Posts Tagged ‘ skirt ’

I should just give up already

So cute, right? Practice skirts to get back into “real” pattern sewing for my niece. I thought the waist seemed huge for an almost 6-yo, but what did I know? Followed the measurements as supplied to me. Did a full lining, sewing it in under the waistband and under the hem so no ugly edges [ READ MORE ]

Ack! I mailed the Christmas dress!

It’s a record this year, finishing and mailing before Thanksgiving. I’m pretty pleased with it. Super twirly. Nearly wider than it is tall. The inside’s all fun, too. Yup, that’s a Hong Kong finish on every last piece, gathers be damned. I did run out of the little print and finished the bottom edge with scraps [ READ MORE ]

Thinking about tutus

While picking out fabric for her Christmas dress, the twirliest girl I know wanted a tutu, and how do you say no to that? So together we bought 4 yards of hot pink net. She wanted the thing to stick straight out, prompting a lady at Gaffney’s I’ve feared since high school to give me [ READ MORE ]

How to…make a tiered skirt

The bodice is done, the button and loop attached, now the top of the Rooster’s skirt needs to be 25″, which is the circumference of the bodice’s edge. I’m going for as many tiers as I can stand to gather. So at least four and maybe even five. Yep, in the end it was five. [ READ MORE ]

Now for the twirliest skirt

The top of the twirliest, pinkest Christmas dress is done! According to pattern, too.   Look at those bound seams. Topstitching. Pintucks. Mmm hmm. I went nice and slow, with only the pressure last weekend of finishing the top. Now to add a twirly twirly  skirt, with help from this tutorial.   And a button [ READ MORE ]

Word on Georgie-girl

Sleeping standing up. Nose pokes out.

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