And now for something completely different...

It has always been my intention to make and list some baby/toddler clothes in my Etsy shop but somehow the quilt thing took over my brain for awhile.  I felt like doing something a little different today, so I decided on a dress.

I'm using a Simplicity pattern from the 70's (because really, baby clothes haven't changed that much in decades) but I'm going to tweak it a little.  I've made pretty good headway so far but I got hungry so it's break time!  Here's what I've got so far:

The check fabric looks a little hinky in the photo above but that's the fault of the camera (or the operator, hard to say which).  The skirt and the yoke are done.  Having never made a lined yoke before, that was interesting but it came out very well so, Yay me!

The fabric looks better in this shot.  I'd like to get some more of this fabric for a boy's button up shirt, which was originally my intention.  However, when I found the dress pattern, I changed my mind.  Blue check isn't just for business shirts anymore!

I still have to hand sew the inside of the yoke to the skirt, attach the sleeves and the buttons for the back. I also have an idea for some embellishment but I'll post that when the whole thing is done.   I should be able to bust out the rest of this tomorrow morning and then into the shop it goes!