And so, I sew.
Here are some creations. And I would show you pictures of the process but I didnt take any because I wasnt sure it would really turn out...but it did, so, happy me. HA.
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| like the legwarmers? HA. i love my girl |
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| so the dress came about beccause 1) i went to target and elsewhere looking for little winter dressses and they werent warm or cute and 2) because my sister had some cool sweaters to chop up :) |
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| i saw these little dresses like pull over jumpers in a cool store, locally made, expensive, yada yada. i liked them because the seams were on the outside so kinda playing up the whole scrap sweater look... |
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| the sweater i chopped had a cool cowl neck that i was able to save and then i cut out the bodice around it |
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| i had to add a little ribbon (which missy girl LOVED) to keep it on her shoulders because the buttons didnt go up far enough |
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| no nap plus a slight from brother equals huge dramatic tears...cracks me up. |
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| look at that drama! |
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| the hat was knitted by yours truly. i made up the pattern so, dont ask. (it kinda sucks too, strangely big in weird places but...it works) |
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| oh, the agony! (and yes, i did comfort her...) |
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| so then little man was all, where is mine?? and he wanted the sparkle fabric (bless him) because it looks like knights armor he said. so we made him a knight tunic, at first just with the pockets but it wasnt "knight-y" enough so we added the coat of arms thingy |
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| he REALLY likes it. :) |
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| and as long as it keeps him warm and he will keep it on, really, who cares? |
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| and dont worry, i didnt forget baby dear. :) she got a pixie hat out of the sparkly fabric... |
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| seriously so easy to make. cut out pixie shape. one seam up the back, hem up bottom edge and edge around face, thread a tie through...voila. HAT. kind of a hack job but still, cute. |
You amaze me, week after week with your creativity! You should post sometime about how this all gets made in a day and what interruptions there are, similar to the chicken casserole recipe post.
ReplyDeletedid you use a serger or regular machine for that? and why are we always on the same wavelength? hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteChristy
christy - i have a regular old sewing machine. i WISH i had a serger :) but...using the zigzag stitch works for this, pretty well. i have another i need to sew up for her, maybe today. did you try one? your kids would love these!
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear you can use a regular sewing machine. I almost asked for a serger for Christmas, but since my sewing machine DIED, I wasn't sure which to ask for...I think I missed my window though...maybe for my birthday. Until then, I think I wanna borrow someone's and see if I can make it happen with the zigzag action! Thanks for the tip, it's a good one!
ReplyDeletepeace to you, sister!