Last year I made my girls coordinating dresses at about this time. M’s birthday seems like a good time to make some spring/summer dresses that’ll be multi-purpose. This year M’s birthday fell the day before Easter, which I thought was even more cool because her dad was born on Easter Sunday. Thus her celebration for…
AMH Easter Dresses
I’ve seen so many gorgeous Easter dresses this week! It’s the best time of year to be a blog-reader sewing for little girls :) Here’s what I came up with. Just simple sundresses with ruffle sleeves. I let the gorgeous AMH print do the heavy lifting. Little sister’s has bloomers (made with a slightly…
Welcome Spring Dress
You’d think that any dress I made at this time of year would be for Easter. But no, this isn’t her Easter dress. It’s an “I just felt like it” dress. I found this great thin shirting cotton at the €1/meter store. You can’t tell in the pictures, but it is actually a soft grey…
Ladies Who Lunch Dress
A while back, I bought this nice thin, drapey wool blend fabric at the 1 euro/meter store. I love that place. Don’t know how much yardage to buy? Get 4! I pulled it out, fully intending to make Christmas dresses for my daughters, but after feeling the loveliness of that fabric, I said forget you…
Fall Wardrobe: Party Dress, School Dress
This might be my last fall wardrobe sewing post. I assure you these outfits were all completed in time for fall, for those of you who are wondering why I’m still sewing a “fall wardrobe” in winter conditions. First up, because parties are (almost) always more fun than school, a party dress! It’s just another…