OUT Chapter 3: The Scribbling Book

I told Ryan this might be my most favorite project I've sewn up to date, right there with the O Pop dress.  He was surprised.  Really? he said.  A simple linen frock, but it's all about the details, which add a bit of whimsy.  There weren't even any buttons (I know!) but it was one of those projects where the picture in my mind and what came through the sewing machine were almost completely aligned, making me smile and nod my head.

So.  Another Hervé Tullet book.  The Scribble Book.  Which.  I adore.  I wanted to plop down on the floor with Azure, slide her over with a little elbow action and commandeer the whole scene.  But, I try to be a good mom, so I let her do the drawing.  Mostly.

My tutorial for the scribbling is over at Design Mom today!  Which is high flattery for me, because Gabrielle is always in the know of the best who, what, and where. I think she has a sixth sense. 

My spring board for this project came from this Japanese pattern book.  

It was originally a shirt, but I made a few changes.  I:

• lengthened the bodice a few inches

• added a little pleated skirt, making a small 1/2" pleat every 3"

• took out the back neck slit and put in a zipper
For more information on using a Japanese pattern book, I have a tutorial here.

I also gave it a nice hefty hem, so I can let it down if Azure happens to shoot up this next year.  People mistake Clover and her (she?) as twins, even with their 2 year difference, so she might be crossing her fingers for just that.

Meanwhile, she can easily get away with scribbling, happily so.

See?  Happy toes.  Toes don't lie.

I love this fabric which has black weft threads and white warp threads, like two best friends who compliment each other so well.  Like milk and cookies.  Flaps and Jacks.  Jam and bread.  Or is it bread and butter?

A couple more details: contrasting zipper and topstitching along the bodice seams.  

And the scribbling?  Couldn't you picture it on some pockets, a bit of ruffle, or overlay?  Are you getting excited, yet?

Yes, I couldn't be left out any longer.

Now go over to Design Mom to check out the scribbling tutorial.

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