Here's the pattern I'm going to be using for Emma's and Brynleigh's dress. It only goes up to a size 4 but Emma's so skinny all I'll have to do to alter it is make it longer at the bodice and skirt. Easy peasy, right? We'll see! It's cute for one of those super simple sundresses. Here's a question for all those LDS moms. Do you think it's o.k. to wear dresses like this when they are little or do you think you should wear a t-shirt under them. I used to be o.k. about it, but now I'm not so sure. I could put a cute little white, small sleeved t-shirt under it. But then I don't think I'd put the ric rac. I think it would look funny. My mom always told us to wear things that we could wear after we were married in the temple. This particular dress isn't too bad, it's just sleeveless and not really just straps. I don't know. What is the protocol? Anyone know?
Here's a funny Jo Jo story. Yesterday we were having the missionaries over for dinner and I decided to make some french bread. I have heard that if you turn on the oven to 200 degrees, turn it off, and place the dough covered with a cloth in there, it will raise significantly faster. So I did. But, I left the door to the oven open because it seemed awfully hot in there still. I did tell everyone in there to not close the door. Well....they did, of course close the door. I opened it back up and it was like the BLOB! Going everywhere! (Apparently the yeast is fantastic!) So, I took it out and reformed it and hoped it would raise fast enough, to be done in time for the missionaries to eat. I took it out of the oven and placed it on the table to finish raising while I preheated the oven. It looked really good! I thought to myself,"Good, I can still get it done" I came back a few minutes later and it was flat! Someone did a smackdown!! That's right! You heard me! I said a smack down! It looked way too fluffy for this little five year old to walk by without pushing on it. Both loaves were significantly flatter. My first thought was "Oh, I am MAD" Tried to find out who did it. Still mad....found out it was JO Jo. How can I be mad at him, he just had a lot of curiosity. I can't be mad. So.....I just put it in the oven and hoped it wouldn't be pizza bread instead of french bread....
The french bread came out just fine! I couldn't believe it! It still raised up in the oven. I really thought that it wouldn't. The missionaries would've eaten it anyway, but I would've felt bad. Glad I didn't yell at JO Jo. Although I did start yelling and asking who did it. Gotta control my temper a little better...
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Hey Jules! So I was thinking about your question about sleeves or no sleeves. My mom always had us wear sleeves because she told us the same thing your mom told you. "You shouldn't have to buy a new wardrobe after you go to the temple. You should be able to wear all the same clothes" I think the most important thing to think about is will Emma want to wear no sleeves when she's older and then how do you explain that it was ok when she was little, but not now. Does that make sense? I don't know if this helped or not :) Love ya!
LOL! The BLOB! Too funny! That would of looked hysterical!
Hey Julia. I agree with your mom and also what "The Rogers" said.
I look back on my girls pictures when they were little and I remember now why they questioned me when I suddenly decided that sleeveless wasn't appropriate anymore. I had let them wear them sleeveless when they were little. I wasn't thinking much about it back then, I guess. So now since Cami is the only girl left at home, I have always made sure that there won't be a wardrobe change/confusion for her. It's worked out great. In fact, she talks to all her little friends about "modesty" at school on the playgrounds.
P.S. VERY cute dress pattern. I am SO jealous that you can sew!
Hey Julia,
I love the pattern and have something similar for my girls. I have issues with my girls not wearing sleeves to church. I usually have them put a little sweater over the top (our building is often cold) or put a t-shirt under it. I would keep the ric rac and put a colored t shirt under it.
Seriously Julie you continue to amaze and surprise you. You can bake, sew and be the mom of ten kids. Wow. As for the sleeveless thing I am with Lahren and Lynn, although Isabelle has had a few sleeveless dresses I try my hardest to find ones with sleeves. It is difficult though especially for her age because everything seems to be sleeveless.
Hey Jules!
When exactly did you learn how to sew????? I'm going to be amazed if you tell me that you learned last week! LOL
Umm as for the sleeves. Rissa hardly ever goes sleeveless. My rule is 2 fingers for shirts. But, we have chruch dresses and not church dresses (these are usually just gymbo cotton dresses, cute but, not fancy or frilly). So for me it depends on if it's a church or non chruch dress.
My overall rule is once you are 8 and get baptised you would always have sleeves unless a play, dance costume or such. Atleast that's what my mom told me
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