Susan's Archery Dress
- 1 yard green fabric
- scraps of light green fabric
- light green embroidery thread
- 1 green 9" zipper
- The Wardrobe Door: Susan's Archery Dress costume page
- http://www.libertyjanepatterns.com/2011/02/18-21-inch-doll-body-measurements.html
- Liberty Jane T-shirt pattern
- one sister with leather working skills
- one borrowed American Girl doll
So, yes, I took a short-sleeve knit top pattern and turned it into a long sleeve woven dress... I ought to have made the skirt flare on the side pieces a bit more dramatic, and I think the grain is a bit off in the side pieces as well, which would account for the puckering. I feel like I ought to have added a smidge more at the princess seams to make it slightly less fitted. The slits and neck V could have been a tiny bit longer. Maybe wider? They looked small in person, I thought.
The embroidery is freehand.
My sister made the belt using the magic braid pattern and an old watch buckle. She did a fabulous job.
And now if I ever want to make a Waterhouse-inspired doll dress...