pena dedicarle un poco de tiempo a los proyectos que se empiezan y éste es un ejemplo. Como siempre tuve que coser dos vestidos idénticos y tardé varias semanas pero no hay vestido ni juguete en esta casa que sea más usado.
El patrón es de simplicity y sólo tuve que cambiar el cuello para hacerlo más cerrado. Seguí las instrucciones al pie de la letra y el resultado es muy bueno. Es un disfraz muy bonito, y queda muy vistoso. El patrón incluye, además del vestido, la capa, la diadema y el cuello alto. Para no dedicarle más tiempo decidí no terminar el cuello, pensando que no se darían cuenta, pero me equivoqué. Les conté que Blancanieves se lo quita para bailar pero no coló, y me hicieron ver la película entera (por vigésimo tercera vez esta semana) para demostrarme que Blancanieves canta, baila, limpia, cocina, muerde la manzana, se desmaya y se va con el príncipe sin una sola arruga en el cuello... en fin, ya veré como lo arreglo.

I went into a lot of hassle sewing these two costumes but it was totally worth it. They dress up every day and just love them.
And of course I love that they love what I make for them.
The pattern is from simplicity and I found it easy to follow and quite a nice outfit. It even includes the headband. I changed the neckline and omitted the stand up collar (which I now regret because the little princesses were a bit upset about it, so I told them Snow White takes it off for dancing... but of course they didn't buy it)

citronille

Citronille is a lovely french shop that sells books, fabrics and patterns. I discovered it some time ago but have never sewn from their patterns. I do browse their delightful website for inspiration (did I hear someone say to copy their designs for my kids?)
I´ve read reviews on some blogs and they are positive. What attracts me most is how simple the patterns are yet so cute. Children clothes have gathers, pleats, they´re not too fussy, toned down colours and what I like the most: dungarees and peter pan collars:




They have that french style touch when it comes to choosing colours. These two are my favorites:




And this is what happens when I see something I like:


I might be breaking a dozen of copyright laws by doing this, but , will I be fine if I do it just for my kids? I have to say though, that spanish sewing magazines have plenty of similar patterns, and that babies are dressed this way all the time, not just on important occassions. That is why I have not needed to buy citronille patterns so far (plus I dont speak french) but their choice of fabrics and combination of colours make them unique.