Mary's New Nightgown

This is how much Mary likes the new nightgown I sewed for her!

I had scraps of pink knit from a nightgown I sewed for myself, so I got the idea to sew one for Mary, since she usually wears one of John's old white tee-shirts to sleep. I didn't have any big-enough pieces to follow a pattern, so I reviewed patterns of some dresses I've made for Mary and I assembled my scraps into my own "pattern."

I still make so many mistakes when sewing, and I mean big mistakes. It's quite funny. This time, I didn't get my ruffles achieved at all (note that there are none on the bottom of the gown!). And I sewed the bottom "ruffle" on inside out, so the seam was on the outside. I then spent about three hours ripping the seam out, since the very tight stitches required being torn out one by one. And just tonight did I realize that I had so much extra length to spare that I could easily have cut out the seam, lost about an inch of length, and the repair would have taken sixty seconds instead of three hours.

Another mistake on this dress was noticed after I completed all the shirring: I sewed it with the elastic on the outside, showing for the world to see. That's inside out for those who don't know. Thankfully, when you're one years old, you neither know nor care!

Mary really likes her gown and says: "Mommy sewed it! Look, it's pink!"