Stripes and Polka Dots

striped dress

 For Project Run and Play Season 6 Week 2 the challenge is stripes and polka dots. This is a fun one, don't you think? I went looking around for inspiration and thought I'd share what I found, so here we go…

striped skirt

 Stripes

• when I think of stripes, I think of: nautical, candy canes, rainbows, Cat in the Hat hat
• stripe smocking
• striped fabric is harder to find than polka dot fabric, when I think of striped fabric, the first fabric that comes to mind is seersucker, then shirting
• If you can't find striped fabric, you could make your own by piecing
• or paint stripes on fabric
• so if you can't find the striped fabric you're looking for how about this idea? replace striped fabric with polka dot fabric, like for the sleeves of a Snow White dress

striped bodice

•  Playing with stripes 
•  Summer (vertical) Stripes Skirt Tutorial
• I absolutely love this striped maxi dress
• striped boy's t-shirt 
• horizontal striped bodice dress with vertical striped skirt with pleats
• stripes pinterest board

striped hat

 Polka dots

• when I think of polka dots, I think of: toadstools
• polka dot smocking
• make polka dot fabric
• on white fabric stamp blue polka dots and turn them into blueberries

polka dot halter

•  polka dots for boys: 'LEGO' fabric !!!
• diy polka dot shirt
• love this polka dot dress

polka dot sleeves in place of striped sleeves for Snow White

 Stripes and polka dots

• American flag inspired dress
• super simple sleeveless dress

polka dot dress with striped collar

•  striped tunic/dress with one large polka dot pocket called The Circle Pocket Dress 
• with casual separates the possibilities are endless: polka dot jacket over a striped shirt, polka dot circle skirt with a striped top, polka dot top with a striped skirt, striped dress with polka dot leggings...

handknit striped leggings with polka dot dress

•  striped shirting material and orange polka dots dress 
• rainbow striped dress sewn out of polka dot fabrics 
• striped knit dress with polka dot sleeves and front pocket (polka dots are actually little hearts)

handknit striped legwarmers and hat with polka dot dress

•  half and half: leggings with one leg stripes and one leg polka dots, half of a shirt stripes and the other half polka dots
• completely reversible dress where one side is polka dots and the other side is stripes 

handknit cardigan with polka dot dress

• romper
• for the boys: striped button shirt with a polka dot tie

striped shirt with polka dot lined pants

polka dot lined pants

Happy sewing! Come back here tomorrow and see what I sewed with stripes and polka dots… surprise this week there will be no fancy dresses, shocking, I know… I plan to sew up a bunch of cotton dresses and cotton sundresses, mostly polka dots (I was going through my stash and took out all the quilting cotton fabrics with polka dots)… do you plan on sewing along with the stripes and polka dots challenge? If so, what do you plan on sewing? Also if you have any stripes/polka dot related projects, tutorials, pinterest boards please leave the link in the comments section, I'd love to check them out :)