Miss K's winter clothes

Obviously, not all of her winter clothes, just the ones that Mom made.

Made from one of my old sweaters that was too short. It's looking a bit short on Miss K, too! I just recut the sleeves and shoulders and took in the sides. Super easy and very cute.


I love this little shirt. So simple and girly. Next time I make this pattern, I'll try pleating the little collar insert instead of ruffling it. I learned a new technique of make a separate lining to attach to the hem of the shirt and sleeves to create a flared look.


Whenever Miss K would come into my sewing room, she would immediately pull out this fabric and snuggle up with it. I knew I needed to make something with it before she outgrew the yardage I had. I used her jammie shirt pattern and just extended the length to create a dress. I really like how it turned out and Miss K loves it.



This might be my favorite item of clothing I sewed for Miss K this winter. It is a shirt/dress/tunic thing - I'm not sure which. It is extra long with a cute little hood and made from flannel. I saw this pattern on another site and loved it, but not the $15 price tag. My friend, Carrie, and I came up with the pattern on our own. Super cute!


Miss K loves to twirl, so when Dana from MADE did a circle skirt with thick elastic waistband tutorial, I knew I had to make one. I choose a very light weight dark chambray for the fabric. It was so incredibly easy. I see a lot of these cute little skirts in Miss K's summer wardrobe.

Cherries for the Twins

A lovely family in my neighborhood recently welcomed twin girls. Unfortunately they had a lengthy stay in the NICU before they were able to come home. The neighborhood threw a baby shower for them (not really. We dropped off gifts at a friends home who then took them over to the twins so we wouldn't spread too many germs).
I wasn't sure how their mom felt about dressing them alike, so I didn't make matching dresses. However, the dresses do coordinate. I think they turned out very cute. I used the Itty Bitty Dress pattern from Made by Rae.

Winter Jammies

Jammies for Mr. E

Jammies for Miss K.

I love sewing with flannel.

Super Baby

My sister, Valerie, and I threw a baby shower for our other sister, Michelle. We went with a Superman theme because Michelle's husband really likes Superman. I won't bore you with all the details from the party, but I did want to show off the cute outfit I made for baby Marcus. It turned out really cute (although the hat did give me a lot of problems). They are decorating the baby's room in a puppy theme, so we found a cute stuffed dog to model the outfit.

Itty Bitty Dress

I've been eyeing this dress pattern for quite some time. It looked so cute and easy and, best of all, free. I finally had an excuse to sew a tiny girl dress for a friend of my mine who is having a baby girl in a few weeks. I dug through my pink fabric, came up with some fun polka dots and strips and was finished with the dress in about 1 1/2 hours. So easy, so cute and so fun.
I made the dress reversible. I love doing this for two reasons - two dress in one and all your seams are enclosed, no annoying thread hanging down past your hem. I made the stripped skirt section longer than the dots and then folded it up and over to create the border along the bottom of the dress. I added some ric rac at the waist seam and also on the border seam.
She also has a toddler version and I can't wait to try it out for Miss K. Although from the pictures on her Flikr group, I'd make the straps shorter for the toddler dress. They look a bit too floppy for my taste, not cute little ties like in the baby dress.
Try this out, it is so easy and cute!

Swimsuit Cover-Up

We really don't spend a lot of time at the pool and since we are landlocked, not at the beach either. But, we were taking a family trip to Arizona and I knew we were be in the pool a lot. I stumbled upon some soft pink terry cloth fabric at Wal-mart for $1/yard and knew it would make a great cover-up for Miss K.
Of course, I stayed up late the night before trying to finish it. Stupid! However, it was easy. I wish my computer skills were better and I'd draw a picture to show you how I did it. Needless to say, it was easy. And Miss K loves it.
PS - I know it's silly to have Miss K cover her face in all these pictures, but I'm freaked out about the internet!

White Ruffley Skirt

I bought a cute blue and white polka-dotted shirt for Miss K last fall on clearance. She didn't have any bottoms that matched it, so I made up a white skirt on Saturday. Unfortunately, when I put the top and skirt together, they didn't look so great. But, I still love the skirt.
I made the top section with the elastic casing and then cut two rectangles for the bottom, one rectangle being longer than the other. I sewed cotton lace to the bottoms of both rectangles and then took the longer rectangle and sewed in elastic thread every six inches to create the ruffles. Then took both rectangles basted them together, gathered and sewed them to the top section. Pretty easy.
I really like how it turned out. I'm probably all kinds of stupid making a white skirt for a two year old. And even though it doesn't match the shirt I made it for, it looks really cute with a dressy t-shirt