Monday, April 9, 2012

Superhero Circle Dress!


So this is my first entry into the Project Run & Play, I wasn't chosen to participate in the contest but I am going to play along and enter into the Sew Along Contest on Flickr. The theme this week is to remix Dana from Made's Circle Skirt.
Here is what I came up with...





I started off with the circle skirt, I followed the tutorial exactly and made the skirt from a thick piece of gray jersey knit material.



Instead of attaching the top of the skirt to the elastic I decided to "remix" the pattern into a dress. Since the material is t-shirt material I thought a nice t-shirt dress would be cute. I used one of my daughter's shirts as a pattern.



On the skirt I wanted to do something bold and unique so I thought I would make some sort of comic strip of superheroes appliqued onto it. First I drew them all out...


And then went through the pain staking process of tracing on to interfacing, ironing it on to knit colored fabric, cutting out every piece and ironing that into place onto the skirt. If you want to see an example of this process I did it on the Adventure Time Shirt and the Valentine Shirt for a Boy.
Here is what you are left with...



Next I did the other 3 panels the same way, choosing to do some cartoon words.


After all the pieces are ironed down I zig-zag stitched around every piece.





After the skirt was finished I attached the shirt. I just sewed the two pieces together, then using a piece of red fabric I made a casing to pull my elastic through.


The simpleness of the t-shirt style top and the jersey knit fabric makes this dress really comfortable and easy to play in.




And the circle skirt bottom makes the skirt really fun to spin in!


The dress kind of took on a life of its own, when I started with this idea in my head it didn't seem like I would be this long of a process but I love how it turned out and I plan on having her wear it a lot to make the effort worth it!


43 comments:

  1. That is truly amazing!!!!
    What a phenomenal amount of work for an incredible end result.

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  2. I cannot believe you did not get picked, that is incredible!

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  3. Holy, Batman, that's amazing! When I first saw the picture on Flickr, I assumed you used a fabric with the characters on it. So while I was having a pity party, because it took me 2 hours to sew 32 snap pieces onto my skirt, you were patiently putting together superhero puzzles...oh my, good job!

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  4. I can not believe you appliqued that! It looks like a painting! I'm head over heels for it- I'm 30 but I'd like a superhero circle skirt please!!

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  5. this dress is so much fun!! and super impressive! amazing :)

    Jackie
    http://jaclyndesigns.blogspot.com/

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  6. truly stunning. I can't even show my daughter this yet because she will COVET it, and I don't have time to put one together...but it's on my (secret) to-do list now! Amazing job!

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  7. That applique work is absolutely phenomenal....seriously amazing!

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  8. Ok this is simply amazing! I am so blown away by your applique! What a treasure!

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  9. That is awesome! I can't believe that is all applique! I want one!

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  10. Wow! The appliques are perfect!!!!

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  11. What a lot of work! It looks fantastic! You are a true artist :)

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  12. Oh my gosh--this is amazing!! Great job! I have to say that I love your work and your blog. Such a good mama!

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  13. that is amazing and fantastic. Do they come in big kid size (like me size?).

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  14. Thanks everybody for your great comments! You really know how to make a girl feel good! A lot of time I get comments from non-sewers (aka my husband) of "good" and "I like it" it is refreshing to hear all this from my "peers"!

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  15. That is AMAZING!!! The details that went into this skirt are unbelievable!! You did a fabulous job!

    Shannon@SewSweetCottage

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  16. OH MY GOSH!

    You APPLIQUED it ALL?

    You're MY hero! And I LOVE superheroes. This is such an incredible project!

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  17. i just popped over from PRP to find out where you got the superhero fabric only to find out (Holy Artwork, Batman!) you created it yourself. That's just amazingly awesome.

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  18. Holy cow!! You APPLIQUED all of those! You are AMAZING!!!!

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  19. Appliqué ??? Really ... It looks painted! Truely awesome!

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  20. congrats on the win ~ it was well deserved. it blows my mind away the amount of time & detail you put into this!

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  21. I have NEVER seen anything like this! It is simply awe-inspiring!

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  22. One of my favorite entries! I'm glad you won!

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  23. OMG, you're amazing!!!

    -Ashley
    http://distractedashley.blogspot.com

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  24. Oh My Gosh! When I first saw this at PR&P, I thought you must have cut up a sheet. But, no sir! You appliqued your own drawings!! Hello, Liz and Liz? I think you have a contestant for the next round!!!

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  25. wow! that took so much time and effort. it looks AMAZING.:)

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  26. WOW. I cannot believe you put that much work into it. I'm so impressed (and totally out of my league)! Great job!

    Jess
    tupelocreative.blogspot.com

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  27. POW! You knocked it out of the park! I am a fan!

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  28. This is AWESOME! I hope you win the sew along! This is just so creative! Love it!

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  29. Wow!! That is totally awesome, great work.

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  30. When will this be available on Etsy? :)

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  31. This is amazing, and I can't even imagine the time and effort it took to do it! Fantastic!

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  32. Wow this is so awesome you are so clever!!! All your clothing items are so unique and the themes are great! Your girls are very lucky!! Can't wait to see what else you post!!

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  33. Wow, this is amazing! I saw the photo on Shwin&Shwin and it looked super awesome - but now I see you made the design yourself?!? That is so cool! My daughter would love this too. amazing work!

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  34. Awesome! I cannot believe you made the superheros yourself! I also thought you found some great fabric and cut panels from it. This is one project I will not show my daughter, as she will most certainly beg me to make her one, and I could never pull this of!

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  35. I am so glad I found your blog because this is simply A-MAZ-ING! I could not replicate this if I tried. Unbelievable and soooooo cool!!! My little tomboy would love this!!!!
    Jacki@redheadedmommy.com

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  36. This is incredible! You put so much work into it and it looks amazing! Great job!

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  37. When I saw the first picture I thought it was patterned fabric. You did an amazing job!

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  38. I'm a little late to the party, but I had to comment on this post also, because this dress is AMAZING! I love the applique and can imagine how long it took. You did a fantastic job, it is absolutely stunning!

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  39. Ummm. Can you make me one? You should sell them. My daughter always wants to wear superhero outfits but they are mostly for boys. Nothing as great as this dress!!@

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  40. I agree with the comment above -- I would love to see this, or something like this, for sale! It is very difficult to find any superhero things for girls.

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  41. I would love to do this... but not with so much applique...the superhero is wonderful. My niece will have to settle for a t-shirt of Elsa with a skirt & long sleeves added... in silver if I can find sparkles. Your work is A+

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