This dress has layers of ruffles with four mixed up matching fabrics pieced together. The bodice is gathered at the neck and sleeves with narrow elastic and three rows of patchwork ruffles and two different sizes of golden rod rickrack trim. So easy and fast to make and fun to wear because it 's full enough to twirl, and all little girls love to twirl round and round.
What little girl wouldn't want to wear something with these pretty cupcakes , it's too adorable. I really like the contrasting brown and green polka dots, which Abi calls dippin dots, and she has never heard of the ice cream before, I guess it's easier for her to say. I found the chocolate brown twill to make the pants and added the contrasting fabric to match. I like the buttons that are on the back of the top, I tried to make them match the cherries on top of the chocolate icing with the brown and pink combination. I am having so much fun!
The yolk is put together and finished with tiny green rick rack,
then attach the front and back of the top.
Add the sleeves and the ruffle on the bottom.
Attach brown rick rack to the bottom ruffle and make the
pants to match with the contrasting fabric ruffles and rick rack trim.
Chocolate buttons with a cherry on top.
After looking at all these cupcakes we're hungry,......gotta go get a cookie.
This little skort is so simple and cute, it's from the Children's Corner patterns called Sara's Skort. This could easily be made from remnants of left over projects, or a half of a yard for the skirt and lining, and about the same to make the shorts that are attached. When Abi put this on she fell in love with it and wanted to keep it on. I will be making more of this one.
I am having so much fun creating these little outfits, and I think that so far this one is my favorite, maybe it's the colors. I used the yolk from a McCall's pattern, trimmed with lace and just added assorted contrasting fabrics pieced together with gold overlocked stitches. I love how fast the overlock stitching makes everything go together. A band of fabric same as the yolk borders the bottom with added ribbon and rick rack trim. Gold buttons on the strap come over and button onto the yolk to finish the top. A simple natural white tee with coordinating buttons go under the top for school, but can be worn without a shirt underneath. Cut the bottom off a pair of jeans and add matching lace trim and fabric ruffles to complete the look..................now, off to hunt for new ideals.
The yolk with trim and straps attached to back.
Sergering the pieces together
and attaching them to the yolk.
Attach the band,
and the trim .
Finished top with tee.
I trimmed the bottom off a pair of jeans, added lace and ruffle.
I decided to add this ruffle detail to one leg.
.......the completed look.
My sister and her family had their annual trip to the beach this summer and Richard and I got to tag along too. We always enjoy being included on this trip, plenty to eat and lots of fun and games. I also get to enjoy my niece and nephew and their families, who I don't get to see often enough. The beach was as beautiful as ever and the kids had a wonderful time in the water and sand. I got a chance to get some family photo's , an upgraded version since the newest addition was not in the last family photograph, and he is a cutie, always happy and enjoys playing with his cousins. This is the only time I have been to stay at the beach in a long time, so ya'll don't forget me next time you go.
Sewing is one of my first loves.........as a matter of fact, I never remember learning how to sew, it has always been a part of my life. My mother had and still has one of the old Singer Sewing Machines, (which she says still sews as good now as it did then) it's made of heavy cast iron or something like that and it folds down inside the cabinet. I could stay entertained for days creating something out of the left over scraps from our dresses she made, or the "flower sack", fabric bags that we got flour in at the grocery store. Granny lived next and had one of the pedal type machines.........in my mind I can still see her sitting at that machine with her foot pumping that machine and her head going side to side in perfect rhythm as she sewed. She showed all of us girls how to make the old fashion bonnets that the older ladies and babies used to wear and aprons, that may be why I still love aprons to this day. She even let us use that machine too. Those machines were really low maintenance, had to be for all of us to use them.
I thought that since sewing was such a big part of me that I would share some of my projects, first let me say, that as much as I like to sew I also love to collect fabric. And I do have a collection. I have to tell you about a wonderful place to get fabric, (which sounds like an unlikely place) is a drug store in Opp, Al. where my sister lives, it's T&C Drugs. It is like a candy store for the eyes, and my creative side of my brain is on overload.........so hard to decide what to get. And then, there's all the trims and ribbons that matches everything, I finally picked out the trim I wanted and matched the fabric with it......whew. Needless to say, when I leave the store I am so inspired and motivated to get home and make something. My daughter Melissa wanted me to make some things for her daughter,( my grand daughter), to wear to school and I couldn't wait to get started. This outfit is from a Pink Fig pattern called the cuppy cake dress, so cute, with so many variations that can be made. I used coordinating pinks and greens to make the dress and made the pants from the legs of some very wide legged denim capri's that I had....can't believe I just admitted that to everyone........oh well, I don't like to waste anything. I was pleased with how it turned out and can't wait now to start another project.
I attached all the trims and shoulder straps to the yolk.
This wide ribbon was the inspiration for the fabrics.
Each strip of fabric is serged together with the wrong sides together using decorative thread.
A border is attached to the hem.
Sewing the rick rack on.
Make a button hole on each side of the front yolk.
Savaged denim for the pants with the ribbon and fabric ruffle.
The finished product! So Cute.
One down, now on to another project.
Wow, time goes by too fast , Meladey turned four and now the twins, and they're the youngest of the grand kids.........I love to see them grow, but I sure enjoy them being babies and toddlers. I got a few pictures of them in the pool and with cake, at least it shows them on their birthday til I can get some of them together. Happy Birthday Abi and Jonathan.
Our granddaughter Meladey turned four on the 22nd of July and she was excited about it. We met out at Kim's for her photo shoot and her favorite place was the swing, but isn't that what most little girls like to do! Hope you had a wonderful birthday Meladey.
A couple of weeks ago we went to the beach with my sister and her family, it's always a good time when we get together. Our granddaughter Abi went with us this time and she 's always a sport about letting me take pictures of her, I played around with those first, but I did have some of Wanda's family that I will post later too.
