Christmas Dresses for the girls

We, as in Phoebe and I, decided that the girls needed matching Christmas dresses this year. Because of their age difference, we had a hard time finding matching patterns. So we used several different patterns and altered them… it’s good that I have a thing for NOT following instructions.

The rest of the photo shoot:

Here’s the low down: for Esther’s dress we used McCall’s 5791 view E. I adjusted the sleeves a bit and put an overskirt over the satin skirt. For Elizabeth’s dress (the doll) we used Simplicity 3547 (bodice is view G and skirt is view C). For Phoebe’s we used the bodice of McCall’s 6098 and I just added a skirt that was 3x the width of the bodice.

I see more matching dresses in our future!

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Angi Schneider

Angi Schneider is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Preserving Vegetables and Pressure Canning for Beginners and Beyond, both published by Page Street Publishing. She has taught canning classes for 177 Milk Street, been featured in Serious Eats, and written for Countryside Magazine. Angi has been sharing gardening, preserving, and simple living skills since 2010.