Gimme an "S"!
You see why I HAD to buy this pattern, right? It's completely obvious? No question in your mind? First of all, it's a shirtdress, which is 50 "Erin Must Buy" points right there without even totaling up the extra points for the stripes, the standup collar, and the raglan sleeves. Add the insanely perky demeanor of the women in the illustration and you have me clicking the "Add to Cart" button before I even have the chance to blink. (Actually, looking at this pattern, I was afraid to blink, in case the women in the illustration MOVED when I wasn't looking.)
I'm thinking etsy seller tiddlywink might be glad to have this gone from her house. I feel I should put this in a box with something heavy on top, just in case.
And heaven knows what might happen when I actually MAKE the dress. Expect me to be even more chipper than usual, and that's saying something ...
Labels: Butterick_8500, perkiness, shirtdress
posted by Erin @ 6:59 AM
24 Comments:
At Sep 28, 2009 9:43:00 AM,
Anna said…
It's adorable! :-)
At Sep 28, 2009 10:08:00 AM,
diopsideanddiamonds said…
I think there should also be concern that the woman in back might pass along whatever dread disease she appears to have. Would spraying the envelope with Lysol be out of line?
At Sep 28, 2009 10:49:00 AM,
Cel Petro said…
Please make it in stripes!!!
At Sep 28, 2009 11:09:00 AM,
San Antonio Sue said…
Are there pockets in little pleats down the front? Will there be?
At Sep 28, 2009 11:16:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
WRT the box with something heavy on top, you should read Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat and its sequel. They're kids chapter books, so budget 1 night per book. Maybe 2 if you like to stop for tea and cookies, which means also stopping for plenty of potty breaks.
Cricket
At Sep 28, 2009 11:28:00 AM,
Jennifer Murphy said…
Fabulous dress! It reminds me of Lauren Bacall in Key Largo.
At Sep 28, 2009 12:15:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
Maybe with this dress you can just lay the peices and the envelope onthe fabric and the energetic ladies in the illustration will make the dress for you while you sleep!
At Sep 28, 2009 12:25:00 PM,
Lizzy said…
I love shirtdresses !! these are lovely!
At Sep 28, 2009 12:25:00 PM,
Lizzy said…
I love shirtdresses !! these are lovely!
At Sep 28, 2009 12:30:00 PM,
Sheila / Out of the Ashes Collectibles said…
Got to find that red/white fabric it makes that dress!
At Sep 28, 2009 1:17:00 PM,
WeirdRockStar said…
I have two things to address.
1. Shirtdresses are sent from heavens above. And I´m never wrong.
2. That amount of perky made me make myself a drink. And then another. Yet I still feel tarnished with happy. It is a sign, I actually need a third one.
At Sep 28, 2009 1:50:00 PM,
evalyn said…
Yup: cheerleaders for sure. Let's have a BAKESALE! Let's make POSTERS! Let's WASH CARS! IT'LL BE FUN!!
At Sep 28, 2009 2:02:00 PM,
Cookie said…
I've never seen this illustrator before. The look is kind of in The Archies vein, isn't it? PS: If you lock those girls in a box, I bet they'll build a little barn in there and put on a show.
At Sep 28, 2009 2:03:00 PM,
Cookie said…
I've never seen this illustrator before. The look is kind of in The Archies vein, isn't it? PS: If you lock those girls in a box, I bet they'll build a little barn in there and put on a show.
At Sep 28, 2009 7:05:00 PM,
Jen said…
you're right, Veronica with an updated hairdo!
At Sep 28, 2009 7:50:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
The collar is great, and I love the way the striped fabric is cut vertically for the buttons. But doesn't this dress look somewhat inflated, almost a size too big for these girls? Must be all that perkiness causing the dress to poof with enthusiasm! The stripes are great. Could it be a peppermint dress for Christmas, or is that too obvious?
Dawn
At Sep 28, 2009 7:50:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
The collar is great, and I love the way the striped fabric is cut vertically for the buttons. But doesn't this dress look somewhat inflated, almost a size too big for these girls? Must be all that perkiness causing the dress to poof with enthusiasm! The stripes are great. Could it be a peppermint dress for Christmas, or is that too obvious?
Dawn
At Sep 29, 2009 12:52:00 AM,
Jamie said…
Wow! That! Is! A! Lot! Of! Perky! I would advise playing only funeral dirges while you work on this dress, lest something more animated cause the woman in red to jump out of the envelope and beat you about the head with the Perky Paddle while sing-songing "Cheer up, grumpyface!" Other than that, I'm sure it'll be a great dress. It's too, too adorable, which is doubtless the reason for the large amount of PERKY exuding from the woman in front. I think she must be leaching energy from the woman in back; it certainly explain's the latter's green-tinged complexion.
At Sep 29, 2009 8:37:00 AM,
melissapedsrn said…
Love, love, love, love, love it!!!! Want , want, want, want, want WANT it ! LOL Have fun!
At Sep 29, 2009 9:53:00 AM,
Joni said…
Cheerfulness seems to have gone out of style along with non-strapless awards show dresses! Let's bring it back! If I had this dress, I'd wear it *daily.*
At Sep 29, 2009 9:55:00 AM,
Cookie said…
I'm now wondering if they have helium packs under the skirts. They're unusually buoyant. I wouldn't put it past these imps to be part of a synchronized "sky dancing" team, preparing for lift-off.
At Sep 29, 2009 10:28:00 AM,
tiddleywink said…
The skin condition of View B Woman is my fault, not the illustrator's. I had my scanner set to something wonky, and it posterized the image! I would re-scan as proof, but the pattern is on tour right now, heading to its new home.
I wonder myself about the hand/hip placement on View A. Is she wearing panniers under there?
At Oct 1, 2009 9:43:00 PM,
Mrs. Bee said…
I just bought a ready made dress just like this at the thrift store the other day!! My question for you is does this dress call for shoulder pads? My dress didn't come with any but it seems like it could use some? It doesn't look like there WERE any there that someone had cut out, but yet when I put it on....just wondering. Thanks :)
At Oct 1, 2009 9:43:00 PM,
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