Summer Dresses

Finished two summer dresses for Emily and Jenna today.

Emily has recently entered an "I like dresses more than pants"

phase, but I am disinclined to sew dresses for her

unless they can be completed within a day or two (or four).

I decided to make one for Jenna also because

she loves being "twins" with Emily whenever

they wear matching outfits. Also, younger sisters inherit

an abundance of hand-me-downs from elder sisters

so I try to give Jenna new clothes whenever I can.

Do not be fooled by how fancy these dresses appear,

and, therefore, how complicated the sewing process

must have been. Remember: I am, at best, very busy

and at worst, very lazy. The fabric came already

shirred - all I did was sew up the sides, add straps,

embellish with ric-rac and they were done.

The hardest part was getting the girls to stand still

long enough to measure them!