Getting Ready For School!

It's that time of year again. Back To School! It's shopping for school supplies and school clothes, and the big question, what to wear on the first day?

This is the winner for our first day of first grade!
While visiting family this summer, my niece had this super cute Roxy dress, it's all one piece.
(This picture is not my niece)
I loved it so much, but it didn't come in Sadie's size, so I made my own!
I was able to make it with just one yard of fabric. Bummer for me, the stripes came vertical, not horizontal like I needed, so the fabric wasn't quite wide enough. After some drama with matching the stripes I got the pieces I need and was able to get the stripes to match up.
The waistband was a new experience for me too. Just so you know, I am NOT a sewer. I can thread my machine and sew in straight lines, but this pushed my skills to the limit! I made my sash in plain black because I truly didn't know if I would have enough fabric left of the stripes.
But after all the DRAMA and a few phone calls to a nice friend who CAN sew, I'm very pleased with the finished product!

That's my girl!

Another Skirt

I think I'm kind of getting good at this sewing stuff! I guess as long as it's in a straight line. I bought this material the same time as the other. This one was Sadie's pick. It wasn't my favorite, but I thought, why not?
I had planned on doing the same style as the other, but after seeing so many ruffles out there, I went for the ruffles! I was actually pleased with how it turned out! YAY!
Already picked up some material for another! We'll see what I can do with that one.

I Can Sew! (sort of)

Today is the last day of Kinder for our little Sadie girl!
So a couple weeks ago I got the bright idea that I wanted to make a cute skirt for Sadie's Kinder program. I went to the fabric store and bought the fabric and that's about all I did.
So yesterday the procrastinator in me said, "Hey, I need to get that skirt done for tomorrow!" so I dove right in.
I LOVE IT!
It turned out SOOOO cute. A little too long, but fun!
Then again, the procrastinator in me decided this morning before she left for school that I needed to make a matching hair bow!
TADAAAA!!!!!

Beautiful Blooms

Yes, I made these!

I had a lot of fun today. I found a great tutorial on how to make these fabulous fabric flowers. Not too shabby. These flowers are about 3-4 inches.

There was definitely some trial and error, but I got it figured out. I used satin and organza. The great thing is that it took minimal fabric. I bought 1/8 yard of organza and 1/4 yard of satin. I probably have enough leftover to make about 4 to 5 more of each color!

I made these flowers to be used for hairbows, but the great thing is they can be used anywhere! You can use them as a pendent on a shirt or sweater or use them to spruce up some throw pillows. Flowers make everything prettier!

Call Me Crazy

I can't say why, but in the midst of trying to complete 2 projects for my sister in law, and oh yeah, packing to move out of state, I hade the urge to sew. I've had the material to make these burp cloths for my newest nephew but never got around to making them. So now in my crazy head, I decided it was a good time to get them done!













I'm kind of pleased with myself. I lack sewing skills, but straight lines, I CAN DO!

















Tied with a bow, I gave them to my sister in law. I hope she likes them, and I'm sure my nephew will appreciate them too!