Green zig zag dress

Extremely wet hair but all smiles as she tries on her new dress - it is like a princess :)  Daddy said it was like a Swedish dancing dress, mostly because of all the ruffles and the bow in the back.  I took in a lot of room at the neck zipper to make it fit better (because of the issue I spoke of earlier with the pattern and my inattention to the zipper/button area), and that actually worked out nicely with extra pleats and ruffles in the skirt.  The tie back strips make a pretty bow and that draws it in just a bit more.

Daddy was making funny faces at her and she did a beautiful smile

 

Not the best picture for the back - but she was twirling so much it was hard to catch one at all ;)

bits and green leaf dress

Esme called it the 'all green leafs, no flowers' dress
fabric from Mockingbird Threadworks, Huntingdon, TN
Timeless Treasures owls collection

This is the first non-pants item I've made her in months. This is the dress that was supposed to be a sleeveless 'sun' dress type.. but I miscut the facings and had already sewn them on. It looks okay as a short sleeved item, and she likes wearing it, so it isn't too thick at the seams. I also shortchanged the zipper sewing on it.... probably will need to be cut apart and redone in 3 to 6 months.


Jump!


Two jumps (actually meaning, you come jump too!)

bit of a run by post with pictures of the 'green leafs' dress I made for Esme this weekend. I'll update it with more text later on in the day. I have two days off now, Friday 'on', and then the weekend off. That is a big thing, a mini-vacation of sorts. I'll get my real vacation (5 days in a row) in early June... I forget when, about the 6th or 9th. Time isn't my forté, especially when there isn't enough of it.