Fourth of July sewing...a bit late

In my zeal to finish the ladybug quilt, I never posted the Fourth of July dresses I made for my daughter my and niece.   My sister-in-law and I love matching stuff for the kids, not us!   Unfortunately, my daughter and her daughter have enough years between them that finding matching outfits is difficult.   I found a cute nautical print when Sew Crafty was going out of business in the spring.   I bought enough to make two pillow case dresses.  When I started to make them, I realized that I wanted to modify the pillowcase dress so that it would not have ties that run through the neck.   Those can pose a strangulation hazard.   I used this tutorial to make a cute and safe dress.   I finished them off by finding matching butterfly clips at a local trade fair.  And the finished products...

Here is my daughter and her cousin:

My daughter pausing/posing for a quick picture for the full effect. 

For the boys, I took navy t-shirts and appliqued on some of the scrap fabric in the shape of a flag.   I really wanted to make matching shorts, but that will have to wait until next year.   I ran out of time. 

Here are all the kids:

Happy Fourth of July, a bit late!