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    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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Let the parade of dresses begin

I went on a retreat with my quilt guild this weekend and it was the most amazing time.  I got to read, nap, sew, chat, eat, drink, enjoy quiet…whatever I wanted for 48 hours!  I cut out fabric last week and had a bunch of dresses cut and read to be sewn when I arrived.  I got three done the first night and four on Saturday.  Sunday I decided I was burnt out on sewing and opted to spend my last hours of freedom resting, reading, chatting, and trying to draft up a pattern based on an awesome vintage top one of the women brought.

I made two Claire dresses (a Portabello Pixie retired pattern that I bought when I had a two year old boy).  I thought this one would be my favorite since I love this pattern and I love Children at Play, but when it was all sewn up I regretted following the example and making the dress and apron bands from the same print and color.  Oh well.  It’s still Ellie’s favorite.

 

Kristy - I think it’s darling!!! She looks so sweet wearing it too!

Audrey - It is so cute! I do love how it turned out, and I am so glad the bodice part fit! (maybe I made mine wrong…)

Joyce Theresa Power - reminds me of when I first started sewing when my girls were little.