Fun Ruffle Skirt!

I had a lot of fun making this cupcake skirt for my daughter.  I used the simplicity pattern 2242 for the basic design.  Here is where I deviated from the pattern:

For the bottom layer I sewed 5” squares alternating between the cupcake pattern and the pink.  Then cut it to fit the pattern piece.  This skirt is easy to make and wear.

**Wouldn’t it be cute with rick rack on the bottom of the hem? 

Scrappy Dress!

Make a dress from your scraps.  My daughter wanted a new summer dress so we went rummaging through by scrap bucket.  For the top I used an old pattern and scrap white fabric.  The bottom of the dress was 5/8^th of a yard.  You can sew your scraps together till and square up 5/8ths of a yard or like for this dress, I found cute fabric at a local store.  Next, my daughter searched through my old ribbon box and fell in love with this brown ribbon. I tried to convince her to go with a traditional white, thinking the brown would not match.  It turns out I was wrong and she was right.  Sometimes her stubborn streak comes in handy. 

 Lastly, I sewed the ribbon onto the front of the dress using tiny white pearls from my jewelry stash to tack it down. 

 

Make your own sew up cards!

For Christmas I decided to make my daughter sewing cards.  First, I printed off some of her favorite characters from the free coloring pages that are all over the web.  Next, I put in an old Christmas movie and colored in the pages.  Then, I cut out the coloring pages and mounted them onto colorful cardstock.  Instead of laminating I put clear contact paper on the front and back.

Next, I cut around the shapes leaving a 2” border and punched holes about a 1 ½” apart. I used a shoelace as “thread”. 

 My daughter really enjoys sewing around her favorite characters.