Collaborate for a Cause

I’m so excited to again join the Collaborate for a Cause in 2013. Each year handmade businesses across Australia join together to create a ‘collaboration’. This is then auctioned on Facebook to support a charity of their choosing.

The Lil Pip, Little Magnolia Button and Sakurako collaboration for Cancer Council Victoria

The inaugural event in 2011 – which included 200+ businesses – raised $18,000. Last year this was doubled to a massive $40,000 shared amongst 105 charities. This year, organiser Jen Kennedy from Ainslee Fox Handmade believes the donation tally could reach $50,000.

Putting her baby princess to sleep

For my collaboration this year, I joined forces with Bridie from Little Magnolia Button and Leigh from Sakurako to create a collection inspired by the new Disney princess – Sofia the First.

After making a huge quilt last year, I decided to stay a little more within my comfort zone by sewing a dress. The dress is more of a party dress rather than a costume and my little princess absolutely loves it. Thank goodness she is a little older and understands that this isn’t for her and that another lucky little girl will soon be the owner. Well with promises that I will be making her another one soon.

Double layered, full skirt aka twirly dress!

I used the Amanda’s Dress by Lily Bird Studio without the belt. I added the white flower trim in the bodice and bottom of the top full circle skirt and added another full circle under skirt adding an extra 2 inches to the length so it creates the double layered look. And clearly Miss Owlet loves to spin in this dress!

Five cover buttons complete the look at the back of the dress

Bridie created a look alike princess doll with two removable skirts. The pattern is the Cinderella Princess by Dolls and Daydreams. She is created with beautiful cotton, wool felt and hand embroidery.

Leigh drafted her own doll carrier pattern to perfectly fit the princess doll and included a tiny little pillow and dolly quilt. Miss Owlet loved playing and tucking her dolly into ‘bed’.

Happy princesses!

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