Cute Chicks

This little dress is for the child of one of my teachers. The fabric was free; the remaking of a couple of pillowcases. I finally got one of my sewing machines out of the shop, so I was able to finish the zigzag around the applique.

Yee-Haw Cowboy Outfit

One of my former student interns has a little boy who loves imaginative play and needed a new cowboy get up, so I made him this vest and pants. I wanted to use conchos as an embellishment, but the fabric store only had them in packages of 24, I didn't need that many, nor did I want to pay the 5 bucks they wanted. As a substitute, I used some large silver tone beads that I had on hand. I think they look okay. Here's the outfit from the front and back. I hope it fits him!

Sailor Dress

I made this little dress with a nautical collar. One of the teachers had given me the embroidered seersucker, which is weird to sew on, because it doesn't like to lie flat. I didn't really have a pattern for the collar, so I fudged one. It turned out really cute, but very very green.

Lady Bug Dresses

Here are a couple more dresses I made for my Egg Lady's granddaughters. I love sewing for little girls!

The larger one is size 6, the smaller, size 2. Here's a photo showing the detail of the bodice as well. The daisies don't show up very well in the picture. I found the ladybug buttons, and just added a the black running stitch with black embroidery thread:

Huckleberries!

Is this not a thing of beauty? Conrad and I spent the day picking Huckleberries yesterday, and I made this pie last night when the house was cool. I used some apples grown by a friend and some of those beautiful little globes of summertime known as huckleberries (mountain blueberries, for you purists.) Everyone knows that pie is the breakfast of champions. All together, we picked about 3 gallons of Huckleberries. The dog picked quite a few as well, but failed to put any into our bucket. It was a lovely day in the woods.

Another Pettiskirt and Top

Cross-dressing Teddy Bear likes his super-girly pink pettiskirt. The skirt and "hair pouf" make me wish I were still little and cute enough to get away with dressing in this stuff.

This set is for the granddaughter of a newly discovered relative in Canada. I love making these, but I don't love spending the money to order the fabric. I sure wish they carried it locally.

More Little Dresses

These are for the grand-daughters of my egg-lady and fellow teacher, Rae. I hope I got the sizes right!

Rae likes dresses prairie-length. The two larger (size 6) dresses have full circle skirts, for maximum twirling power. In order to accomplish this without sagging hems, I cut the skirt pieces into six gores, rather than following the standard pattern layout. This approach gives less bulk at the waist, and maximizes the circumference at the hem. The blue and white dress has a skirt cut in tiers, which is a fabric-hungry approach to fullness, but the fabric told me that's what it wanted. Not shown is a slip I made for underneath out of a ruined, cast-off wedding gown. (The other two dresses are sized 2, and made of scraps, so the skirts aren't as full.)