Sewing: Vintage Inspired Girls Dress

This post was originally on my personal private blog in 2008
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As I lay in bed the other night, I created this dress in my head: grey and white stripes with some textured structure, lined with two kinds of red and white polka dot cotton, trimmed out in blue and red bias and featuring two hip "belts" out of vintage patchwork with large white buttons. Everything sewn in red thread. In my head it was so pretty.

So I made it!

I cut and "pasted" two patterns together, one from the 70's and one current (from the McCalls book of patterns at Joanns) and whipped this up for my little girl. When I say whipped, it really took me the better part of two days. I'm not a magician :). She loved it.








 
 I don't sew dresses often and I certainly don't choose projects as involved as this one. For all of the work, however, it was worth it.

Sewing: Skirts for Kids!

 I got it in my head about a week ago that my two girls needed something special for Easter...and that I should make that special something!  My oldest daughter LOVES to match her little sister whenever possible so I pulled out a gorgeous piece of vintage fabric from my stash and whipped these two skirts up quick.  Seriously, an hour for both.  It was quick.

On Easter morning it was lovely seeing them in their new skirts (though somehow this picture didn't capture both of their skirts and its the only one I have!  How did that happen?).  PS: my dress is a favorite vintage dress that I purchased a few years ago in Orange, CA.  It all came together so nicely.