Spring Dresses

Thinking about dressing up for Easter caused me to think about one of my favorite pasttimes, making things for grandkids, especially dresses. When the girls were small, I frequently made them sundresses, as well as the usual Hallowe'en creations. But there wasn't quite enough time to create pretty dresses. All that changes with being a grandmother.



By the time I had time to sew, Ashley was too old, so Kaitie was the first one to be dressed, since Brittani received a ton of dresses from her other grandmother. There were two creations which stand out for Kait, one an intricate Daisy Kingdom pattern with a bordered print dress and matching pinafore in pink and white. She was so excited to wear that twirly dress for her fifth birthday party and wore it until it was in shreds. Then there was the slinky red sequinned dress, a la MM. It turned out that those sequins were glued on and completely gummed up my sewing mchine with every stitch, which meant a great deal of time and patience. I'll never use that stuff again! But she looked spectacular! Now Kait has learned to make stuffed animals, as well as clothes and pillows.



Keilah was the next in line, and I loved stitching her navy and white sailor dress with a matching one for her dolly. She looked so pretty in it! Then there was a navy and gold Christmas dress, with matching ones for Kaitie and Susannah. It was a lovely dress, too. Now, it is is fun that she is able to sew her own skirts!



Susannah's most frilly dress ever was made for her Aunt Kim's wedding. I had made flower girl dresses for Kaitie and Keilah in "periwinkle blue" to match the brides maids dresses, so Susannah's was white with blue trim... Just darling! Lately, she has chosen more grown up patterns in corduroy and moleskin, which are just perfect for her. She is good at sewing, too.



Last has been the twins, and we still keep making things together, since I have taught all of them how to sew. Their most memorable were a matching pair of dresses with Raggedy Ann and Andy all over them, and a Raggedy pinafore over them. Kristy had their second birthday pictures taken with the dresses on while they were holding the Raggedy Anns and Andys which I had also created. That is one of the cutest pictures ever! Now even they have gravitated into more grown up clothes, so we have made colorful tiered skirts which can be worn with any number of shirts.



It just seemed that they grew out of those pretty dresses so quickly! And now, with the youngest at nine, they are all almost too old for Grammy creations, I think! But, I do believe at the drop of a hat, I could be convinced to make more! And, as always, it will be a joy to see at least five (girls and boy) of them in church tomorrow, all happy and shiny and dressed up! What a blessings those dear grands are, both girls and boys! Happy Easter!