by Virginia | Jul 13, 2012 | girls clothing, sewing, sewing clothes for the girls
Before we left for our last trip, I made Anne another playsuit. I loved that one last year but it was now too small! This is loosely based on this tutorial by crafterhours. The fabric I used is from Amy's shop. Making shorts is so fun...
by Virginia | May 17, 2012 | girls clothing, sewing, sewing clothes for the girls
When I made my tunic that I wrote about in the last post, I first made a quick version in thrifted fabric to make sure that it would fit and I would like how it looked on me before I cut into my nice fabric. Last week I made this top for Anne without any trial...
by Virginia | Apr 30, 2012 | girls clothing, sewing, sewing clothes for the girls
I made this dress on Saturday morning. It was FREEZING here! I actually wore long underwear that afternoon to the girls soccer games and I was still cold! So this summery dress seemed a bit out of place, but yesterday afternoon it warmed up enough...
by Virginia | Apr 26, 2012 | girls clothing, nightgown, sewing, sewing clothes for the girls
My Father in Law gave my husband a bag full of XL undershirts. He said "just toss them if you don't need them!" I wanted to pass them on to the goodwill but my husband wanted to keep them "just in case". Hmmm. A year...
by Virginia | Apr 24, 2012 | girls clothing, sewing, sewing clothes for the girls
We'll see if I make it through the whole week but I did start off on the right foot! I started Sunday since it was rainy and cold here and the kids wanted to watch Harry Potter again. I couldn't pass up 2 unexpected hours to myslef- right?...
by Virginia | Mar 12, 2012 | fabric, girls clothing, sewing
Anne has grown out of all her dresses. Growing like a little freckled weed! Yesterday I made her one to celebrate day light savings time! She loves it except all the trying on she had to do. "I have to put it on AGAIN??" I...
