Fun on the Fourth

We got billman's burgers, Mexican corn on the cob, and (not that great) strawberry lemonade down by the river. It was super hot. It seems like it's been much hotter this summer than any of the other summers we've lived here.





I made my dress by tracing one of my cap sleeve shirts and extending it to the widest possible width on the bottom (half of the fabric width). The stripes actually lined up, which is pretty awesome. I used knit stay tape on the neckline, sleeves, and the bottom hem and it worked perfectly. Ansley didn't want to wear her fourth of July dress and the fabric I used for mine was sold out so she wore this one I got for under ten dollars from Crazy 8. I'm thinking I should make a matching skirt for me. . . . The bucket hat is from last year, using the oliver + s pattern.





We bought some fireworks and snaps. Ansley had a lot of fun.









I didn't take any pictures of the local fireworks b/c we didn't camp out for a great spot and I already had a lot from Celebrate America. The next night our neighbors set off some:





And we had some of our own.

Lisette Attache Dress

This is the perfect dress! I LOVE it! I was so excited the day I saw this post introducing the lisette attache dress (simplicity 1666) that I checked all of my local stores for the pattern the day I saw it. I also checked Joann another time and on my third trip, I asked the ladies at the cutting counter (there was no one else waiting in line) and they got one for me out of the back room. Totally made my day month! I snatched up this gorgeous floral cotten sateen (one of the lisette fabrics though I didn't see it in this post). I've been ready for spring for about five months now. :) I used my seam roll for the first time in pressing this dress and put in my first lapped zipper (which went in great the first time!).



The only modification I made to the pattern is I added pockets (using the pocket pattern piece from the Colette Crepe pattern. side note- I sewed up a practice bodice of the Crepe and decided I want to modify the cap sleeve so it's more of a tiny sleeve (ie goes all the way around the arm scythe but have no idea how to do it. Any tips/hints would be appreciated!)



I'm already plotting a navy linen version, a polka dot version, and maybe a color blocked version.

And a few pictures with my princess, b/c I look less awkward and she's super adorable.









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