Save the Date! Create Kids Couture Spring Fling Expo 2016

It's not often I make ready-to-wear pieces, but I made an exception for the Create Kids Couture's Virtual Stitch Spring Fling Expo. I was flattered to be one of eighteen designers picked to be in the showcase. The only criteria was all outfits had to be Create Kids Couture patterns, 3-7 outfits per designer, use flatlays/mannequins to show off the outfit, & all be "one of a kind."

I went with some of my best seller styles, but to make them unique, I opted to pick fabrics that were either limited edition or out-of-print & I added trims to give them a special extra touch.

Knit bodice/woven skirt dresses are a top seller in my Etsy store. With it being spring themed, I opted to go with the sleeveless Tabitha dress pattern. I used Art Gallery's limited edition Paperie line to make this dress. I added some lace between the dress skirt & ruffle to give it some dimension.

Size 5T

Close-up of the bodice

Next up is my Bethany/Dahlia/Mia mash-up in an out-of-print Verna Mosquera Rosewater fabric. This just screams spring to me with the beautiful jade green & floral print. I used a pop of pink/white pinstripe fabric for the sash & ruffle. Some lace along the bodice to create a faux bib & lace along the flutter sleeves to finish the dress. So sweet!

Size 4T. Can't have a flatlay without some cute shoes! These are Joyfolie Maya shoes in almond.

Close-up of the bodice

My third look uses another rare fabric with ballet dancers. I was trying to mimic the bodice on the ballet dancers in the fabric, so I decided to keep this dress relatively simple. I mashed the Amber dress bodice & skirt length with Hattie straps to create this look. I added a pre-made crochet bias trim as the straps, some lace to the the top of the bodice, & scallop lace trim at the bottom of the skirt. This set also includes a matching version for an 18" doll!

Last, but not least, I made a shabby chic modified Nova/Dahlia dress! Nova usually has flutters that run up the side of the bodice, but I knew I wanted to embellish the center of the bodice with the floral print & add some lace eyelet, so I subtracted the length of the bodice off the Nova straps & used the flutter length in Dahlia to make this work. Again, this is an out of print floral I found at Joann fabrics a few years back. Instead of doing three skirt panels, I kept the skirt all one fabric by doubling the back of skirt pieces.

The Spring Fling Expo will be held on Sunday, February 2, 2016. Please check out the work of all my talented designer friends as well!