I have pretty much wanted to make every single project on Dana’s MADE blog ever since I found it. I don’t really have the kind of extra time lying around to sew very much during the week so it’s been slow going but I have made a few and I have to say I love them all. The directions are always so clear and easy to read, and the projects are so cute! My newest endeavor was the “summer vacation dress“. I can’t wait to make every single version of this pattern and deck Amelia out in all cute dresses all the time. The possibilities for alternate versions are overwhelming!

This dress went together much more quickly than I was anticipating, I actually got the entire dress cut, shirred and ready to sew in just one morning, and it was ready to be worn by the time she woke up from her afternoon nap. I had a super cute flowered fabric picked out for this dress but decided to make a “practice round” first out of this monkey fabric since I have boatloads of it lying around. I was not prepared for how cute it was going to be when it was fully assembled, it definitely turned out to be something she’s going to wear often and not just a throwaway test pattern 🙂

It’s the perfect afternoon sewing project AND ridiculously adorable, what more could you ask for?! It’s just right for running, jumping and just general romping about. Look how happy she was to wear it this afternoon!

Yay for cute dresses and for awesome sewing patterns! I’m also super impressed at Dana’s amazing customer service, I emailed her this morning with a (rather silly) question about sizing the dress for Amelia since she’s smaller than the pattern. She emailed me back the very same morning – on a Saturday no less! Three cheers for that! Stay tuned for more sewing projects soon. It’s been a sewing bonanza over here this weekend 🙂