nieces' and nephews' gift reveal!

I hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful Christmas! This year it came up fast and didn't really feel like Christmas in PA, especially with no snow. Nonetheless, gifts have been exchanged, WAY too many cookies and desserts had. Many people have taken down their tree, but Christmas is not over for me. This week my entire family will be reunited! (Which sadly happens once or twice a year.) At that time, I will meet a new niece, who was born in November, and cuddle with my nephew who is one (today!) Not to mention play Legos with the older ones and enjoy hearing all of them laugh as I will be tickling them a lot.  I absolutely love my family and always look forward to seeing my three older sisters.

The three dresses and two pairs of pajama pants, I hate to confess, have been completed for a good two weeks now. I know! Why didn't I share pictures of them earlier? The Holiday season has been jam packed. I wish this season wasn't so chaotic and stressful, but that's what happens when I sign up for more things then I should. (I'm working on that.)

I used my seam ripper more than I'd like to admit on the dresses and if I didn't already have the third dress cut out, I would've done a different pattern! I read the pattern wrong more than twice, and it called for a lot of hand stitching. I made it through and the third dress went A LOT better than the previous. The second and third dresses were from the same pattern, but in different sizes and fabrics (McCall's M6875)

The first dress is for my niece who was born in November. I've made this dress two other times, so I knew what I was doing (thankfully!) I thought the dress needed something to break up the bodice from the skirt, so I made a fabric flower. This dress is a 0-3 mos. size.



The second dress is the McCall's pattern. I used the same fabric as the first dress because these two nieces are sisters. I would've loved to use the same fabric for all three, but I didn't have enough to go around. This dress is a 3T.



The third dress is more of a Spring time dress because of the bright colors and I used gingham to contrast. It is a 2T with a 3T length.



I'm glad I saved the pajama pants for last because they were so quick to sew. I'd never made pants, so this was a good introduction for me. The material for both is a plaid flannel. I tried to line up the strips, but that didn't happen. The kids are four and five years old, I don't think they care at all, as long as they fit. They really don't look good on the hangers and you can hardly tell they are pants. I still needed to prove to you that I made them. :)



I wish I had some cute kid models to show these outfits off instead of a hanger. Maybe someday when I have a bigger budget or my own kids. I hope you're having a good week so far. Stay cozy <3