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Everything feels so lush and green here at the moment- summer is in full swing- at least, in our little garden plot. When I saw this very old printed linen tablecloth at the recycling centre (I happened to find the 'matching' little old leafy plate, above, on the same trip) I decided to make it into a summer dress for Keira. I love the faded green and brown flowers and its drapey feel (truth be told, I think I love it more than she does. You know how it is sometimes.) The bodice is lined in greeny, botanical-print Liberty lawn and the armhole edges are finished with green lawn bias binding. I don't think I'll ever find a tablecloth big enough to make myself such a dress.

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27 responses to “greens”

  1. briar Avatar

    oh I love love this print, and Keira must look just darling in it!x

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  2. Sarah S Avatar
    Sarah S

    Our garden is nice and green too, just waiting on the weather to warm up a bit to bring things on in the garden, like tomatoes and basil.

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  3. annri Avatar

    well, our garden is snow-covered at the moment, it’s pretty but not quite lush. poppy pods are amazing aren’t they?
    the dress is darling, i fully see why you want one too, i do too! 😉
    best.

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  4. Jill Avatar
    Jill

    Oh my goodness! That is the sweetest thing I have seen all day! Thank you.

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  5. liz jury Avatar

    What a wonderful dress. I would love one just like it! it looks so cool and comfortable, especially with our wonderful weather right now.

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  6. renee ~ heirloom seasons Avatar

    Maybe you will find a tablecloth just right to make yourself an nice apron or skirt.
    So nice to visit and think of green while we are surrounded by cold and white.

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  7. Mary Avatar

    It is such an amazing thing to live summer vicariously in this way, from a very snowy and cold place! I love the plate… I used to collect plates just like this before I noticed I live in a Very Small House… and the tablecloth, and the dress, and I am thinking it is such a blessing you have a little girl to sew for even if she doesn’t love this one quite so much as you do :^)

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  8. Ms Lottie Avatar

    Oh, I’m jealous that you have green. All we have is dry. But the brown and yellow make a nice contrast against the blue of the sky, I guess. The dress is very sweet. I’m giving away a similar style one on my blog, it was a definite case of me liking it more than my daughter!

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  9. Oshun Avatar

    Very lovely !

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  10. Lucille Avatar

    You do find the most beautiful things and then you make them your own.

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  11. charis Avatar

    What a beautiful dress…

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  12. messy_fish Avatar

    just lovely! what a beautiful blog post, with a gorgeous theme. The dress is amazing!

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  13. caireen Avatar

    lovely, lovely and lovely – Keira is so lucky with an outfit every week! I also loved your wedding band from the other day. Cx

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  14. PosiePatchwork Avatar

    Lovely work, i’m a fan of green, it’s underated & not used enough, especially for little girls. Love Posie

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  15. Lovely World Avatar

    I really love that plate. The design, the colors, the shape. Lucky you, you must have a very nice recycling centre. The dress is sweet.

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  16. karla gibbs Avatar

    you are so lucky.everything is so cold and black here.

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  17. Shin Ae Avatar

    Gorgeous! Sometimes I think you make me love every color all over again!

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  18. tinyhappy Avatar

    good to hear, sarah- yes, we’re waiting on some sun to ripen our tomatoes too!

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  19. tinyhappy Avatar

    thanks, annri- and i hope you’re keping and cozy over there in the snow.

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  20. tinyhappy Avatar

    ahh mary, thank you for your kind comment, and yes- i too have avery small house and definitely shouldn’t be collecting things like old saucers! but i do, anyway. 🙂

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  21. kelly Avatar

    green is my very favourite colour and the dress you’ve made is so very very lovely. feeling jealous of your summer on a cold grey drizzly english saturday! x

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  22. Kerri Avatar

    Oh that little dress is perfect 🙂

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  23. Mousy Brown Avatar

    That dress is perfect – I so wish I had daughters to sew for! I don’t think it would look so great on my big boys!!:D

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  24. stephanie caldwell Avatar

    I love this print combo on the dress. lovely finds.

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  25. Tina Tarnoff Avatar

    Truly lovely! I just discovered your blog while searching for info about the Charleston house and I’m so glad I did! I’ll be visiting often. Tina

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  26. Julia Freund Avatar

    It’s beautiful. I love the colors, too, but I can imagine how a little girl might feel about green and brown flowers 🙂

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  27. Margaret Oomen Avatar

    green is life
    i am trying to view everything through green colored glasses this week

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