Saturday, April 19, 2025

Button bands down the front

Once I got going with these combinations, I started looking for matching buttons.  It was so fun to find buttons that would complement the fabric choices.  Here are some of the combinations I came up with.  




I made this dress with the blouse with an elongated skirt.  I added a waistband and straps to make it look like it's a jumper over a blouse, but it's all one dress.  I love how this turned out.  To get here, I went through the following tries first.  


I thought I'd make 3/4 sleeves with this elongated bodice dress.  Look at the cute lace I found!  I used it at the button band and sleeves.  I didn't have very much of it.  I used matching yellow buttons down the button band.  I love how it turned out.


I made a blouse like with the jumpers and added a contrasting skirt to make it look like separates.  This has long sleeves and lace at the button band, sleeves and collar.  A wider lace embellishes the hem.  I thought it looked funny without a waistband on the skirt.  


I made this one next, adding a waistband.  This one has short sleeves, but the same formula as above.  Although I didn't need to add lace at the hem to make it longer.  





No comments:

Post a Comment