Sewing Disaster

I had a good laugh today when I was saw a post on Facebook this morning. I used to follow a few craft blogs pretty regularly and last February I saw the following tutorial on I am Momma- Hear Me Roar blog and I thought I'd try it, I did and since then I blocked it from my mind.......until today.

Super cute right?!?!

Now keep in mind I had only owned my sewing machine for about 1 month, I thought this dress looked like a synch, I had all the supplies on hand and so my ambitious self went to work on it. Well, it was going well at first and then it took a turn for the worst, a big turn and ended up in  complete and utter disaster. I was embarrassed by it at first. I knew it wouldn't fit Lydia right, but I tried it on her anyways, and snapped a few photo's that I didn't share with anyone (not even Tyson at first), until now. 

So today, on Facebook I saw that this blogger was invited to be on the Martha Stewart show. How neat for her, I thought. WOW! And then when I looked more closely to see what project she would be sharing I laughed out loud as I realized it was the dress.

We don't get the Martha Stewart show or the Hall Mark channel, so I won't be tuning in but I if you do, would you please tell me where I went wrong?!? Just kidding, don't! I already know. But feel free to learn how to make them for yourself and be sure to sew an extra one for Lydia please. I'm sure it would be a synch for all the expert seamstresses I know.

This is what the dress is supposed to look like. 
(Tutorial here.)

NOT THIS!
 I give you full permission to laugh if you haven't already started.

It was SO tight on her she could barely move.
Everything about it is wrong, the stamping, the seams, the size, the colors, the fit....ha ha.
Alright i'm laughing now..took me a year but i'm laughing. 

(Feb 2011- age 2.5 years)

Lydia was not pleased with it either.
Don't worry dear. I keep practicing and slowly but surely I am improving.