super easy little girls dress

Boy, it's been quite a while since I've posted! Too much going on I guess :) I made this cute dress for my granddaughter and she just loves it! It's nice and cool and so easy. I plan on making her some more before summer is over.

Haven't done much quilting lately :(, but a lot of stress around here and not too conducive to being super creative. Hopefully as the garden season winds down and it gets cooler I'll get back at it. Hopefully I'll have more pictures of the other outfits I made BreeAnn this summer. It's so fun to make clothes for her because she loves them all.

Here is something I finished-Yay!

This is a pattern I designed and this is the first one I've made with it. There are some things I'll do different on the next one, but that's part of the designing process I guess. This is the first thing I have ever designed and I like it! I really like this fabric too. My first attempts at this will be made from my stash until I get it how I want it. The handles are "recycled" from a $.99 purse from a yard sale. Did you know purse handles new cost from $5-$8 ?! So I've been looking at yard sales, thrift stores etc, for purses with handles I like. So what do you think? My next one will have pockets inside and then I have ideas for other options.

This crazy blog thing :( I love cherry tomatoes and that picture up there is my cherry tomato plant that I have in a container on our patio. I'm excited that container gardening is actually working for me! (the picture was supposed to be down here with this writing...:b) Can't wait to eat some! Our weather has been unusually cool this year, so our garden is late in producing.

Just one more note- I think I may have a giveaway soon...:)

Over at allpeoplequilt.com they are having an apron challenge, so my daughter and I decided to enter. This is my apron and I really like the way it turned out! The picture at the top is the ruffle that I made from a favorite vintage pillow case the had ripped.

So everyone go over to allpeoplequilt.com and vote for your favorite apron (hope it's mine :)