Nevada City, a beautiful place for a wedding.

This is the lovely church in Nevada City California where my daughter Alyssa will be getting married on August 4TH.  We are looking for ideas on the following:  Center Pieces, favors, decorating ideas. Alyssa likes to keep thing's simple. I can't wait to see what you have to share!

The Easy as Pie Baby Skirt

I was inspired to make this skirt when I spotted a post at deliacreates.blogspot.com.  The original skirt was made from an old T-shirt, but since I didn't have an old T-shirt and do have LOT'S of material from the scrap bin, I decided to re-create the skirt with what I have.  It was so quick and fun to make that I hope you will try it to. The measurements for this skirt should fit newborn to at least three months old.

Choose a nice jersey knit for the band.  Measure a 13"x 4" rectangle. Letting the material double over and cutting it on the fold allows you to simply sew the piece together creating a back seam for the waist band.

Next, cut out the skirt piece.  I made mine 7 1/2" long and about 24" wide  because I wanted to give the skirt a very full gather.

Using a long stitch sew across the entire top of the skirt piece.  Be sure to leave long thread ends so that it will be easy for you to gather the skirt.  Simply gather the skirt to fit the waist band.  Pin RIGHT sides together.

Now sew the band to the skirt. Next hem the bottom of the skirt. 

You are done!  Throw this skirt over a Onsie and you are ready to take baby to the ballet!

You can leave the band thick, or fold it in and sew it down to make it thinner if you prefer.  If you are using a material for the skirt that has very little stretch you can cut open  where the band meets the skirt and add a hook and eye.

For the busy baby :)

Hope you enjoy my version of this adorable and versatile Easy as Pie Skirt!

Project Runway children's dress AKA Project I need to learn to read a pattern better!

I couldn't wait to start making this.  It would prove to be a daunting task which entailed a fully lined skirt with built in slip.  Tiny red buttons filed (in a semi-straight line thanks to my lack of skill) down the back. I opted to leave off the small bow on the back as I felt it was getting to be a bit overworked.  All in all this was  ridiculous educational for me to attempt . I learned some painstaking useful techniques and it really 

was a fun dress to make. 

I choose some old fabric that Nana gave me from her "I'm bored with this material" stash.  It was fun  to contrast the sheep, cow, and piglets with the striped red and white.

Finished dress with matching doll dress.  I didn't use a pattern for the doll dress so the skirt is a bit of a mess.

The first thing I made.

This is the first thing I ever made.  I wasn't fooling around.  No place mats for me...I got on you tube and went for it with this reversible toddler dress.  Sad, but I probably still can't make a straight place mat.  Pictures of my friends daughter, Maren, wearing the dress will soon follow.  It fit perfectly and looked adorable!



Learning to sew and sharing with people I love....

Well, here it goes!  Follow me on this journey as I learn to sew AND blog all at the same time. I purchased my very first sewing machine in late July 2011.  I brought my new best friend home, gently lifted her from the package, and immediately logged on to the Internet and typed in "what is a bobbin?”

 

Is a blog a good place to share the good the bad and, as you will soon learn happens often, the ugly?  Let’s hope so because I Sew and I want to share my adventure in learning with you!  If I can do this, anybody can do this. I hope you will enjoy following along and sharing your tips, ideas, and projects with me.