Thanks, you all. You are too kind. I sewed clothing before I ever quilted. I love to sew pretty dresses for my girls! Cathy, you asked about the front. It's smocking. I took a class when this baby was about to be born so I could make some smocked dresses for her and her step-sister. ..... and this baby's favorite color is PURPLE!! When the package arrived, my granddaughter said she tried the dress on her and she didn't want to take it off because it was PURPLE!!
Even though I hate doing ruffles, I knew my greatGD had to have this dress and the FW really made those ruffles easy. ... so easy that I made a matching purse with ruffles on one side and smocking on the other that matched the dress..... didn't get a picture of the purse though. My FW was so happy sewing away, making that dress and purse. It's only unhappy when it's sitting and not being sewn on for a few days.