Twirly Girly Skirt

My daughter and husband went to Venezuela for Christmas to spend it with my husband's family. It was my daughter's first time going. She was so excited to meet her only female cousin and they just happen to be the same age! 

Every time we went shopping, she would ask me to buy them matching outfits. And I did buy a few things, but I wanted them to have something really cute to wear for the holiday parties they would be attending. So I came up with this skirt. (I bought the blouses from French Toast. Their blouses tend to run a bit small, so I just buy the next size up.) The skirt is a mod podge of several patterns. I am thrilled with the way it turned out, and so were they as this turned out to be the ultimate twirly skirt. I know, it has been months since I made this, but I finally took my kids out to get some decent pictures of them. And I still really love this skirt!

The fabric is Terrain by Kate Spain for Moda. The skirt was largely inspired by the dresses in the wonderful book Girls World by Jennifer Paganelli. Just the pictures make it worth purchasing! Beautiful book, great patterns! Can't say enough good stuff about it.

I am linking up to Made by You Monday.

Last Minute Skirt & Headband

I think this skirt is adorable and will likely make this again in the future. The story behind why I made it, not so adorable. My husband was getting ready to go out of the country on business several weeks ago. I knew this. What I did not know, and what he did not tell me is that he would likely be seeing his cousin and her daughter while he was there. They live in a different country, thus, I didn't think he would be seeing them.

We had gone out shopping that day, for several hours and several different stores. 

At about 8:30pm, the kids were in bed, and he is packing his suitcase. My husband comes to me and says, "I am going to see M & A. Do we have any presents for A?" 

Me: "No. When I asked you about this a month ago, you said you weren't going to see her. Why didn't you mention this when we were shopping today?"

Husband: "Do you think you could make something for her before I leave in the morning?"

This is the result of digging through my fabric stash and pinterest. It's a good thing we have pinterest.

I know it isn't a great photo, but I didn't have the option of waiting for daylight to take a good photo. 

The fabric is Sultry by Basic Grey. I wish you could see the true colors of this fabric, so pretty. The skirt tutorial is from The Crafty Cupboard and is her Lovey-Dovey Skirt. This skirt was a breeze to make. I followed the tutorial exactly, no time to reinvent the wheel. The not fun part was fighting with my old-and-worn-out-machine.

Julia Skirt - Finished!

I love this skirt! The pattern was simple and the directions were clear. This is an excellent beginner project. Unfortunately, this picture does not do it justice. (My daughter thought this was a waste of her time and only let me take a couple of pictures.) I used taffeta and satin to make it a little dressier for her Christmas concert.

I can't wait to try another pattern from Modkid. I think I will try Penny...

or maybe Maddie...

Julia Skirt

This is what I am working on:

Isn't it adorable? I can't wait to show my version to you! I originally bought this pattern with the intention of making it for my daughter's first day of school, but then we decided to send her to a different school. This school has horribly masculine uniforms. Just before Thanksgiving break, the school sent home a letter telling us there is to be a Christmas concert and the kids will NOT be wearing uniforms! I am so excited! Silly, I know, but I just love cute little girl clothes.

This, I am sure, will be an adventure, as I have never made a skirt from a pattern before. I have made skirts, just never with a pattern.

I better get busy!

For a Birthday Girl

Our family was invited to a birthday party for a little girl in our neighborhood, and I don't know the family that well. What I do know is the little girl is always dressed in very cute girly outfits, so this is what I came up with for her gift:

Do you ever second guess yourself when making a gift for someone? I do. Every. Single. Time.

I don't remember what line this fabric came from, because I've had it so long and only have scraps left. I wish I had purchased more of the cherry fabric as I do love it so very much and have used it for several projects. Maybe this should be a lesson to me when buying a fabric I love: Buy a few yards.

I made the fabric flower based on this tutorial from Wise Craft.

I am linking up to this link party:

From Ratty Jeans to a Cute Skirt

I have been so tired from the many goings on in our lives that I haven't been able to finish a project in ages. I am hoping that will change now that things are settling down a little.

My daughter loved these jeans and was not about to let them go. So, I got online and got busy. They went from this:

To this:

Much better.

But don't ask her to hold still for a photo.

This is a project that can easily be completed in an evening. There are plenty of tutorials online that will show you how to make a skirt from a pair of jeans. Go find one and have fun!

Birthday Girl

Every girl needs a new outfit to wear on her birthday, right? I thought so.

This year I got this crazy idea to make my daughter's outfit, complete with a matching purse. She loved it. The fabric is Clementine by Me & My Sister Designs for Moda. This is one of my favorite fabric lines for little girls. My daughter has a pair of pajamas from this and I still have a layer cake of this fabric! Sorry, there is no pattern for the skirt.

This is the matching bag. She loves purses and has many. The best part is she uses them all. By the time I got around to taking a picture, she already had her bag filled with the essentials: chap stick, lotion, coloring book, a box with her Polly Pockets and toy ninjas.

The pattern is Quilts Illustrated Deli Desk Tote.