The Haley dress x 2!

So, last week I mentioned doing a sew-along with a blog I follow, JensOwnRoad.  This is an awesome blog with so many cool ideas and ways to inspire you.  I was super excited when she announced this sew-along for her "Haley Dress".  After the pillowcase dresses I was excited to try my hand at an actual dress with a pattern and everything!

Here are her tutorials - check it out!  The Haley Dress is listed first but other cute ones follow!

I had tons of questions and struggles all the way through but Jen was so sweet and patient and emailed me back all day & night to help me through it!  I learned how to make a pattern, make and use bias tape {So cool & WAY easier than I thought to make..must give a disclaimer here though because I swear it took me at least 1 hour to get the bias tape for the arm holes & straps pinned on and FOREVAH to sew it on} Here's to hoping I get better with practice!

So without further adieu, here are my girls completed dresses {please don't zoom in because they are far from perfect, BUT they are done, I am happy & my girls are smiling so I call that a success!}

Savannah's

Emerson's

And...on a side note check out what got delivered today!?!?!? My fancy smancy new Canon DSLR! {Dave got a $5000 motorcycle & this was my bribe consolation prize! ha ha} I am over the moon stoked about this and took everything I had not to run out to the driveway & hug the UPS guy when he pulled up!  Stay tuned for WAY better pictures at least after I learn how to work this thing!