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   rodezzy | Mar 26, 2008 06:41pm | #1

   Oh my goodness, those are so very perfect for kids.  I love the orange with the hat and bottoms.  All are precious.  What lucky friends you have.  They should be kissing your feet.  Just beautiful.  I love to see kids in kid clothes.  Most of the people I know dress there kids in jeans and designer gym shoes.  Just yuck.  I love to see little ones looking sweet and cute.  It's such a short time for them to look that way.  They grow up so fast.  I feel like spring and summer all at once looking at those photos.  Great work.

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   Crazy K | Mar 26, 2008 06:53pm | #2

   Those are just adorable!!!!  Lucky moms/ lucky kids!  Wow!  I hope they appreciate your friendship!! ha :-)

   Thanks for sharing the phots........you have inspired me to make something summery for the two remaining little granddaughters.........the rest are way too old and sundresses are sooooooooo UNcool!

   K

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   fabricholic | Mar 26, 2008 07:51pm | #3

   Wow, you have been busy. They are all so sweet!

   Marcy

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   MaryinColorado | Mar 26, 2008 08:07pm | #4

   Those dresses are just darling!  I kept thinking "this is my favorite", then another, then another....they are all just so delicious!  Your friends are so blessed to have you, and your talent and generosity!!!  Mary

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   FirecrackerKTM | Mar 27, 2008 04:23am | #5

   Thanks guys! The one thing I like to do is pick "pretty" prints over "cutesy" prints. There's enough puppies and kitties crawling all over store-bought clothes. I am going to try rompers next, I found some really pretty striped twill that should work well. I feel bad since some of these gals are friends I've known since grade school, but I moved away a few years ago so I miss their kids' birthdays and stuff.

   But now, it's time for stuff for me :)

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   rodezzy | Mar 27, 2008 05:35pm | #9

   You are someone that REALLY, I mean REALLY LOVES to sew.  Your friends are very lucky.

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   Lilith1951 | Mar 27, 2008 04:35am | #6

   OMGosh, what lucky mommies and little girls!  I do hope they expressed their appreciation very loudly.  It looks like you had a great time.  What fun you must have had picking out those lovely fabrics. 

   Okay, I must go look at girly stuff now.......

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   nmog | Mar 27, 2008 05:04am | #7

   Those are adorable!! I've just finished 2 denim and applique dress patterns for our 2 1/2 year old princess, and she wants more! We have 7 boys in our (extended) family and only one girl. We're sure that she got all the estrogen that everyone else would have had - she's just soooo girly! Did you have a pattern for any of those dresses, or did you draft them? I'd love the numbers so I can use up some of my odds and ends, too.
   Thanks ofr showing!
   Nicole

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   FirecrackerKTM | Mar 27, 2008 05:24am | #8

   Thanks! THey were patterns. I've never even thought about drafting anything. I sent one to a friend so she could make it, and I don't remember the number, but the others I have are McCall's 5569, 4817 and 4424.

   Edited 3/26/2008 10:24 pm ET by FirecrackerKTM

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   nmog | Mar 27, 2008 11:15pm | #11

   Thanks so much! I'll pick them up the next time they are on sale.
   Nicole

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   VKStitcher | Mar 27, 2008 10:54pm | #10

   These dresses are so cute!  I like them all, but I have to say that the baby dress with the criss-cross back is my favorite.  You have a good eye for color and coordinating fabrics.  What a really good friend you are to make these!  I hope your friends appreciate all the time and effort it took to make these.

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   FirecrackerKTM | Mar 28, 2008 04:27am | #12

   Thanks everybody. I feel kinda silly. Kids' stuff is super, duper easy to make. Way fewer, and smaller, parts.

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    sewelegant | Mar 28, 2008 08:05pm | #13

    I love them all, but I guess my favorite is the blue.  Your dresses look like thumbing through a Nordstrom rack with big bucks price tags!  Thank you for sharing. 

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    scrubble4 | Mar 29, 2008 06:52am | #14

    Firecracker:  Utterly fabulous.  Maybe they are easy for you to make, but they are still such a wonderful gift of your time, creativity and taste.   I really loved the ones for the little ones with the hats and bloomers.  Thanks for posting.  Scrubble4

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    Josefly | Mar 29, 2008 06:06pm | #15

    Wow, you are a busy seamstress. Lucky friends. I love all the dresses, and the yellow one especially - I can just see that on a little dark-haired tot.

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    Gloriasews | Mar 31, 2008 02:56am | #16

    Wow!  8 dresses, 2 with hats & bloomers - you did a great job!  Beautiful colours!  What a wonderful friend you were to do that for them.  Yes, you're right - now time to sew for yourself. 

    Gloria

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    karenlee | Apr 07, 2008 05:39am | #17

    I sewed for my daughter all the time when she was growing up. She's now a 37 yr old mom of a 2 1/2 yr old. I still have those patterns! They cost about 85 cents back then, but I don't think the styles change much at that age. I was in Paris looking at dresses and they all seem basic. It's all in the details. How did you pick the sizes? Do they fall true to storebought?

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   FirecrackerKTM | Apr 07, 2008 04:01pm | #18

   I think they ended up being a bit on the big side. Too bad adult clothes don't also run big compared to RTW, lol.I saw little girls' dresses a lot like the one with the gathered skirt in Target yesterday. They were pretty cute.