Back again...I hope!..

Wow,, over a year has gone by, it wouldn't be so bad,, but it went by so fast...

I have still been sewing, will have to post some pix soon,, for both Holly and I... (I hope that is correct grammar, hehe..)

Ok enough chit chat.. you want pictures.. I haven't smocked in like 10 yrs, well a lady I work with had a baby,, and I couldn't think of anything to get her,, I know, I should ask,, well when I remembered to, I found out she supposedly had everything she needed.. So, me being me,, I thought, what is thing I can do that no one else that got her something does.. Sew, and then I thought it has been a long time since I made a little girls dress,, so thats what I made....

                                      The material is a gray quilting cotton with white dots,,

                                             
                                                    The hem has little flowers on it as well.

 It has been so long since I made a little dress,, I cut out the lining,, but forgot to put it on at the right time,, I had the center back turned under and sewn in the back skirt when, and was getting ready to do the neck when I realized I forgot the lining, so I had to hand stitch it to the back... Oh well, it gave me some good practice doing hand stitching which I will use soon on a jacket...

I had originally pleated the skirt with the top,, but a 45 in wide front,, and back,, was going to make WAY to big of a skirt,, so I guessed how much to cut off for a seam for the smocking band,, 1 in... Then I had a crazy idea,, instead of just sewing the skirt onto the band,, why not make the bottom piece a ruffle... 

Oh me and my ideas,, good grief, as if smocking isn't tedious enough... Now I have to hem this thing,,,and inch at a time.. same with with sewing it....

But it actually went fast,, and easier than I thought... 

It worked... rather well I might add.

Then I serged the skirt front, and top stitched it to on...