I made my first dress!!

My MIL bought me a sewing machine for my husband's birthday our first year of marriage. :)
That's right she bought it for me on his birthday! The thing was we were poor and clothing is expensive especially for kiddos and we are wanting a lot of children so...sewing seemed like a very practical skill to acquire and my husband agreed. He is a very practical man (and doesn't really care about birthdays) so he asked for a sewing machine for me and since then I have fallen deeply in love with sewing!

That was 3 years ago and I have learned so much! I have made many things for my girlies. (Having girls has been awesome for learning how to sew!!!) But I haven't ever really made anything for myself as far as clothing goes this entire time. It is pretty intimidating to buy all that fabric and potentially mess up! With kids there is usually enough to make another if you mess up. Plus a lot of the clothing I have wanted to try is made with knits. Knits and my sewing machine don't get along.

BUT...last Christmas I got a serger!! (From my MIL and my husband) And it has taken me almost a whole year to finally make something for myself from it!

This weekend we are taking family picture with my mom and stepdad's family and I didn't have the time or the desire to go find something to match. So I found a tutorial for a maxi dress and took a shot at it! Got my fabric for $10.50!! Way cheaper than a maternity maxi dress!!!

You can see my little baby bump :)

 So here it is! Pardon the messy house and hair! Sewing takes a lot of time away from normal duties :) I am so happy the way it turned out! I attached it to an old t-shirt that didn't fit well anymore. I can't wait to wear it for pictures so that I can wear it out in public! I should get the professional pics to show it way better since I was taking with my auto timer on my phone. 

I also made my girls' dresses for pictures and I LOVE the way they turned out. I was trying to copy a picture of a dress I have always wanted to copy and I think I got it pretty well. D's is just a regular peasant dress :) D is too hard to get a good picture of right now so again hopefully I will get a better one from the family pics. 

Well, that's all I have to say for now!

I am making the hair bows right now and would like to finish at a decent hour!!!