faerie top

I had this idea for a top going through my head for Danica after reading Carefree clothes for girls:  20 patterns for outdoor frocks, playdate dresses, and more by Junko Okawa.

http://www.worldcat.org/title/carefree-clothes-for-girls-20-patterns-for-outdoor-frocks-playdate-dresses-and-more/oclc/299708788&referer=brief_results

The clothes were for little girls but the so reminded me of the Faerie.

I sat down and did some drawing in my book with putting ideas next to it. 

I had a sage green china silk, a white cotton, and a natural muslin.  I decided to quilt the bodice out of those three and make the skirt out of two layers of the china silk.

I pieced the bodice together, leaving all the edges raw.

I tried to decide if I wanted to add any frills or ribbons to it and I decided all of it was too straight compared to the curved quilting.

I put the skirt on

and added a sparkly button.

 

I should have probably waited for her for the button placement so the bodice would have laid flatter.  But she liked it!  It is a very faerie top.  I plan for it to get washed in the washing machine and the skirt to get tattered but the bodice is very sturdy and will not fall apart.

A faerie top for the faerie.