So Abby is 'helping' me make the girls latest dresses....

[jfulcer]

<B>Aw come on mom, do you have to take more pictures? We're busy here!</B>

ooops sorry, fixed the link

 

[Girls Scout Leader]

Help! Help! Red X !! No Photo!!

 

[helenabear]

Awwww what an adorable picture!!!!!

 

[chell]

Awwww!

 

[DISshopkeeper]

GREAT fabric!! Would you post photos of the finished dresses?? To this thread?? Pretty please?!?

Abby is beautiful!

 

[CamColt]

Oh my goodness! How cute!
And BTW, I am very impressed by you. I cant sew a button.

 

[IloveDMB]

Oh, that is way too cute! I love the pigtails!

 

[jfulcer]

Originally posted by DISshopkeeper
GREAT fabric!! Would you post photos of the finished dresses?? To this thread?? Pretty please?!?

Abby is beautiful!

Well, they're not 100% done (Still am sewing buttons on, CamColt ) but I'll post a picture anyway. I've got pictures of DD Brittany's dress, and the hat that goes with it (even though she won't wear the hat at all). Abby's dress is the same but much smaller.

<B>Dress full length</B>

<B> Closeup of collar and buttons</B>

<B>Hat</B>

 

[debster812]

OMGosh--will you just look at those buttons!!! They're little bumble bees!!!! Too cute for words!!! I love the hat.

Jeff--you are awfully talented. I'm with my pal CamColt, I can't sew for anything!

 

[KimRaye]

Holy moly oly, Jeff! You are one talented guy!

Abby is still soooo cute!!!

 

[Dan Murphy]

Very, very neat, Jeff, as always. And Abby is just so cute. (You're cute too, LOL )

 

[WDWLVR]

Jeff,

I agree with all of the above. Abby is adorable, the dresses and hat are very cute, and you are very talented! Great job.

 

[Big V]

Very nice Jeff!

 

[zurgswife]

WOW !!! Jeff I'm impressed ....while zurg can sew a halloween costume together....I don't think he could do that....

 

[Cindy B]

Wow I am impressed as well...

My hubby can sew as well, although not to that extent.

(Must be the name Jeff... special powers were granted to both of you!)

The dresses are adorable, the buttons are so sweet! They are absoluetely gorgeous

 

[jfulcer]

I'll post a picture of the girls when both dresses are done and they're all 'prettied' up.

Oh, and Dan.... thanks. I think. Never really been called cute before.

 

[Mimi Q]

Great job. Love the dress. Your daughter is beautiful.

 

[DISshopkeeper]

WOW!! I was looking at the first pic thinking.... wow, is that PIPING on that adorable peter pan collar. I was wishing I could see the collar better!!! Then you had the close up!!

It IS piping, isn't it? So you made piping, too??? You are very accomplished!!

And the HATS!!!

I am WAAAAAY impressed!! GREAT job!

 

[nativetxn]

So cute! She's growing up so quickly and she is just gorgeous

 

[jfulcer]

Originally posted by DISshopkeeper
It IS piping, isn't it? So you made piping, too??? You are very accomplished!!

And the HATS!!!

I am WAAAAAY impressed!! GREAT job!

Yes, it is piping. I was actually surprised at how easy that was. It's much harder to do gathers, IMHO. It's got piping on the collar and on the sleeves. And if you look really closely, you'll see it's made of contrasting fabric - the same stuff that is used as facing at the end of the sleeve (you can see it in the closeup). Of course I should admit it was DW's pick on the fabric and style. I'm just the grunt sewing in the back for pennies on the dollar.

Thanks for all the compliments everyone.