Fashionista in Blue

While shopping in the toy department during the holidays, I gave into the temptation to pick up a couple of the new Barbie Fashionistas for myself. 

I added two of the curvier dolls and one of the tall dolls.

And so temptation drew me back to my design roots and working with Barbie again.

For my first look, I worked with a curvy brunette. I went for a look that was sleeveless  with pleats just in the center front. 

Then to set the look off, added a gold and blue beded necklace.

Interested in how this turned out? Check out Sewdolledup.blogspot.com.

Shola's Christmas Memory

The #Ellie'sStyle Emily dress for #Hearts4HeartsGirls features a halter neck dress with a high/low circle skirt.

Interested in the original inspiration?  Check out the post here.

Belle's Christmas Memory

The #Ellie'sStyle Amalie dress for #DisneyTodlers features an empire waist and stitched pleats opening at the skirt.

Interested in details about the inspiration?  Check out the original post here.

Maya's Christmas Memory

The #Ellie'sStyle Amalie Dress for #AGirlForAllTime features an empire waist with stitched pleats which open at the skirt. 

Interested in more details about the inspiration?  Check out the inspiration post here.

Megan's Christmas Memory

The #Ellie'sStyle Amalie Dress for #WellieWishers features an empire waist with stitched pleats opening at the skirt.

Interested in the inspiration for this look?  Check out the original post here.

#TBT Wellie Wisher Christmas

The inspiration for the #Ellie'sStyle Penny dress came from a Christmas shopping ad.

The original dress from the pattern was modeled by #WellieWisher Camille in a post from Christmas 2016.

Interested in more details?  Check out the original post.

Ellie's Style Lisle Dress

In designing the Lisle dress,  I was inspired by a dress in my own wardrobe. This dress was based on Simplicity 2886, but when making it I added a contrast band to the skirt.

The dress has an upper bodice with a scoop neck which gathers to the lower bodice.  The lower bodice is in a coordinating fabric. 

The skirt is box pleated with a band of the coordinating fabric near the hem.  The side seams of the skirt have working pockets. 

Currently the Lisle Dress is available for #Hearts4HeartsGirls,  but a Disney Todler size is in the works.

Interested in seeing how it looks on Shola and Zelia? Check out Sewdolledup.blogspot.com.