In Which Madi's Mom Makes. . .A Baptism Dress for Boo

I'm not much of a seamstress really, but making Madilynn's baptism dress was really important to me. So, I have it a go:

This is how it finished up. It was just a simple McCall's pattern--5 pieces total (the top in the back is two pieces, so it buttons up--lucky for me, because I made it over a year ago, and she still fit into it with the buttons!) The lace is from a family member's old wedding dress, the ribbon was in my sewing box from when I was 10, and all the crystal beads are from my cousin's wedding bouquet. The buttons up the back are from a dress I had. And HATED.

Today she finally got to wear it! My buddy Mikee, from highschool, is a minister, and he was also the first person other than me and Madi's daddy to hold Madilynn the day she was born.

So, he came over and performed the Rite of Baptism.

In the pool.

:) No words to describe how happy this picture of the two of them makes me...