This Week’s Projects

So I’ve been working on making things for DANIEL since Gloria has so many little dresses I’ve made.  I took a pattern that was meant to button down the front like a shirt with sleeves and a collar.  I made several modifications and ended up with this:

So that was actually what I did LAST week.

Monday I got busy with some red, white and blue plaid.  I decided to modify the pattern (again) so that it had a "top" and "shorts."  And then I took a A-line dress pattern for Gloria and turned it into a matching dress with a bodice and slightly gathered skirt.

Tuesday, I worked on some seersucker type fabric that Thomas picked out for Daniel.  I decided to try some little "tucks" in the front.  I like the end result, but not so much with this particular fabric.  I think this style would have looked better with a simpler fabric.

And this one is my favorite so far.  I started it on late Wednesday afternoon and then finished it Thursday morning.  I did the little bone and brown square appliqué on the front.  I wasn’t aware that my machine could do such a thing!

I am out of the puppy fabric, but I’m thinking Gloria might need a little dress to match.  I still have enough fabric for 9 more outfits for the little ones so I am going to do my best to get that sewn up first before getting any more.

I’ve also decided that I like the snaps set up so that the back "strap" goes UNDER the front.  It makes it look more like overalls and more boyish.  I may crack the snaps off and redo them that way.  I have lots of blue snaps.  I am also considering doing two on each shoulder to keep the corners from flipping up.

So many ideas!  So much fabric!  So little time!  But so much fun!

I Made Something for Thomas!

We went shopping a couple of weeks ago for fabric and a pattern.  Thomas picked out both and I sewed up this pair of shorts complete with pockets.  Those little pockets took more time than the rest of the garment put together!  But I like them and so does Thomas.  He wore them the very next day after I made them, so they’ve already been washed in this picture.

A close up of one of the pockets that took sooooo long.  Hard to see it on the shorts with this print.