A Few Sewing Projects

Wow!  I was able to get a picture of the girls looking in the direction of the camera at the same time...it doesn't happen often.  Brooke made this cute little craft from here.  So her embroidered shirt design from Digistitches was perfect. 

How sweet!

Mia picked out the monkey fabric for her skirt with a monkey applique from Embroidery Boutique.  Of course, she made a Valentine box with monkeys on it too. 

Mardi Gras Shirts and they're all set with beads to give to their friends. 

Warning.....SHINY!!!

I knew that I was going to use Jocole's  patterns to make a knit shirt and ruffle pants.  I had a picture in my mind of how this outfit would look.  How quickly plans change.  When we got to the fabric store, my daughter begged me to get this fabric.  If you saw the look on her face and how badly she wanted it...you would understand why I couldn't say no. 

At this age...there's no such thing as too shiny. 

The patterns and the directions are awesome.  You don't need a lot of fabric or you could repurpose old shirts. 

Skirt and Shirt for the 4th

I used McCall's OOP pattern 6021 to make this skirt.  Mia was skipping, dancing, and twirling around throughout the day.  The fit was perfect. The only pattern alteration I made was that I used a rolled hem on each layer. 

The design for the shirt came from here. 

Brooke selected this design for her shirt. 

Soccer Girl

Elise wants to play soccer.  She won't be wearing this when she plays but I knew exactly what I was going to make when I saw this fabric. 

The soccer ball came from here.  I used the felt stitchie from this site to make the bow. Since I'm obsessed with making hair bows, I have all of the felt stitchies.  They are so fun to make and my girls love wearing them.