One of my February goals was to make my daughter a skirt or dress.
I settled on a skirt since that seemed to be an easier project.
Half the coverage, half the work, right?
I followed the instructions from the sewing blog MADE and I think the skirt turned out fairly well for a first try. I didn’t bother making a tutorial because, “about this, and cut about that much,” didn’t seem like real effective directions.
We added the pink leggings since this outfit would have been a bit chilly to wear to recess without them. She is proudly accessorizing with her school birthday crown (and a pterodactyl).
And what did this sweet munchkin tell me immediately after putting on this skirt which I worked on for over an hour and which made me extremely proud to make?
“Thank you Mommy. I love you. Thank you for working so hard on this for me?”
Nope.
It was…
“Now make me a dress please.”
“I’m 1…2….Free!”
Awwww – that’s a good response! If she didn’t like it, she certainly would not have asked for a dress, too!! 😉 Very pretty – and only an hour?! Impressive.
haha, well at least she wants you to make her something else and didn’t say, “never make me something again”. I can’t believe she is 3
Happy Birthday, Caroline! Do you remember when we sewed skirts in Girl Scouts? I tried to sew culottes and all of the leaders had to gather around doing it for me? And, am I remembering — you sewed a skirt and had a mishap with a pair of scissors and ended up with a patch? Good times, good times….
Way to go! What a cutie pie you have!
Check out Brett Bara’s site (http://www.brettbara.com/category/sewing/). She has a one hour skirt (any size) video too.
Cute pillowcase dresses can be found at: http://www.jenleheny.com/pillowcase-dress-instructions/.
What a doll she is..I, too, can not believe she is already 3…I like the outfit