Hope to hear from you soon! It's the perfect season to rent costumes!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Costumes Now Available!
The newest and greatest addiction to Stitchin' Addiction is the costume rental and sales section. Please check out what we have to offer! Here are just a few of the costumes modeled by my wonderful brothers at a Renaissance Faire.
Hope to hear from you soon! It's the perfect season to rent costumes!
Hope to hear from you soon! It's the perfect season to rent costumes!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Baby Hat
One of the last gifts I made for my little neice before she was born was a darling little crocheted hat. I have made many of these in adult sizes, but never for an infant before. I had a pattern for it and was dying to try it.
I had a tadbit of yellow baby yarn left, just enough to make the hat. It took an hour or two and I was very, very pleased with the result.
And then...my neice was born! The hat fit her perfectly...and she makes it absolutely ADORABLE!
If you want to make this hat...here's the pattern:
Hook size: F
Chain 6, connect for ring.
Crochet 8 double crochet on ring.
Crochet 2 double crochets in each loop.
Continue until you have a 3 inch circle.
Crochet 1 double crochet in each loop until about 5-6 inches long.
Crochet a few single crochet to end.
Weave ends in.
I had a tadbit of yellow baby yarn left, just enough to make the hat. It took an hour or two and I was very, very pleased with the result.
And then...my neice was born! The hat fit her perfectly...and she makes it absolutely ADORABLE!
If you want to make this hat...here's the pattern:
Hook size: F
Chain 6, connect for ring.
Crochet 8 double crochet on ring.
Crochet 2 double crochets in each loop.
Continue until you have a 3 inch circle.
Crochet 1 double crochet in each loop until about 5-6 inches long.
Crochet a few single crochet to end.
Weave ends in.
Friday, June 3, 2011
A Yard...and a Half a Yard...
My dear little cousin loves bugs. At least, she used to love bugs. About 3 years ago, when my sister used to sew a lot of little clothes for her. That's when we found and purchased the "bug fabric." But, like many other things at my family's house, it got laid to the side and never completed.
Until I found it two months ago. And realized it would make an adorable sundress for our fast approaching summer season. I had just learned shirring from this tutorial and was eager to try it out.
But, since it had been three years, one yard was no longer sufficient to make my cousin a dress. So I dug in my stash and found a half yard of a coordinating pink gingham. Combining the two pieces, I came up with this...
The whole outfit is simply rectangles. The top part of the dress is 18" by 66". The pink gingham part is 10" by 88" and the tiny ruffle on the bottom is 3" by 110". I gathered all the layers before doing the shirring and adding the halter strings.
The result? A simple dress which only took about two hours of work!
Until I found it two months ago. And realized it would make an adorable sundress for our fast approaching summer season. I had just learned shirring from this tutorial and was eager to try it out.
But, since it had been three years, one yard was no longer sufficient to make my cousin a dress. So I dug in my stash and found a half yard of a coordinating pink gingham. Combining the two pieces, I came up with this...
The whole outfit is simply rectangles. The top part of the dress is 18" by 66". The pink gingham part is 10" by 88" and the tiny ruffle on the bottom is 3" by 110". I gathered all the layers before doing the shirring and adding the halter strings.
The result? A simple dress which only took about two hours of work!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Growing Up On the Farm
When I was twelve, I became a country girl. Up until that point, I had been a bonafide city girl, living in a suburb on a quiet cul-de-sac. All that changed the year I turned twelve. My parents moved us to the country. And since I was the oldest, some of my siblings never knew anything but the country. That would mean my five little brothers.
I loved all five of my little brothers and taught them all kinds of things as they grew up. Surprisingly, even though they were outside boys, bonafide country boys, I taught them how to embroider and they didn't protest. We embroidered baby animal quilt blocks when they were preschool and elementary age. (The five of them were born in a six year span.) The blocks never got finished, though, because chickens, and goats, and calves, and horses called, and then the boys began restoring old engines, and mowers, and bicycles, and now trucks.
So, this winter, I went on a finish project kick. This was started simply because I was snowed in my tiny apartment for three straight days. That was rough. So I started looking for things to do and I found the blocks. First, I finished sewing them and I put names and dates on all of them. (This was accomplished while talking to friends on the phone.) Then, I put the blocks in Biz and water. Biz is an amazing thing. It removed all the little boy fingerprints from the white blocks, but it didn't hurt the stitching one bit.
After the snow and ice melted, I visited my favorite local quilt shop.
