Lovely! Did you clip notches into the seam allowance around the neckline? If you do that, and then trim down the seam allowance a bit, when turned it will be nice and smooth.

The fabric is lovely and the baby is delightful!

Thanks for the suggestion, Kate. The neck and armholes were actually finished with bias tape. I just did a mediocre job while sewing at keeping that area nice and flat. The hem is really the "problem". It looks fine on the right side, but the inside is not nice looking, mostly because I wasn't sure about clipping notches into the 1/4" finished edge and so the "easing" is very puckery.

All I can say is 'awwwwwwwww'.

The outfit looked just fabulous on your little girl yesterday: beautiful, cool and comfy. Honestly, I thought it was store-bought. I did not associate it to your July post. Great job!!

I love my rolled hem foot! It curls the fabric under with either a 1/8" hem or 1/4" (I have two feet) with no sloppiness at all. Your iron is also your friend in this matter--if you press the hem up (turned under once, and then once again) before sewing, it'll be tidier.

Dear Lord if that is not the cutest little thing. I love B holding her up like a prop man in a photo shoot...

Sew a straight line through a single thickness of fabric around the hem. Press up so the stitches are just inside the pressed line. Then fold up again (the width of the first pressing) and press again. You can gently stretch the curves straight while sewing also. Hope that helps!

If you have no rolled hem foot like Carrie suggests, try this: stitch a thread about 5/8" from the hem edge of the dress. The carefully press the edge so that it just meets the stitching. Now turn once more and pin. To be sure it doesn't slip and drag, start pinning at the side seams, then the front and back centers, then pin at the halfway point between each pin you have already pinned, etc. If you try to work your way consecutively around you will probably push fabric as you go and you won't get a smooth line.

Ah, I see Bridget and I had the same suggestion!

I'm sorry to bug you again, Allison, but... you might like to shrink the bias tape before using it. Soak it in HOT water for a bit, then set it out flat to dry. Do not let it hang to dry or the bias will stretch. Alternatively, I have wet down shorter bias pieces and ironed them with a hot iron, figuring the moisture and heat should shrink them properly and it seems to.

What an adorable little dress on such a precious little girl.

Have you tried going to the airport and looking through the bags they have usually just sitting out near baggage claim? I've done that and found my lost bag before.

Sweet sweet baby! And sweet sweet dress. It is beautiful girlie fabric!

Gorgeous dress! It looks adorable =)

As far as the hem - for me the iron is my best friend and really seems to help make it all nice and flat and not to pucker-y!

So precious!
Nice job Mom.

Adorably Sweet!

It's a way cute dress, and I actually had to go back and relook at the neckline in order to find what you're talking about.

I don't have much "finesse" when it comes to sewing, but I find that if I clip notches into a hem allowance, but then don't clip the notched allowance to the 1/4th inch (leave it at 5/8ths or whatever), press down the neckline, and then pin down the corners of a neckline (so that the fabric can't move too much when sewing) things can go better.

That's about the cutest thing EVER!

Are you getting a secret thrill to finally get to sew pink, girly things? So cute!

Oh yes, Mary, you know it!!

Thanks for the tips, Carla and Colleen!

When you're doing that curved hem at the bottom, make a basting thread around the edge before turning. When you iron the hem before sewing, use a blunt needle or something similar to tug a little at the basting threads to take up some of the ease as you iron. It will help make a smoother hem without some of the slight ruffle or wave you might be getting. You'll be the harshest judge of your own project, as you well know. And it looks wonderful from here!! Just darling!

Oh, and about the luggage.... our pastor got back more than a week ago from Liberia and they flew through Brussels. His luggage still isn't back. If you had luggage tags and properly labeled, etc, surely it will show up. Eventually. I wouldn't give up hope completely yet. Actually if I had so many sentimental objects in a suitcase that was lost I would probably never give up hope in my entire lifetime that it would show up. lol Like having a POW out there somewhere for fifty years or something. I'm just a little too crazy about sentimental objects to ever give up hope. :)

Awww that is just adorable!!!

