• Apr. 21, 2009
My Turn for a Sewing Frenzy

The girls sewing their pillows really put me in the mood to try my hand at sewing again.  Previous to now, I've sewn an apron for Taylor at Christmas 2 years ago and last spring I made Taylor a pair of capri pants.  The apron was pretty pathetic honestly and the pants were quite crooked. but wearable.

This time I decided to try a shirt- hoping it would be easier.  On the positive side, I am understanding all the patterns and sewing lingo MUCH better than I did 2 years ago and I didn't end up in tears because I couldn't figure out what to to.  On the other side of the coin, this shirt took me 2 full days to make and I still had to rip out more seams than I care to count AND I couldn't figure out how to put the sleeves on properly.  I ended up just leaving them off.  The shirt still looks rather nice though.

Look!  I learned to do pleats!

I've got some leftover fabric.  I think I'm going to make her a bandana to go with it.  Goodness knows she needs something to cover up that unruly head of hair!  I also found a pattern for a jean skirt I might make as well.

http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=section/classroom/sewprojects/jeanskirt09/Jeanskirt09.cfm

Here's the pattern I used.  I took different parts and put them together.  I really love these shirts.  The length is great!  I'm sure I'll be making more of them.  I wouldn't recommend the mini dresses though.  Yikes!  Those things are SHORT.

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• Apr. 22, 2009
Wow!

Posted by Anonymous

You are doing great! That shirt looks really good!
Charity

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