There I found these adorable ginghams to border the blocks - because, in my infinite fifteen year old wisdom, I had made the blocks rectangle instead of square. After squaring off the blocks with gingham, I cut blocks out of the farm boy fabric I had bought years before at Hobby Lobby. The blocks were 12.5" when I was done cutting.
I laid out the blocks on my bit of bedroom floor to decide on the most eye-catching pattern.
After piecing the top, I took it to a dear lady who hand quilted it for me - in time for Mother's Day. I put the binding on the day before Mother's Day and we gave it to my dear mother.
Isn't she beautiful? I think so, especially for having borne eight children - with the five boys all teens right now. She was thrilled with the gift - and surprised!
For a parting shot - here are the boys when they were all elementary age - so a few years after they worked on these blocks. Wish I had a current picture - but then, they are much cuter in this picture.
They are pumping water when we were on a family vacation - they used to beg to get to pump...now they wouldn't do it if you paid them! How times change!
I loved all five of my little brothers and taught them all kinds of things as they grew up. Surprisingly, even though they were outside boys, bonafide country boys, I taught them how to embroider and they didn't protest. We embroidered baby animal quilt blocks when they were preschool and elementary age. (The five of them were born in a six year span.) The blocks never got finished, though, because chickens, and goats, and calves, and horses called, and then the boys began restoring old engines, and mowers, and bicycles, and now trucks.
So, this winter, I went on a finish project kick. This was started simply because I was snowed in my tiny apartment for three straight days. That was rough. So I started looking for things to do and I found the blocks. First, I finished sewing them and I put names and dates on all of them. (This was accomplished while talking to friends on the phone.) Then, I put the blocks in Biz and water. Biz is an amazing thing. It removed all the little boy fingerprints from the white blocks, but it didn't hurt the stitching one bit.
After the snow and ice melted, I visited my favorite local quilt shop.
There I found these adorable ginghams to border the blocks - because, in my infinite fifteen year old wisdom, I had made the blocks rectangle instead of square. After squaring off the blocks with gingham, I cut blocks out of the farm boy fabric I had bought years before at Hobby Lobby. The blocks were 12.5" when I was done cutting.
I laid out the blocks on my bit of bedroom floor to decide on the most eye-catching pattern.
After piecing the top, I took it to a dear lady who hand quilted it for me - in time for Mother's Day. I put the binding on the day before Mother's Day and we gave it to my dear mother.
Isn't she beautiful? I think so, especially for having borne eight children - with the five boys all teens right now. She was thrilled with the gift - and surprised!
For a parting shot - here are the boys when they were all elementary age - so a few years after they worked on these blocks. Wish I had a current picture - but then, they are much cuter in this picture.
They are pumping water when we were on a family vacation - they used to beg to get to pump...now they wouldn't do it if you paid them! How times change!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Many Years Later...
I think I have said this before, but in case I haven't...my mother and I have been cleaning out the home that my siblings and I all grew up in. Well, some of them are still growing up in it, but you get my drift. Because of aforesaid cleaning out, many old projects have been rediscovered. Now, if there is one thing you must understand about my family, it is this cardinal rule: Never, ever get rid of a project. Always, always keep it in the hopes that you will one day have the time, or the inspiration, or the money to complete it.
So, yes. A good part of what we have found are unfinished projects. Lots and lots of them. Many of them have actually been featured here on my humble little blog.
One such project...
Then I sewed slowly...
Yes, I sewed over the pins. If you believe that is absolutely unforgiveable, you can let me know in the comments section. I will sew over pins when it is precision work that might not come out right if the pins are removed before the sewing is completed.
And here is the finished product...
I made four - to go with the two my mother had completed years before. And we gave them to my grandmother on Mother's Day. I like them...maybe I will make some for myself. My mother has lots of good creative ideas. I inherited that from her. I also inherited the propensity to not complete projects...
So, yes. A good part of what we have found are unfinished projects. Lots and lots of them. Many of them have actually been featured here on my humble little blog.
One such project...
My mother began these placemats a long time ago...quite possibly before I could remember anything. They were for her mother. Through the years, we would occasionally find said placemats and I would offer to finish them for her. And she always said she would finish them herself one day.
Well, finally, this last time around, I convinced her to let me finish them in time for Mother's Day. It was a simple project, since she had already cut them in ovals. It just took patience to get the lace to lay flat around the curves.
So I pinned carefully, working in a little extra on the curves...
Then I sewed slowly...
