I saw a cute blog post in my reader the other day with a skirt like this one. I got out my scraps and made a bunch for summer wear, combined with Old Navy t-shirts that were just the right colors.
Cute hairdo by T:
This is a special dress I am so excited about. I had made a stack of beautiful receiving/nursing blankets before E was born, which now mostly sit in her closet. They were mainly Amy Butler cottons. They still look as good as new and I hoped to find a good use for them someday. This was one of them! The backing on this one was a plush minkee, which, after being dried so many times in the dryer, was less soft than it used to be. Sad waste to have that beautiful fabric in the bottom of a bin! I used elastic thread and shirred around to make a mini maxi dress (haha).
I have also made a skirt for T out of two coordinating fabrics from another receiving blanket, which she wore to church on Sunday. Pics to come!
8 comments:
You did such an amazing job! I have never been good at sewing and wish I had that talent.
Wow you are good, and E is so beautiful, can I send my order for some skirts?! By the way any time younwant tomcome and bring your toe stuff you are welcome:)
You are so talented! You should sell on Etsy. Right...like you need one more thing to do. HA. You are a beautiful seamstress with gorgeous models.
Christy you never cease to AMAZE me!! I wish I could just whip something like that together for Lexi. She LOVES to run around in skirts and dresses!! You are so talented in so many ways!! Love you!!
WOW! I am so impressed! Those are the cutest ever and a fun idea for using the plethora of baby blankets that go unused after a baby gets older.
Very cute! I think you should write and post a tutorial on how to make the skirts and dress. I've never used elastic thread before. I have two girls who would look darling in matching dresses. Just need to figure out how to use the thread.
Very cute! I cannot wait until this PTA gig is over so my "year of crafting" can begin! I have a HUGE list of projects and seeing these cute skirts gets me even more excited! :)
You are so talented! Those skirts & dresses are adorable! You're girls are lucky to have you making them such cute clothes :)
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