Tiny dress and teeny tiny dress

Hi everyone

Well life is still a roller coaster with our new baby, so to add to the tasks I am already doing for the wedding, I am also doing lots of errands for my D Daughter.  Just for the Ahhhh factor, here is another picture of Lilly Grace my latest grandaughter (in case you have only just tuned in) - she seems so tiny and Lauren told me today that compared to her cousin Sofia who is 9 weeks old and weighing in at a hefty 9lbs, Lilly looked tiny ha ha - Sofia looked tiny on Monday!!!!!

Anyhow, I have been sewing and have about 2-3 hours work to complete my dress, but I need more buttons which I will have to cover myself - Viv where are you when I need you, I knew we needed more lol.

I have however made a little dress for 9wk old Sofia using Butterick 3405.  I have chosen the same fabric that I used for the other little bridesmaids, and used some of my lovely lace to embellish the front of the dress.  For the hairband I have made a little bow using the same fabric as the larger bridesmaid dress fabric and the little one's bows, and again added a some of the lace, and incorporated a few of the loose beads that are flying around my sewing room to create a little dangle effect.

I made a few changes to this pattern by cutting a lining for the dress and constructing this the same way as I did for the bodice of the little bridesmaid dresses which means I didn't need the neck and sleeve facings, I also think that this will make it more comfortable for Sofia to wear .

I used 3 of my Prym poppers for the fastening at the back of this dress.

To complete the outfit I need to make a pair of panties in the same fabric and this is another one in the bag.  Lauren has asked that I now make a little one for Lilly Grace - I just need to size it down from little baby to teeny tiny baby.

More to do tomorrow.  Catch you later..........