Come What May...: Orange Hawaii Dress

Friday, February 27, 2009

Orange Hawaii Dress

My latest sewing project... little girl dresses. This is my first one. The inside of it is kind of a mess, but I know how to fix it for my next go-round. Halle is my model. She said that she loves the dress.

4 comments:

Lanell said...: The dress looks really good!; February 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Lanell said...: The dress looks really good!; February 28, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Angie said...: The dress is darling but begs the question, why? Maybe some Hawaiian board shorts or something?; March 2, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Kelly said...: Why? The fabric was $2 a yard and I thought it would be good practice. Then if I screwed it up, I am only out a couple of bucks, you know?; March 2, 2009 at 5:17 PM

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TELL me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream ! —
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
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