spots and stripes, project run and play week 2

So I was too late with week one (I still need buttons for the back of that party dress...and a hem....and the bodice sewn to the skirt!) and quite frankly week two is cutting it fine though that was down to finding camera batteries, they haven't turned up but I found some AA and the old camera so the photos are here but not fabulous, add to that the weather and our photo shoot was as long as Nixie could stand being dressed like this outside for. Lucky we got it done then as the snow is beginning to fall again theres a chance we could be snowed in tomorrow, well school might be out anyway which is what matters! (Oh and ignore my bins in the background, next week Im setting up the lights indoors)
So project run and play week 2 is spots and stripes I had an old tshirt (old for someone, Id been given it!) which I decided was a good starting point.

I cut off the arms and across the body under the arms

 





 

The body made the skirt and the arms made the arm warmers, I added a separate waist band to the skirt and a spotty button detail. On the arms I added elastic to both ends, made a button hole for a thumb loop and added lace to the cuffs.

 

I wish Id made more of a decision on the waist band, I had in mind to do a paper bag style then kind of did it half heatedly and it ended up just a wide waist which isn't all that flattering on someone so tiny and skinny, its also a lot longer than her usual skirts, I guess its just funny seeing her in something this long with out a Disney Princess tag on it! . I do love the gloves though, I tried to have her bunch them up a bit but what with the cold she kept pulling then up to cover as much bare skin as she could.