I finished off the diamond quilt this week and gave it to the very special someone, my Oma. She has made so many beautiful knitted and crocheted projects for me over the years, and never complains when I send another pattern and more yarn her way. All of my children have 'Oma sweaters' for church, and she just recently made a beautiful Shalom sweater for me and a smaller version for Elayna. While making this quilt, I thought of her often, and all the times she put so much work into something for me.
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My niece lives quite far away, but hopefully we'll get some pics of the 'matching cousins' when we visit them this Summer.
This is one of my favorite dresses I've made lately, or maybe that's because my little model gives it so much personality? Again, I was very impressed with the design, sizing, and finishing touches on this Sew Sweet Pattern. The only modification I made was to make the waistband wrap around because I wanted to break up the white butterflies with some color. I have two more Tatum dresses halfway done in my sewing room, and I'm hoping to finish them up this weekend. 
I also have two matching dresses waiting for me to get back to (if you want to see some finished ones I've done lately check 
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This was a quick dress ~ I made three at once, all during one nap time. My favorite details are the ruffles on the shoulders, contrasting band on the hem, and fully-lined bodice. I used a single snap for the back closure.
These dresses will be for three of my little nieces, and none of them live near me, so the little model in these pictures is another niece of mine. I'll have to make her one of these dresses sometime soon, doesn't it look so sweet on her?
The pattern for the dress is from 
This sweet pattern has a pleated skirt, a squared neckline, and has a back closure (I used snaps). I would consider this an advanced beginner pattern. The bodice is fully lined and the pattern bodice is fitted (I would recommend taking a chest measurement before you start cutting). The fabric I used is a cotton, but I think this would also be sweet done up in a knit. My daughter LOVES this dress, she said it was very comfortable, and she insisted on wearing it for a Mommy-date we had that night. Definitely a pattern that I will make again!
This pattern is also available 
and this top is the result of cutting off the bottom of a t-shirt that had a big stain on it, and adding the cotton fabric. I didn't use gathering threads, just fed it through the machine quicker than the t-shirt ~ wow, did that save a lot of time! 
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