Sewing the party dress times 3.

Hi friends,

I am kind of excited to share with you what I've been up to the  

past two weeks.  In order for me to get through these past few weeks of winter, I needed to

find a project that would remind me of spring.

And along comes the party dress, a free pattern by the Cottage Mama and I was sold.

I was pretty sure it would make the perfect Easter Dress.

I needed to put my thinking cap on though.  The bodice is lined

and the skirt is quite full.  But after struggling a bit with the first

dress I made, the next two went together much more quickly.

This is the first one I made.  The fabric line is tutti frutti, and I think the name is fitting don't you?

 One of these dresses is heading to my little Arizona grand--daughter.

A bit of the messy hair, it was getting towards bedtime and she had been playing hard.

However in between some bed jumping, she was a sweet little model.

 A back view.  The skirt is quite full and it has a lovely sash perfect for bow

making.  I found the flower buttons at Jo-Anne's and thought they went

perfectly with the dress!

And this last number I made for a good friends new little grand-daughter.

The size is six months and it was so tiny compared to the size 3 and 4 I made

for my own grand-daughters.

I made it so she could wear it with or without a sash, giving her the option for

two different looks.

And I added covered buttons, a first for me.

I sure hope she likes it!

 Finally.. we have had some beautiful spring days.

Most of the snow is gone, just a little bit in the shady areas near the woods.

And soon I hope to be doing another kind of sowing.

Take care and think spring my friends!

Cindy

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