My Mommy Made It

When I was a little girl, you would hear "my mommy made it" come out of my mouth often. My mom was a sewing machine (he he he)! She made all kinds of dresses and I think I wore smocking until I was 12. Anyway, I tried to sew for the boys... or shall I say I attempted it with Baylor when he was little, but it just was not successful and he was so oddly proportioned that if I got it right in the length, then it was too tight in the belly. I made 2 outfits. One the elastic popped the first wearing... the other never made it to the button stage.

Anyway... I got the sewing machine out and blew the dust off of it and thought I would give it a try again for Eliza. Girls patterns are so much easier and a straight A line dress allows room for error. So Friday during nap time I sat down and cut it out and read the directions. It did not take long at all, I am sure the next one will go much smoother, but I wanted to show you my first creation. They will probably all look like this only in different colors until I get brave enough to try another pattern. Sadly, my baby girl is still in a 6 month pattern with it taken up 2 inches at the hem. Such a squirt...

P.S. I had to add the bows to it so I could put my bow making skills to test and make one for her hair.