My Latest Project

My neighbor had bought some material to make her girls some spring dresses, but was never able to get them done. She asked me if I wanted the material for my sewing addiction. I told her I would love to take if off her hands, anytime I can get my hands on free fabric I go for it!! She got it really cheap and so she had a lot of it, I told her I would make her girls dresses and then just keep the left over fabric.

Liza has a really cute dress, that I used to model the new dresses after. I just measured and tried to figure out how it was put together. Liza's has a lining, and I wasn't even going to attempt a lining on my dresses seeing as how this would be the first time EVER I was going to make a dress. Other than what I have been learning from my wonderful friend, Angie, my sewing history consists of hemming and pony tails in Young Women's...10 years ago!!

The first one took me a long time, I didn't know where really to start, or which pieces would be the easiest to start with, etc. When I got that one all sewed together, I did the second one...which went much more smoothly. With them both finished I put my finishing touches on, buttons, button holes (my first ones ever.....not very easy!!), and ruffle along the bottoms. I was quite excited with how they turned out! For being such a big project and not having a pattern, I was really happy with the finished product. I am so blessed that Angie has taught me so much!! She is the real reason I am able to sew. She denies it, but without her I would not be as successful in my projects as I have been. I love that woman and am so grateful for her teaching me so much!!My girls were gracious enough to be my models!! I hope Whitney and Kirsten are excited about them as my girls were. They were so sad when I told them they were not their dresses. Now I know how to make them, so I will make some for my girls and maybe my nieces and even some other neighbor girls!!! Sewing has become so fun and such an addiction!!