Yes, I sewed over the pins. If you believe that is absolutely unforgiveable, you can let me know in the comments section. I will sew over pins when it is precision work that might not come out right if the pins are removed before the sewing is completed.
And here is the finished product...
I made four - to go with the two my mother had completed years before. And we gave them to my grandmother on Mother's Day. I like them...maybe I will make some for myself. My mother has lots of good creative ideas. I inherited that from her. I also inherited the propensity to not complete projects...
Monday, May 2, 2011
Easter Dresses: Photoshoot
It is a very rainy, dreary day...a little over a week after Easter, and I am finally getting these photos up for you. Enjoy the sunshiny warmth of the pictures and maybe it will make your day seem a little bit warmer!
Getting all prettied up for the photoshoot...
The view from the back...ties, ribbons, sashes, and all...
Getting all prettied up for the photoshoot...
The view from the back...ties, ribbons, sashes, and all...
Hmmm...what's down there? Good thing we didn't see a snake in the creek or they would have all gone running!
"Are we almost done yet?"
Friday, April 29, 2011
Easter Dresses: Part Four
Since I did the dresses in ascending age order, it was now time for the oldest daughter's dress. She did not like the blue floral print that figures largely in her sisters' dresses, so for her, I put a flower on her dress that she could remove when the photoshoot and Easter were over.
This was the hardest dress for me to create. She had picked a pale pink cotton and wanted this pattern of McCalls. To have the dress made in only the pink seemed too plain for me. So, I looked at other fabrics and trims that I had, trying to get my creativity gears going. The best I could come up with was to make the dress in the vintage style that is so popular right now. However, the ideas would not "click" to create a picture in my mind, as it normally happens.
Finally, I found this Simplicity pattern, a tiny blue check, and a hand crocheted white trim. I combined them with the look from the McCalls pattern and came up with this end result.
This was the hardest dress for me to create. She had picked a pale pink cotton and wanted this pattern of McCalls. To have the dress made in only the pink seemed too plain for me. So, I looked at other fabrics and trims that I had, trying to get my creativity gears going. The best I could come up with was to make the dress in the vintage style that is so popular right now. However, the ideas would not "click" to create a picture in my mind, as it normally happens.
Finally, I found this Simplicity pattern, a tiny blue check, and a hand crocheted white trim. I combined them with the look from the McCalls pattern and came up with this end result.
I made the flower in the same way that I made the one on this dress. Here is the lovely herself modeling...
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Easter Dresses: Part Three
Well, it was time for the third daughter in my friend's line-up. As second oldest, and being very vocal, this daughter is the one who picked the blue floral which you see in all of their dresses. She wanted her WHOLE dress made out of the print, so I obliged, adding a shiny pink sash to set off the dress.
The pattern is an older Simplicity pattern, which is no longer in print, with one simple addition: the belt and sash from Simplicity 2828. In my humble opinion, this one change made the entire dress...and fit her personality very well.
Such sweet faces...and so much fun! They came up with this pose all on their own!
The pattern is an older Simplicity pattern, which is no longer in print, with one simple addition: the belt and sash from Simplicity 2828. In my humble opinion, this one change made the entire dress...and fit her personality very well.
And here are the youngest and the second oldest modeling for you...
Such sweet faces...and so much fun! They came up with this pose all on their own!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Easter Dresses: Part Two
Yes...you are right. It is past Easter. I am behind in posting to the dear little blog, but I promise you that I did complete these dresses before Easter!
Part one was the dress for the two-year-old daughter in my friend's line of four daughters. Here is the dress for the six-year-old...the next up in line.
We started with an idea from McCall's 6018. But, McCall's were not on sale at JoAnn's anytime soon, so I got Simplicity 2828 when JoAnn's had a 5 for $5 sale.
Because of the thickness of the lined bodice and the double layer belt, I had to put in a regular zipper, as opposed to the hidden zipper I typically insert in all of my sewing projects. Funny how I have been sewing all these years and I just learned that hidden zippers do not do well with many layers of fabric...
Then, to finish it off, I made the flower. I cut two pieces of fabric, one of the blue floral and one of the pink plaid, 2 1/2 inches by 6 inches. I roll hemmed the two layers together, then ran a basting thread 3/4 of an inch from one edge. I pulled the thread in tight, then wrapped the excess around the gathered part and tied it off and trimmed it. To finish the flower, I pressed down the two layers with an iron and ran three loops of ribbon through the middle. I sewed a safety pin to the back, so the flower can be removed when the dress is washed.
