We were stuck at home most of the day with a sick Elliot. That meant my strict screen time rules were relaxed so he could chill out on the couch watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. It also meant that I had some time to sew while he watched Mickey.
After making Audrey a smocked dress last week I was in love. Smocked dresses are so cute and so fast. When I was at the fabric store yesterday I picked fabric for another dress for Audrey. I made the straps extra long so I can rip the seam out and lengthen them when she grows. I now want to craft a lemonade stand for the sole purpose of doing a photo shoot.
My sisters and I talked about how comfortable smocked dresses look last week after I made Audrey her first one. I decided to make us matching dresses (like my mom made us when we were little). I sewed them all up conservatively (I will likely have to take them in) and made straps for them to attach once they try them on. I hope we rent a lake cabin and spend days drinking coffee and wine and wearing our summer dresses.
I have a few more projects planned for this weekend. If Elliot is feeling better I’ll put them to the side and get outside to enjoy summer. The weekends usually mean a little more time for me to craft. I hope you are having a relaxing start to your weekend. If you are looking for an activity to do I highly recommend sewing a smocked dress.
mildlygranola 
I love smocked dresses and yours look great!
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Thank you!
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You have become a sewaholic. 😉 Good for you! All this practice with fun and now easy summer clothes will give you so much confidence when you try some other projects in the future!
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I’m hoping to eventually have the confidence to try a zipper.
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Try doing one for practice on some old fabric, you’ll learn a lot about what works for you, and there’s likely some great YouTube tutorials out there to watch as well.
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Smocked dresses are wonderful! They look fantastic on both of you:)
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Thank you!
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Your dresses are lovely! And they look so comfy for these midwestern summers!
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That dress is the only thing I will wear outside at night. It is too hot for anything else.
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Your dress and Audrey’s both look great, and I love your plan for you and your sisters to wear your dresses 🙂 Hope Elliot is feeling better!
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Poor lil guy. They get sick so fast and then recover so fast! Hope he’s well on the mend. I love your smocked dresses
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He’s back to himself now, thank goodness.
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