When the girls caught sight of the high low hem version of Clarisse's Closet Keyhole Dress from #PixieFaire, they suggested with the right fabrics it would make a cute party dress.
After some discussion, we decided on a lavender satin for the main dress with a sparkled sheer overlay. Then for the yoke and high low hem instead of doing a contrasting fabric, we'd use a sparkle netting under the sheer overlay.
The end result, a sheer yoke and a sheer hemline.
To pull this off, I deviated from the instructions slightly. For the yoke, I stitched the keyhole section and the neckline with the facing to the right side of the sheer. Next I turned the piece inside out. For the lower section of the keyhole, I stitched the right side of the sheer to the wrong side of the satin. Then clipped the seam, turned it to the inside and top stitched. Then I stitched the yoke to the lower bodice and top stitched the seams and the top side of the keyhole. I also stitched the right side of the sheer to the wrong side of the back piece at the neckline, clipped the seam and turned it inside. After top stitching the neckline, I was back in line with the pattern directions.
For the high low section of the skirt, I also adjusted the directions by stitching the netting to the right side of the sheer at the hem and then turning the seam to the inside for a cleaner finish with the sheer fabric.
After completing the lavender one, the girls decided instead they each needed one in their favorite colors. So the process was repeated in pink and then in red.
Want to see how this turned out? Check out SewDolledUp.blogspot.com.
Want to see how all three look together? Check out Flickr.
Think your doll would like to wear this look? Get the pattern on #PixieFaire. This look also works for the #JourneyGirl doll, just gather the waist to 4 inches instead of 6.
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