Here is second youngest modeling the dress for you...
Part one was the dress for the two-year-old daughter in my friend's line of four daughters. Here is the dress for the six-year-old...the next up in line.
We started with an idea from McCall's 6018. But, McCall's were not on sale at JoAnn's anytime soon, so I got Simplicity 2828 when JoAnn's had a 5 for $5 sale.
Because of the thickness of the lined bodice and the double layer belt, I had to put in a regular zipper, as opposed to the hidden zipper I typically insert in all of my sewing projects. Funny how I have been sewing all these years and I just learned that hidden zippers do not do well with many layers of fabric...
Then, to finish it off, I made the flower. I cut two pieces of fabric, one of the blue floral and one of the pink plaid, 2 1/2 inches by 6 inches. I roll hemmed the two layers together, then ran a basting thread 3/4 of an inch from one edge. I pulled the thread in tight, then wrapped the excess around the gathered part and tied it off and trimmed it. To finish the flower, I pressed down the two layers with an iron and ran three loops of ribbon through the middle. I sewed a safety pin to the back, so the flower can be removed when the dress is washed.
Here is second youngest modeling the dress for you...
Thursday, April 21, 2011
For My Niece...
Tuesday was the baby shower for my sister-in-law and my niece-to-be. So I can finally post the pictures of the project I have been working on for several weeks...yay!
I started out with three inglorious piles...
Those were the three colors for the quilt. Now, there is a story behind the fabrics. First off, I found a pattern for a baby quilt years ago that required both satin and calico fabrics. The result was absolutely stunning and sweet. I had decided to use this pattern for my little niece. Then, when I went to dig in my scraps for appropriate fabrics, I found a bunch of white satin...white satin that we used to make the dress for the flower girl's dress in my brother and sister-in-law's wedding. Then I found the pink satin-like fabric we used for our bridesmaid dresses. Ta-da!
I pieced the top - the pattern required making nine-patch blocks in random patterns - and then sent it off to the quilters. I put the binding on late Monday night...
...yes, the binding is pieced, too. I love piecing!
And here is my beautiful sister-in-law with the finished product. I love it, she loves it, don't you love it, too?
I started out with three inglorious piles...
Those were the three colors for the quilt. Now, there is a story behind the fabrics. First off, I found a pattern for a baby quilt years ago that required both satin and calico fabrics. The result was absolutely stunning and sweet. I had decided to use this pattern for my little niece. Then, when I went to dig in my scraps for appropriate fabrics, I found a bunch of white satin...white satin that we used to make the dress for the flower girl's dress in my brother and sister-in-law's wedding. Then I found the pink satin-like fabric we used for our bridesmaid dresses. Ta-da!
I pieced the top - the pattern required making nine-patch blocks in random patterns - and then sent it off to the quilters. I put the binding on late Monday night...
...yes, the binding is pieced, too. I love piecing!
And here is my beautiful sister-in-law with the finished product. I love it, she loves it, don't you love it, too?
Monday, April 18, 2011
Memory Dress...Easter Dress...Birthday Dress...
Two years ago, my cousin and his wife had the most adorable little girl, Rosa. She was born one day before my birthday. Recently, I found the dress again and had one of those "a-ha" moments: I could make the dress into something for Rosa's birthday!
I used Simplicity 8540 (which is out of print), a simple toddler's dress. However, I added the belt from Simplicity 2828. I used some sheer scraps to make the belt and overlay the sleeves and some satin scraps to make the collar.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Nautically Inspired: Part Two
Well, are you ready for part two? One of the other fabrics in my sister's stash is the one I used to trim the skirt, the trim I used to create a rope-looking effect. She had 2 or 3 yards of this fabric and I found this cute dress pattern that I had been dying to try.
The pattern was very easy and the fabric, as a rayon mix, made fitting easy. The neck does fit on you a little lower than it looks to be on the model on the pattern, in case you try this pattern.
My sister will tell you that when I sent her the dress and the skirt, I also sent her two pages torn from a JCP catalog and a list of ideas with ways to wear such skirt and dress.
Personally, I think they need a pair of red peep toes and the dress would look adorable with a thin red leather belt. Watch for the photoshoot and we'll model all sorts of ways to make these three pieces into multiple outfits.
My sister will tell you that when I sent her the dress and the skirt, I also sent her two pages torn from a JCP catalog and a list of ideas with ways to wear such skirt and dress.
