Meet Miss Alice, and something about Mary...

Miss Alice....Oh she is just so lovely! This is the Fall dress I told you about, and the next pattern! The colors are so perfect for Fall! The orange fabric is an old thrifted pillowcase, it made for a really ugly pillowcase, but I think it made an awesome dress.

Miss Alice has a flat front, perfect for monogramming, embroidery, or appliques; and gathers under the arms for fullness. I love the way this turned out! Sometimes my designs just aren't near as cute as the sketch I start with, but this one turned out better than I expected. Below is the original sketch, I did draft the yoke a little wider and skip the buttons, but that's all that changed in the design process (which is sort of unheard of).

Madeline looks like a little school girl here! Doesn't she look like she should have a little stack of books in her hand?

I know some of you may be wondering "What in the world happened to Miss Mary?"....well, there is a very good, but long, explanation for that. The short version is this: I would have to raise the cost of the pattern, to cover the cost of printing, higher than I would feel comfortable with. I really like keeping my printed patterns in the $11- $12 range, anymore than that and I start to feel like it's getting too expensive. So until I can find a way to have pieces that large printed for a good price, Miss Mary will have to go in the back burner. I'm sorry. I feel really bad about it, but I would feel even worse having to charge you an arm and a leg for a pattern.

 I need some feedback! What do you think about the cost of patterns? Do you like Miss Alice? And are you ready for the huge surprise (sewing related) that I get to announce in the next week?! Oh, it's big! Huge in fact! I better go before I tell!