Easy Dress

I wanted to share a quick post about one of my many projects. Last year after our spring cleaning I had few of Fil's old shirts that were mostly in good condition and I didn't want to part with them yet. At the same time the weather was starting to warm up and the girls were in a need of play dresses. Somehow I put the two together and this is what came out of it.

 I used one of the girls old dress as a pattern to give me an idea how to cut.

Old shirt all cut and every single piece will be use. Most of it for a girlie dress and the rest of it as dish rags.

Shoulder ruffle.

bottom ruffle

And the finish product.

 I made several of them and the girls enjoyed playing in them all summer long. I made them as long as I wanted it (some dresses in the stores are way too short for my taste)

Jo posing as well.

 And the best part of this dress. I do not cry when they get dirty or when there is a tear in it because I can say that that clothing has been worn well already :)

Frogs

 

Another one of my many projects I am just finishing up. My girls have a love affair with frogs and I have to admit that even I have a nice collection of these green creatures. When I saw this pattern I knew right away I had to make this pair. It took me longer then I was hoping but they are here and they look amazing.

 The kids had fun taking pictures in them and Emma even tried the old "kiss the frog" trick on both of the boys.

 No prince charming there but one day they will be.

 Jo just wanted to look cute as always.

 Emma giving it a try with with Nate.

 I sold the girl frog (the one with the flower) before it was even finished so I do not own it anymore.

 I still have have the prince frog here at home and if you are interested let me know.

Creating ...

A little sneak peak what I have been up to ... ... busy with thread and needle.

I have two big helpers and it is a joy creating with them.

And they love showing off our creations.

Fall project

I know it has been a long time since I posted (as my family members reminded me)!

I don't even know what happened to the fall (Some time between soccer games (and practices) school etc.... .) I did not get to do much crafting this fall and I only did one sewing project. I got the croduroy fabric back in the summer and I knew when I saw it, it was the perfect one for the fall.

The girls lived in these dresses all fall and were a big hit everywhere we went. Please do not let the pictures fool you. I know my girls are sweet but they do have their moments as well :)




I sure hope I will have more time in the winter!

Another Lazy Days Skirt

This is a skirt I made from left over fabric from one of the strip collections. I bought one last spring and made a very cute bag with some of the fabric. I did not know what to do with the rest of it so I saved it for a later project. Well it came in handy today and it turned out great. The great thing of being part of the sew a long is seeing all the different ideas from one pattern from all over the world.

Lazy days skirt Day 2.

I made two more 'lazy days' skirts. For those of you out there wondering where in the world I find the time to make these it was right after we put the kids down to bed at 8pm and I was done by 9pm (I felt like I had a little energy left in me). Plus this pattern is SO EASY everybody should try it. (pattern here) Today I knew I had to make two.

I got this fabric a long time ago at a fabric store (OK we all do this right? We see fabric we like and do not need but have to have it for some later project because it is so darn cute!!!) this is one of those fabrics. Everything else on it (the trim) is left over fabric from my summer sewing projects.

Aren't they cute? The girls have not seen them yet but I am sure they will be wearing them tomorrow.

This is day 2 by the way for all of you on the other side of the world :)

Sew-a-long Lazy Days skirt

I joined "sew-a-long lazy days skirt" on the Day to Day blog last week. Great idea not enough time. I also noticed that most of participants are from Australia which means it is already Tuesday there and I am just posting my Monday post.

Anyway my first (and hopefully not last) lazy day skirt (pattern right here) is made from an old dress which I do not wear anymore. It is all about recycling this week for me. No extra trips to the stores to spend more money. I will try to come up with stuff to do and make with things around the house (and wait to see the Christmas gifts I am working on). After cutting off the bottom part of my old dennin dress I just finished it and dressed it up with a small heart up front.

I am sure I will hear from Jo tomorrow she wants one as well.

Poppy Dip Dress

Last week I won a Poppy Dip Dress on Keri's blog.

I have been eyeing this website for some time. If you never visited or you are looking for a nice homemade dress (at a good price) go to Poppy Dip. Sallee is one of the many talented moms out there and is using her talent to raise money for their adoption. Since I have two cute girls I had to order one dress for Emma as well (I won the first one).


The dresses were waiting for us in the mailbox when we got home from our vacation and what a nice surprise.

Both girls wore them to church this morning and we got lots of compliments and I gave out many cards to the Poppy Dip blog (I sure hope there will be many more Poppy Dip dresses in our church by the end of the summer:).

Happy Independence Day