Personally, I think they need a pair of red peep toes and the dress would look adorable with a thin red leather belt. Watch for the photoshoot and we'll model all sorts of ways to make these three pieces into multiple outfits.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Nautically Inspired: Part One
As I was perusing my sister's fabrics, I noticed she had a lot of navy and whites. She just wanted to get rid of them or allow me to use them to make something for someone else. However, my active brain did not like that idea...she needed more clothes and I would find a way to make something stylish and fitting for her.
One night, I had a brainstorm. Why not make several nautically themed outfits out of aforesaid fabrics? Sailor-inspired wear is in and it would be very fitting for my sister and her style.
So, the first project was to transform an old jumper in to a pleated skirt. Yes, I forgot to take "before" pictures again, so I only have the finished product.
I used a pattern with lots of pleats in it and I added the trim. I wanted the trim to give a sense of "rope," so I knotted it. The trim was simply some fabric that I made into bias tape and then stitched down.
Sorry the pictures are blurry.
Keep checking back for part two and three of this series...and for the photoshoot at the end!
One night, I had a brainstorm. Why not make several nautically themed outfits out of aforesaid fabrics? Sailor-inspired wear is in and it would be very fitting for my sister and her style.
So, the first project was to transform an old jumper in to a pleated skirt. Yes, I forgot to take "before" pictures again, so I only have the finished product.
I used a pattern with lots of pleats in it and I added the trim. I wanted the trim to give a sense of "rope," so I knotted it. The trim was simply some fabric that I made into bias tape and then stitched down.
Sorry the pictures are blurry.
Keep checking back for part two and three of this series...and for the photoshoot at the end!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Of Shawls and Spring...
My sister may laugh at me, but I have this thing for shawls. It started a year or two ago...and has escalated in the last few months. Here are some "shawl pictures" my brother took this winter of me...
So, when my mom was cleaning out and found two pieces of fabric she no longer had a use for, I decided to make them into shawls... They were about a half yard each, so I just roll-hemmed the edge on my serger (after I cut them straight with my rotary cutter)...
And they were done! So easy! Now I have a new set of wardrobe possibilities! Let me illustrate a few for you.
So, when my mom was cleaning out and found two pieces of fabric she no longer had a use for, I decided to make them into shawls... They were about a half yard each, so I just roll-hemmed the edge on my serger (after I cut them straight with my rotary cutter)...
And they were done! So easy! Now I have a new set of wardrobe possibilities! Let me illustrate a few for you.
Tell me about your favorite wardrobe addition... Maybe I'll have to try it, too!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Maternity Easter Dress
My lovely sister-in-law is expecting her first in June. And she's been wanting maternity dresses. So, when I started my blog, she talked me into making her Easter dress...because then I could show the world that I can sew maternity clothes. Well, actually, she didn't have to do a lot of talking. When it comes to anything sewing, it's not real hard to convince me...
She chose Simplicity 2647 - a dress that I have long adored and that seemed like it would work for a pregnant woman as well as a non-pregnant woman. We went with view F and she had a soft, lilac jersey knit for the dress. I happened to be down at their house (they live two hours south of me) two weekends in a row, so I made her dress during those two visits. (Don't worry! We did other things, too; we didn't just sew!)
This weekend she wore the dress and she texted me to tell me how comfortable it was. And my brother took pictures of her and sent them to me...
Isn't she beautifully radiant?
Because of the way this dress is made, it was very easy to make it maternity. I simply added some inches in the skirt width and in the bodice width. That was all. Tada!
She chose Simplicity 2647 - a dress that I have long adored and that seemed like it would work for a pregnant woman as well as a non-pregnant woman. We went with view F and she had a soft, lilac jersey knit for the dress. I happened to be down at their house (they live two hours south of me) two weekends in a row, so I made her dress during those two visits. (Don't worry! We did other things, too; we didn't just sew!)
This weekend she wore the dress and she texted me to tell me how comfortable it was. And my brother took pictures of her and sent them to me...
Isn't she beautifully radiant?
Because of the way this dress is made, it was very easy to make it maternity. I simply added some inches in the skirt width and in the bodice width. That was all. Tada!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Knitting...and Crocheting...
Creating something always helps me destress, but one of the best ways I have found to destress through the years is to knit or crochet a simple pattern. As a result, I have several favorite easy patterns to knit or crochet.