Cute, cute dress & I agree with you 100% on the fabric. Nothing sweeter on an adorable girl baby than that pale pink - love the subtle pattern too. I've been thinking about getting a new sewing machine (mine is as almost as old as my younger daughter - the one who has 3 little ones - in fact, I bought it to sew baby dresses for her) & this makes me sure - I'd love to make cute baby dresses. I also love that one of the boys is holding wee one up in one of the photos - love to see big brothers with their baby sisters. As far as the neckline, I agree with Kate - clipping the seam allowance is vital to having the fabric lie flat in a curved seam like that & the only other thing is to take it slow & careful when sewing it .

Oh, that is so cute, she is growing so fast!

Awww, so sweet :)

Adding a little something to the hints already given for making the curved hem neater(especially the one about stitching a line of basting to help get the turning under started): Definitely press it up before stitching, but make sure you are *pressing* and not *ironing*. When you press up a curved hem, place the iron perpendicular to the edge, using an up and down motion (instead of moving it along parallel to the edge, which is what I mean by ironing.) This makes it quite easy to see where you need to ease in extra fabric by hitting it with a shot or two of steam.

LOL, Laura, I'm sentimental, too. I'd be standing there with you.

It is all about pining and easing the fabric. And clipping makes a difference. ANything curved gets pinned for me.

You have the cutest baby ever :)

I like to be lazy and just add a strip of bias tape or twill tape or that old-fashioned stretch lace hem binding on the insides of my hems. Alternately, I'll press up a bit of the fabric (1/4"? I have no idea) then hem up the folded bit--with the machine usually.

Aww... those matching panties are so sweet!

I agree with all the comments, if you can get Claire Shaeffers sewing book from the library she has a neat 'baby' seam hem that works a treat. it goes something like this - press up 6mm or 1/4 inch, stitch a line of stitching close to fold, around 2mm away or 1/16 of an inch, - use a 2-3 mm length stitch, not to short. Trim the raw fabric edge away from the stitching - just cut it off as close as you can get. Then press up the folded stitched narrow edge along the stitching line - it will not fold on the stitching but rather just past the trimmed fabric. Stitch again right on top of the stitching line. you end up with a 1/8 th inch baby seam that is just magic - works just dandy (love that word!) on sheer and light fabrics and all sorts of grains. One row of stitching shows on the right side. no puckers, works on curves very nicely. Quite quick to do.

oh, so cute...just a small piece of advice, I hope B was holding her in the air, I don't think at this stage she should attempt to stand on her legs...I seem to remember being told something about that...I see she's started teething.

Thanks, Orli, but wee one has wanted to stand on her legs practically since she got home from the hospital. She has no balance of course, but her legs are plenty strong to hold her weight. And she's so much happier on her legs or sitting up (which is also totally wobbly) than on her back or belly.

And the teething is in full force. Everything, everything goes in her mouth for a good gnawing! ;0)

To get a curved seam to lie flat, the seam allowance must be snipped to a few threads away from the actual seam, also underestitching is very helpful for that, and press, press press as you go. Google for Understitching.

To get a curved seam to lie flat, the seam allowance must be snipped to a few threads away from the actual seam, also underestitching is very helpful for that, and press, press press as you go. Google for Understitching.

How wonderfully adorable!!!

If the neck and armscythes are done with bias tape, pin the tape in place and press with the iron to "set" the curve. Snipping to the seam line after trimming the excess always helps things lie flat. But honestly, after a few washings, whatever you see will not be as noticeable, if at all. And she's going to outgrow them so quickly you will have plenty of chances to perfect your techniques. Believe me, 3 daughters and a half million or so outfits later, I've found the ways that work for me.

awwwwwwww that's soooooo adorable!!!!!!!!!

here's hoping Wee One's clothes do arrive!

My nephew was walking at 7 months. When I saw him standing on his legs, I was concerned because I thought it was too soon. I felt sorry for his mom because she had to run after him when he was so young.

I recently saw a baby in a snuggli and she was gnawing that thing like there was no tomorrow. Her mom said she'd been teething since she was two months old (she was 3 months).

That is the cutest baby dress ever! Cute little girl too;)

She's so stinking adorable! I think I have made that same dress too for PeeWee :)

I am a sucker for rickrack, I put it on the edge to hide the not quite rounded edges. I also do a very narrow hem to minimize the corners.

That outfit is SOOO cute on her! :)

Alison, I can't tell if the boys are monozygotic twins or polyzygotic.

I simply LOVE this pattern! So cute. And simple, too?! Well, it's a must-make!