I made this dress, bloomers, paci-clip and bow for Riley.  Once again, I used the Portabello Pixie Pattern.  Love it! Made the applique using Embird.  

I used the Ellen McCarn Bishop Dress pattern from the Classic Heirloom Collection. It was a great pattern for a beginner!  I don’t think I used batiste.  I think I just bought some inexpensive cotton to practice on.  The smocking pattern came from a book from the library.  I just picked something and went for it.  I used my new Sally Stanley Pleater.  It works perfectly!!  I must have been rushing because I ended up putting the sleeves on upside down.  :(  You can tell by looking at the hem of the sleeve.  Oh well, I’ll do it right the next time. I used french seams, so there are no exposed seams. I used a blind hem stitch on the bottom hem.

I made this dress using Sandi Henderson’s Portabellopixie Claire Pattern.  I love this pattern!!!  The pattern comes with color step-by-step directions. Great for beginners! I think I got the fabric from Joann’s.  (With my 40% off coupon, of course.)  :-)  I digitized the owl applique on the apron.  So, if you want it, you can have it.  Just let me know and I’ll e-mail it to ya. I eventually made this bow to go with the dress.  It’s just a bow with a covered button in the middle.

I made this dress, bloomers, and these shoes while I was still pregnant with Riley. Finished them on her due date, 08-08-08. Of course she didn’t come for 8 more days.  :D My little sweetie. They were all super easy patterns.

• Bitty Baby Dress is a FREE pattern from Rae’s blog
• The Bloomers were prolly Butterick Pattern 3782
• The Shoes were from Etsy

The shoes and bloomers were too big.

I made this coming home outfit for Riley. I still had the same pattern that I used to make Lexi’s coming home outfit. I love this pattern. I made the Hat, Paci-Clip, and Burp Pad too. Here are some pictures of Lexi and her lil Sis.  :D  So precious!