Birthday Dresses

I decided that for my niece Violet's birthday this month I would make her a "little girl" dress. I've been wanting to make a cute little girl dress for a while, and this was my opportunity. I already had fabric I wanted to use (which I purchased back in, oh, November) and I knew I had enough of the fabric to make two dresses. Because, you see, sometimes it's easier for my two little nieces to get along when they get similar presents. And even though Annabel's birthday isn't until December 23rd (poor thing) I decided to give both of them handmade dresses. And here they are, little Violet's on the left and bigger Annabel's on the right:

Violet's party is this Saturday up at the lake house of my sister's in-laws. There will be swimming, food, cake, and lots of kids. And a bounce house. You read that right. A bounce house.

Here are the lovely little girls themselves (and me):

So, it's not that I haven't been sewing lately, despite the drop in blog posts about sewing. Besides these dresses I've also made a shirt, most of a skirt, and the bolero for the dress I'm wearing to my friend's wedding in Denver next weekend. Busy, busy, busy. Plus we've had one of those months where for some dumb reason we've scheduled too many commitments. I don't care for being so busy, but I suppose one must be sociable at times.