Wowza!

One of the greatest joys that being a pattern designer has for me is when I see and hear that you are having fun with my patterns. I cannot tell you how much I love hearing from you and when you take the time to send me photos of your little girls all dressed up in your Olabelhe creations! Over the past few years I have received hundreds and hundreds of lovely letters and photos from you sharing with me and I Thank You for that! Yesterday, I received these gorgeous photos from Debra. This amazing outfit was to be her entry for our costume contest however, due to Hurricane Sandy she wasn't able to get the photos to me in time. When I received her email and photos I was speechless and I when I emailed Debra back to Thank her for sharing these with me, I asked her permission to share her photos with you. Yes, this is "Heidi"all done up in SteamPunk style. I absolutely love it and I am inspired! I adore every inch of this, the amazing attention to details, the colors, the accessories, and of course Debra's gorgeous little model. So, please keep the photos coming! I may just post your photos to inspire others as well as myself. Abby just might have a "SteamPunk" outfit in her closet sometime in the near future. Thank you Debra for your beautiful work and for allowing me to share these with everyone!

Oh, BTW Debra is planning to offer this AMAZING outfit in her Etsy store. If you are interested email me for more information.

Dawn

Introducing My Latest Pattern "Heidi's Dirndl"!

Meet "Heidi" the latest addition to my collection. Oh, I can't tell you how sweet this little dress is and I am having so much fun with it. Of course, as many of you know my husband is from Germany therefore my children are German/American and I wanted to create a special design to honor their heritage. As I was designing it, all I could do was think of one of my favorite childhood books, "Heidi" so of course the name is very fitting. 

As you can see it is perfect worn on it's own or if you like you can add a little petticoat underneath and even a simple little apron over the top to really get that traditional look. 

I used my "Shannon's Skirt" pattern to create the petticoat and then 

I made a simple apron to wear over the top of the dirndl. I also used a basic 

peasant top for Abby to wear underneath.

Love!

Now, I am sure you are all wondering if this is the pattern that will be featured in my sewing contest and the answer is "Yes". When I was busy sewing up samples I thought to myself ...Hmmmm....

"This little dirndl could be so many things ie. a princess, a witch, a medieval maiden, a favorite storybook character, etc. etc. Do you see where I am going with this???

Plus, the timing was perfect with Halloween just weeks away! 

So, put your thinking cap on and let your imagination run wild.

Just wait till you see Abby's Costume!!!!

We had so much fun with it and I can't wait to show you!

Details will follow tomorrow for all the contest rules, prizes, etc.

This is going to be so much fun!!!!

"Heidi" is available to purchase in downloadable format right now in my shop and the printed patterns will become available soon as well.

I can't wait to see what you do with this pattern!

Click here to find out more about Heidi or to purchase the pattern.

Dawn