a summer dress and a fabric destash

I made Finley a dress this weekend.  It is the first article of clothing I've ever made!

I used the Sweet Little Dress pattern by Leila & Ben, and it was the perfect pattern to start on.  It was simple, which is just right for a beginner garment sewer like me.  I like this dress because Finley can grow into it.  When she is bigger, it'll look cute with jeans and a long sleeve tee underneath it.  I used Farmdale aqua flowers, which I purchased with a 50% off coupon at Joann's awhile back. 

Finley looked adorable wearing this to church Sunday morning.  And I'm not going lie, I'm proud of myself for making it.   I am a pretty confident in my quilting skills, but clothes are definitely out of my comfort zone.

A couple sewing buddies gave me a great tip the other day: make your daughter's clothes while you can still pick out her clothes!  I think I'll take that advice and get sewing.  If you have any beginner-to-intermediate pattern or tutorial recommendations, please share! 

In other news, I am destashing quite a bit of fabric.  I simply have more than I can possibly sew, and I'm finally ready to send some of my goodies to new homes.  I have prepared two huge bundles that I am selling in my shop on Etsy.  They have almost all of my Flea Market Fancy stash, along with lots of other hard to find and out of print fabrics (Heather Ross, Tula Pink ladybugs, Summer in the City birds, Swell charm pack, etc).  I really don't have the time to sort and list the fabrics separately, so I think it'll be easiest for me to sell them in two large groups.  If you are interested, please check them out here.  Updated: both bundles have been sold, thank you!  I also have a couple leftover baby quilts that I just marked down for sale.

Happy Monday!

xo A