The Cole Homestead

To wet to play so I'll make dresses

I was really hoping to work inthe garden today and start fixing up the outside of the chicken coop but the weather did not cooperate with me.  We had a pretty good thunderstorm around here earlier and now everything is wet and it is so humid out.  Not to worry though, there are always something to do.  The kids are playing with their toys and behaving themselves so I am starting the dresses for my daughter and a few for her best friend.  I am hoping that I can finish a few nightgowns too before the weather improves.  WhenI make her dresses I normally wait and do them all in one shot.  I seem to work best when I mass produce.  Luckily the dress pattern I use is pretty simple to cut and construct.  I make them pretty wide around the middle so that they fit longer and are not too tight.  I also hem the skirt up in layers.  This way the dress can be let a few times to conform to my daughters ever growing height!  This dress can be cut and sewn in about 1/2 hour.  Unfortuantly I normally make about 20 at a time and now is the time.

Here is an example of my daughters dress.  In the winter she wears a long sleeved shirt underneath and some time bloomers or sweatpants underneath.

Getting the hang of it!