I've been sewing a lot this week. Justus has outgrown the smaller pocket diapers from our stash so I've been sewing some more diapers for him with fabric and supplies I had in my fabric bin. He and Jer wear the same size now (though Jer just wears them at night and sometimes naps now)--Justus is very stout in spite of being "tiny" and Jer is a beanpole so somehow they both fit in the large size!
My friend Amy liked Ali's polka-dot skirt so much she asked if she could hire me to sew Arianna a little skirt. I had a ball plotting it out and making it! Sewing for little girls is fun, fun, fun!
Here's a skirt I made for Ali using two, heavy-duty dishtowels. It's a sturdy skirt that will hold up well with her active lifestyle! I love the polka-dotted red ribbon. This skirt literally took 30 minutes to make since the towels were already hemmed on bottom and top!
Here's Arianna's skirt. I loosely followed some measurements for a skirt I found online, only to later discover I think I made it twice as wide as it was supposed to be (since the tutorial I was looking at wasn't clear whether the width should be measured from end to end or from the fold to the end.) Basically it's a piece 9 inches high and 28 inches wide from the fold and the second layer (the ruffle) is 6 inches high and 34 inches wide from the fold. It is nice and flouncy and Arianna ADORES her "princess dress." The fun ribbon was a thriftstore freebie I got a long time ago. I made matching socks and hair bows to go with each skirt from things I had on hand.
Ali models Arianna's skirt for me and gives me her "mad" look!
Arianna's skirt is ADORABLE! I love the colors you used. Where did you get that stripy fabric at the top?
ReplyDeleteI love that second skirt! What an eye you have for things that go together. If I had made this, it would be very "matchy," boring and ugly. How do you know which things pair well? I would have never guessed, seeing the fabrics separately that they would work so well together. Is it innate, or can this eye be trained?
ReplyDeleteI got the fabric at Alco. They have some new fabrics in for spring.
ReplyDeleteSarah,
I held different fabrics up next to each other in the store. I get a lot of inspiration from the skirts I see at the site: http://www.mariemadelinestudio.typepad.com/
I think when you make a habit of doing crafts and looking at other people's crafts, you train yourself to have an eye for color and styles. It's not innate, although I think motivation and love for crafts might be!