My Dress

I don't know how much I have talked about my dress on here, but I was super-excited when I bought the material for it.  Back in September.  I can't remember when I cut the pieces out.  A while ago for sure.  I started putting it together in December when I was supposed to be working on my Christmas projects.  I do like to make life hard for myself.  So I finally finished the dress Saturday and wore it to church on Sunday.  Last week on Pilly's birthday, my mom showed me how to do the sleeves, and after that, it wasn't too challenging.  This was the first time I have done sleeves so it was a new experience!

I love the colors, the style, and how comfortable it was.  It is definitely a cold weather dress because of the heavy material, but it is just fun!  I didn't put the pockets on.  I liked the way it looked without them, and I was nervous about putting them on since it was a directional material!

I love the sleeves!  I gathered them a little tighter than I would again, but I think they are super-cute, and I was really pleased with them for a first try at sleeves!

Joel's mom and grandmother came up for the day Saturday to celebrate Pilly's, Joel's, and GG Glo's birthday.  They are all within one week.  Jayne made this cake for them: 

It was obviously made for Pilly with her love of penguins!  She was quite happy with it, and she devoured her piece.  First she ate all of the icing, and then she ate the cake.  You wouldn't have known that there was icing on there if you hadn't seen it!  I have never seen a cake so clean:)

We are gearing up for a busy week here!  It's almost time to welcome February and that means Valentine's Day!  I'm so excited!!!