Baby Frock!

I finally got my butt in gear on my friend's baby frock. It looks much better with the sleeves attached, as you can see:

And here's the back of the cap as well. I hand-stitched the whole thing because it looks so much better that way:

I used the Kannik's Korner pattern, which was so much easier than try to guess at the size of a baby on my own. Plus, I'm positive the sleeves look better as well (sleeves are one of the things I hate most, along with binding tabs). The cap patterns was great to work with. Caps are fast becoming one of my favorite things to do because I can sit in front of the TV and veg while I sew... Unfortunately 20 years of tiny hand sewing is probably the cause of my deteriorating vision. Now I need glasses to see across the room to the TV. *Sigh*

New For Kids Dress-Up

I've been sewing away again on an array of 1830s-style dresses for kids. These are headed to the Schenectady County Historical Society for CanalFest on July 14th and 15th. Designed to fit children approximately ages 8-13, they have plenty of drawstrings, a little elastic, and open backs that close with ties to make playing dress-up easy. The patterns are adapted from the 1838 "Workwoman's Guide."

This dress is the first one I've finished. The others are including some fancier pouffy sleeves.