The only thing better than finishing a dress is seeing Eliana enjoy it!
After a bijillion pictures only Hattie was left…
Eliana had so much fun with her cousins but she wasn’t being a princess to poor Finn in this pic. Thankfully Finn is a gentleman
The girls helped pick weeds for the centerpiece with Aunt Benna.
Love this pic! Minus the “Eliana could have been electrocuted” part…
Ever since Eliana requested I make her a Belle princess dress I have been trying to figure out how to do just that. I wanted to make a rough draft dress because the yellow fabric I bought for Belle is too cute to risk messing up.
In all my sewing adventures I had never attempted the peasant dress. All the elastic and casings intimidated me! I found a great free pattern for the basic peasant top and sleeves. Click here for Bandy Canyon’s free pattern. I used this pattern for my blueprint, then added an underskirt, and a top skirt with gathers and bows.
This was my other inspiration for the dress:
I love the gathers and the bows! This is what the dress looks like without the poofy:
And here is a closer look at the neckline and sleeves:
The sleeves turned out super cute! But making the casing on them was hard because they are not in a straight line. Any tips on hemming a curved edge??
Eliana now has 2 homemade princess dresses! Judging by how much she loves them, I will be making princess dresses for the next year! Yay!
Eliana was so excited to finally go trick-or-treating!! Thanks to some special effects, we got her dress super poufy!
Ever the charmer, Eliana requested a special picture with her and Kevin. Watch out Kelsie!
It was fun to see Eli experience trick or treating in a new way this year. She got spooked at some of the scarier houses!
Here’s the loot:
And the sweetest newlywed couple ever!
And as usual we got “treated” to Eliana’s dancing!
Goodbye Halloween, Hello Thanksgiving!
