The snow days are letting me finish a few more sewing projects before Valentine's Day. I think this in fact may be the first time I finished all the holiday themed dresses before the actual holiday. Samantha and Nellie are wearing jumpers made from a Dollies Dressmaker 1940s pattern by Simplicity.
Nellie's outfit consists of a blouse made from a gold glitter fabric and a jumper of mixed pink hearts and gold glitter. The straps of the jumper have pink braid trim applied. The blouse is plain except for a tiny satin rose at the throat.
Samantha is wearing a blouse of white glitter fabric and a jumper of red hearts on a black background with lace ruffles at the shoulders and at the hem. The blouse has a bit of decorative ribbon trim and several rows of pintucks (unfortunately hidden by the jumper).
The only complaint I had with this pattern was the final finishing step. At some point, I was trying to sew through 6 or 8 layers of fabric, and my sewing machine was complaining about it. I'll have to see how to do up the back in such a way that doesn't cause that to happen. Also, the interfacing is totally optional. The waistbands look just fine without it.
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