Joanna's Strawberry Shortcake Nightgown

Today I sewed this flannel nightgown for our oldest granddaughter, Joanna, who turned 11 on the 13th.  Hannah cut it out; I sewed it.

Emma's Jr. Bridesmaid Dress

This is Emma's dress for Caleb and Maria's wedding, which is three weeks from tomorrow.  The fabric is taffeta Lycra.  I still need to hem it, including the lining, but hopefully not the ruffled netting.

Perhaps she can try it on tomorrow.  Emma is 7, and, by all appearances, she is nearly

as excited as the bride, to be in this wedding.

Victoria's Red Dress

Victoria wanted to make this red dress for her first day at school, but time and circumstances foiled that plan.  Last night she set about finishing it, but the pleats at the waist just wouldn't behave, and she gave up in frustration, remarking as she turned off the light on her machine and exited the sewing room, "This is why I crochet!"

Well, one mustn't let a young seamstress get too discouraged, sooo...  I finished it for her, redoing the waist, putting in the zipper, and hemming it.

The bolero came from the Goodwill, and was exactly the finishing touch it needed.

Janice's Robe

Fleece robe or bed jacket I made for my sister-in-law.

Nathanael's Vehicle Shirt

Nathanael will match Levi Thursday at our Fourth-of-July church picnic, though Nathanael's yokes and collar are red, while Levi's are blue.  Nathanael is 7.

I do not like this style of a shirt pattern, with no collar band, and only a facing in front, as opposed to a separate placket.  It is so much better tailored -- to say nothing of easier to sew -- with a band and plackets, as Levi's shirt has.  Why do pattern designers think we like facings that turn wrong side out when we wash our clothes -- or stick out whilst we're a-wearing them??  Well, we don't.  So I topstitched the facings down.  Perhaps you can spot the stitching line in the third photo below.

Levi's Vehicle Shirt

This is for Levi for the Fourth-of-July picnic.  Hannah was making a dress for Joanna and shirts for Nathanael and Levi, and was running out of time; so I offered to sew one of the shirts.  Levi just turned 3.

Look, I even remembered to get the directional print right side up!

Joanna's Czechoslovakian Dress

Here are pictures my daughter Hannah sent me of Joanna in her Czechoslovakian dress that I helped her finish yesterday.  Hannah made the white underdress and the black pinafore top, and was running out of time to finish it for Czechoslovakian Day at school today.  So yesterday I put together the red skirt and the apron overlay.  Hannah made the flower wreath for her hair. 

This was for Czechoslovakian Day at school today.  The children ate a Czechoslovakian dinner at noon, and Hannah's contribution was an apple strudel.

Makes me laugh -- a beautiful, old-fashioned girl ... with a lavender plastic digital watch on her arm.  :-D