Birthday Dress for Emma

I finally finished Emma's birthday dress today. I had it all smocked and sewn. I just had to sew on the buttons, finish the button holes, and give it a good pressing. It turned out so cute with the smocked cupcakes with little glass beads serving as the sprinkles.

Her 2nd birthday is on the 9th and we are hosting her party at our home next Saturday.

Smocked Sundress with matching bloomers

I finished this cute sundress with matching bloomers tonight. I made it with a white cotton printed with pink, green, yellow, and blue pastel polka dots. I smocked it in a geometric pattern in pale pink. Both the front and the back of the dress are smocked and it ties at the shoulders. The pattern came from an issue of Australian Smocking and Embroidery (AS&E). This is a wonderful magazine with many free patterns in each issue.

We are making plans for the weekend. Matty's birthday is next Wednesday, May 28th. We plan to celebrate with a cookout on Sunday. Matt, Dan, and Bjarne are playing golf in the morning and we will grill out burgers and dogs in the evening. Molly is bringing the dessert.

Smocked Dress by Nana

Here is Miss Emma in the smocked dress that I made for her. It is a blue print floral print cotton lawn with blue smocking and a white collar and cuffs piped in the print.

It is a full dress and Molly said Emma enjoyed playing with it!