A New Dress for Ashlyn

I made this dress in 40 minutes flat from one of Ashlyn's t-shirts from last year and a scrap of fabric from our stash.  I got the idea from another mom (thanks Anna) and definitely see more of these in our future.  It was super easy!   I simply stitched a seam down the back of the skirt fabric and gathered the top edge.  Then I eased the gathered edge around the hem of the t-shirt, pinned, stitched, and finally hemmed the skirt.  VIOLA! A new dress :O)  Just the kind of project that makes everyone happy.

A new quilt for Ashlyn

A four year old girl's room sometimes needs a little boost. I made this fun floral quilt from a bag of scraps I bought from the nice girls over at Marie-Madeline Studio. I backed the quilt with an old sheet, so the total cost on this project was about $25 and it only took one rainy Friday to complete. Not bad!

A sewing lesson

Allie has been wanting more skirts, but when we have gone shopping, we are more than a little disturbed by the length (or lack there of) on the ones we find. So today, Allie and I spent several hours sewing. She is a beginner, and I'm not far above that ;O) so we chose a very simple pattern. She was a wonderful student and completed three adorable, modest skirts to add to her wardrobe. I'm sure she will post more at her blog.

A New Handicraft for Allie

Allie went to Grandma and Grandpa's house over the weekend and she came home with a brand new skill. She had an intensive "Beginning Sewing" workshop with Grandma and created a lovely nightgown for Ashlyn. I am very impressed with her work and thrilled to have been able to pass those first few lessons off to someone else.

Tissue Paper Flowers

I discovered a used copy of a book called Tissue Paper Flowers by KLUTZ. Allie was instantly intrigued and has really enjoyed learning this new handicraft. The flowers are so pretty and realistic looking too. I told her if she started now she could have all paper flowers for her wedding. Now if that isn't handy I don't know what is.