Monday, August 8, 2011

Sewing again. Feels good.

It's been a while since I've done any serious sewing.  I've sewn a few Nursing 360 covers, and I made Lincoln his blessing pants, but that's pretty much it for the last couple years.

Jaime's new baby girl was a perfect excuse to try something new.  The baby skirts were just rectangles with a ruffle sewn on the bottom and a gathered waistline.  And I stitched some matching buttons on plain white onesies (I really wanted to try my hand at a freezer paper stencil, but our town failed to provide the necessary supplies).  Hair accessories came from my Sweet Whimsy stash.
 I did a little "tuxedo" ruffle effect on this one.
 But my favorite were the shoes.
I found the inspiration (and a link to a pattern) for these cuties on Jessica's Running With Scissors blog.  Hers are made of satin, and have more pleats.  But I thought mine turned out pretty incredible for a first try (okay, actually one of the shoes was a second try).

I might try to sew something for myself next...

5 comments:

The Wallace Family said...

I love those outfits! You are super talented :)

Taysom

Jaime Lynne said...

Opening that box and finding these adorable baby goodies inside was the highlight of last week... besides having the baby. :)

I love you, friend. Let's plan a getaway/girls' vacation soon.

The Wallace Family said...

Cute! Cute! Double Cute! I want to know if the shoes stay on... Jaime let me know.

Frances Wallace said...

You are at a great time in your life. Enjoy the trek.

Heather said...

Those are adorable!! I can't believe you made those! I'll be needing some lessons. :)

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