I am currently in the process of finally decorating my apartment...yes, I have lived here for over a year and a half, but I am just now getting to it. I have chose to decorate the kitchen in turquoise, brown, and rose. I found a big ball of cotton yarn in those colors at JoAnns a month or so ago. It was on clearance for $4 and I figured I couldn't get my washcloths and hot pads any cheaper than that!
After much "destressing," here is the result.
I got six washcloths and six hot pads out of the ball of yarn.
The hot pads are crocheted; very simple - just double strands of yarn and a circular pattern.
The washcloths are knitted.
Both patterns are very simple - just comment if you want them and I can post them.
I am currently in the process of finally decorating my apartment...yes, I have lived here for over a year and a half, but I am just now getting to it. I have chose to decorate the kitchen in turquoise, brown, and rose. I found a big ball of cotton yarn in those colors at JoAnns a month or so ago. It was on clearance for $4 and I figured I couldn't get my washcloths and hot pads any cheaper than that!
After much "destressing," here is the result.
I got six washcloths and six hot pads out of the ball of yarn.
The hot pads are crocheted; very simple - just double strands of yarn and a circular pattern.
The washcloths are knitted.
Both patterns are very simple - just comment if you want them and I can post them.
Piles
Everyone has their own system of organization. Mine is "piles." I will admit, they are messy piles. But, nonetheless, they are discernible piles to my mind.
We have been cleaning out at my parents' house. Cleaning out means that I discover a whole lot of my unfinished projects. Here is the evidence.
Yes, every one of those pikes represents a project. There are quilts, dresses, skirts, pillows, a Christmas nativity set, a felt book, and so much more represented in those piles.
Keep following to see the outcome of these "piles" :-) Leave a comment - what's your preferred method of organization?
We have been cleaning out at my parents' house. Cleaning out means that I discover a whole lot of my unfinished projects. Here is the evidence.
Yes, every one of those pikes represents a project. There are quilts, dresses, skirts, pillows, a Christmas nativity set, a felt book, and so much more represented in those piles.
Keep following to see the outcome of these "piles" :-) Leave a comment - what's your preferred method of organization?
Friday, March 18, 2011
Baby Bib
So...my brother and his lovely wife are expecting in June! Needless to say, I am a little excited. Not only is this my first nephew/niece, it is a little girl! Even though it will be a few months before I gaze at her adorable face, I decided it is high time to begin sewing her wardrobe.
Project Numero Uno: A Crosstitch Baby Bib.
I started out with a pink bib made to crosstitch on. Mom had a book of patterns to crosstitch onto baby bibs and when I saw the "Daddy's Little Angel" pattern, the decision was made for me. My brother is excited beyond measure about his little girl...and I knew he would be proud of this bib.
My sister-in-law is decorating her nursery in pinks and browns, so I decided to do the bib in these colors, with a touch of lime green.
Project Numero Uno: A Crosstitch Baby Bib.
I started out with a pink bib made to crosstitch on. Mom had a book of patterns to crosstitch onto baby bibs and when I saw the "Daddy's Little Angel" pattern, the decision was made for me. My brother is excited beyond measure about his little girl...and I knew he would be proud of this bib.
My sister-in-law is decorating her nursery in pinks and browns, so I decided to do the bib in these colors, with a touch of lime green.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Easter Dresses: Part One
Right now, I am making Easter dresses for my friend's four daughters. Today, I finally finished the first one. I say "finally" not because it took me so long to make the dress, but because so much else has been going on in my life that it detained me from completing the dress much sooner.
I took three bags of patterns and fabrics to my friend's house one day, and after much debating among Mom and the three oldest daughters, this is what we came up with:
The blue and pink floral is actually two dresses that look like new. I remembered to take a "before" picture of one of them.
Two weeks ago, I finally cut out the youngest girl's dress. She is about two-years-old, and we had chosen a dress with pinafore pattern. I finished them both today.
I made the dress so it can be worn separately and the pinafore so it can be worn as a sundress.
One down...three to go...
Keep checking back for the rest of the dresses...and a photo shoot at the end!
I took three bags of patterns and fabrics to my friend's house one day, and after much debating among Mom and the three oldest daughters, this is what we came up with:
The blue and pink floral is actually two dresses that look like new. I remembered to take a "before" picture of one of them.
Two weeks ago, I finally cut out the youngest girl's dress. She is about two-years-old, and we had chosen a dress with pinafore pattern. I finished them both today.
I made the dress so it can be worn separately and the pinafore so it can be worn as a sundress.
Keep checking back for the rest of the dresses...and a photo shoot at the end!
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