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Jun
23

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Sewing for Disney: Mulan


The “Sewing for Disney: Mulan” outfit might be considered a “selfish sew”.

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

Mulan’s character is a personal favorite.

Not that the movie hasn’t been enjoyed by the nieces . . .

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

But sometimes enjoyment is skewed by trying to please those around you.

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

For instance, EA has been claiming that Mulan is one of her top 3 Disney Princesses. However, upon asking her more about why she likes Mulan so much, the truth came out during the photo shoot: BECAUSE YOU DO!

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

Ummmmm. OOOPS!

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

Still, EA loves the fact Mulan uses her brains over her strength, and is extremely clever.

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

And, she is pleased with Mulan’s dress as well.

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

So, even though views and opinions were slanted in my favor on this sew, everyone was pleased with the result!

We sewed a Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily dress {sz 4T, “below knee” length with an additional 1″}.

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

This is a pattern that has always intrigued us, and one we have wanted to sew for some time. The lines on the pattern are unique, fresh, and interesting!

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

While preparing to sew the dress, we posted a picture on Instagram of our color selection . . . seeing if anyone could determine our Disney character of choice.

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

Thankfully, someone “saw” Mulan in these colors, giving us the confidence to proceed with our plans.

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

We love the color-blocked look of the dress, and the paired colors are a striking combination. Unfortunately, we did not meet Mulan during our trip to Disney. The lesson learned from this: she frequents Epcot, but not the Magic Kingdom!

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

Since we had never sewn this dress before, we made the process a bit harder than it should have been – ie: not placing the flat piping on the correct pieces in order for it to be more continuous.

Sewing for Disney: Mulan {Rock the Stitch, Fawn Lily}

And, yes . . . we WILL sew this pattern again!! It’s definitely a keeper!!



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Deb
5 yearss ago


The dress is so sweet – love the colour blocking and the piping looks good to me, not sure what you mean about that it could be more continuous. Mulan is C’s favourite too.

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    FrancesSuzanne
    5 yearss ago


    We basically attached the flat piping to the wrong pieces. If we had attached it to the interior of the sleeve area {instead of the outside of the yoke and skirt pieces}, it would have continued around the shoulder/neck area. Understand? It just wasn’t as “clean” as we like to sew. NOT THE PATTERN FAULT . . .just something we didn’t think through thoroughly!

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Masha
5 yearss ago


This dress is really beautiful. I love that piped bodice.

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    FrancesSuzanne
    5 yearss ago


    Thanks so much!

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Jess Abbott
5 yearss ago


Mulan is a personal favorite of mine as well!!! My kids don’t get it….YET. At least that is what I tell myself :). Love the dress, that pattern is fantastic!

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    FrancesSuzanne
    5 yearss ago


    Yes, we agree!! Great, unique pattern . . . and one we look forward to sewing again.

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Rebecca
5 yearss ago


Thank you so much for choosing the Fawn Lily to make this awesome Mulan dress. I love it; the colors are perfect!

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    FrancesSuzanne
    5 yearss ago


    Thanks Rebecca!! We’ve admired this pattern for some time now, and thoroughly enjoyed “giving it a go!” Beautiful design . . .

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Charity
5 yearss ago


I love those colors together! The Fawn Lily pattern is a favorite of mine- those lines are truly unique and the pattern is very well-made!

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    FrancesSuzanne
    5 yearss ago


    Thanks! It was definitely a combination we wouldn’t have put together . . . without a little help from Mulan :)!

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