The Eleena dress pattern from Coffee and Thread was released a month ago and I was lucky enough to be one of the testers. At the time I made a short sleeve with collar version that you can see here, but the dress has three sleeve’s options and it can be made with or without collar, so the tour was the perfect excuse (not that I needed one!) to try a different version.

Although, I was very tempted to make a version with flutter sleeves, I decided to make a dress that could be worn already and during spring. Maybe for Easter?

 

A few days ago I asked my girls what they wanted me to make for them to wear and unexpectedly M said she wanted shorts and tunics and F said dresses!! This was a bit of a surprise as it used to be the other way around! Where did my dresses, skirts and all the pinks lover daughter went? It is funny but sometimes my daughters seem to change personalities with each other, it happened before with other aspects of their personality! So a dress for F it was. 😉

 

 

 

Another thing I did with F was let her go thru my Pinterest board for kids clothes and ask her what she liked the most. I had another surprise when she started to point the more classic dresses. This might change next week, so let me enjoy while it lasts. 😉

This time, I didn’t made the collar, instead I used lace small enough not to cause any itchy but, still a nice detail. The only thing I changed in the pattern were the sleeves. Not that I don’t like the ones that come with the pattern, but I wanted something to be used now and during spring and while looking at some vintage patterns for another project, some had this kind of sleeve and I thought it would go well with the 60’s look of the Eleena. I personally like how it turned out, but I know I am partial. 😉

 

For F I made the same size as I had already made for M and I knew it would be above the knee, but I like it this way and I know that when it doesn’t fit her any more, M will wear it (or I hope so!) so I really don’t mind being already a bit short.

 

The fabric is a Liberty Kingly Cord from here, that I’ve used before and love the print and colours, just perfect for Spring!

Most important of all, F loved the dress and that is more than enough for me. 🙂

 

Now, the good news! The pattern will be on sale through March 7^th and Olga is also running a giveaway – two patterns of choice and one yard of Sara Jane fabric. Couldn’t ask for better, right?

This tour is packed with talent, so please go check what everyone else is making because I’ve seen beautiful dresses already!

 

It has been a long time since I last posted in the blog, but that doesn’t mean that things have been quiet around here, quite the opposite! One of the things I have been doing was testing the Eleena dress, which was released today.

The Eleena Dress is a pattern designed by Olga from Coffee and Thread with a lovely 60’s style that with the different options available and using different fabrics and combinations, you can get several looks.

The pattern is available from size 2 to 12 years, with or without the collar and three different sleeves. The options I tested were short sleeve with collar in size 5.

It might appear that the dress is large in the chest and it is, but that is just because M’s chest measurements are a few sizes down, it is not the pattern’s fault 😉

The fabric I used was a piquet from here that I love and think it worked wonderfully for the dress but for the collar I think I should have used a lighter fabric, in order to avoid some bulkiness.

This is a test version so, after, there were some improvements, which gives me an excuse to make another one 😉

I honestly love the style of this dress and its versatility. You can have different dresses for all seasons just changing the fabric and works perfectly on its own or layered. Now the best part is, you can get the patterns in sale until Friday!! 😉

Have a lovely week 🙂