dresses!

I see beautiful dresses everywhere and I want one!
Some I could make for C:

http://fiveandcounting-motherof5.blogspot.com/2011/01/bubble-dress-finale.html
Some I just want for me:

http://www.bodenusa.com/en-US/Womens-Dresses/Above-Knee-Dresses/WH298-PRP/Womens-Purple-Fun-Dress.html?NavGroupID=4

http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2011/02/best-medicine-frock-grosgrain-giveaway.html

And of course a couple from Shabby Apple.
http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-590-penelope-and-odysseus.aspx

http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-558-shakespeare-garden.aspx

I am going to learn to alter a pattern for a full bust.  Being that I'm breastfeeding still (and I'm naturally blessed), this will be a good thing to learn even if it is hard.

Also, I read a book.  2 actually.  So that is crossed off my list.  I read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and Never Let Me Go.  Both were just okay.  I hated the ending of the 1st one, and the second one was just weird, but both were written pretty well.  I'm taking C to the library for "baby bounce" today so I'm going to pick up another one.  I would also like to say that I read the second book in 24 hours, but also in that time span I baked a pie, made cookies, went grocery shopping, went to the phone company, took care of C and worked in the evening.  I also slept.  It is a fast read.

I picked up 2 patterns for 99cents each at JoAnn's last week.  Butterick 5489 and Butterick 5347, but the one I want to make 5489, I bought in the wrong size!  Gah! I might just use it to draft my own pattern though.  I'm not really sure how those cross over front dresses work, so I think it will still be worth something.

And I have the FREE pattern for the Collette swing top ready to go.  I just need to find some dreamy fabric to make it in.http://www.bodenusa.com/en-US/Womens-Dresses/Above-Knee-Dresses/WH298-PRP/Womens-Purple-Fun-Dress.html?NavGroupID=4