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Sewing maddness

I have been trying to make some fun skirts for K the past few days. I really wanted to make her a pettiskirt, and thought I would practice a bit with the ruffle foot before I tried with the real stuff.
I made this skirt out of some scrap cotton/polly fabric and some toile. I think it is a fun little skirt. She wore it proudly with pink leggings and a pink shirt with blue dots.
After three tries, I finny got this skirt done. The picture does not do it justice. It is full of ruffles and frills. I am hoping to have another one done in time for her birthday. If I actually get the hang of this, I will post a tutorial on my wired mommy blog, but for now I will just try not to throw my machine out the window when the tread breaks, and breaks.

Comments

Orange said…
So cute! I'm sorry the thread is so annoying, but you did a great job! E was looking at this just now, and said that he wanted a green one, not pink! I don't think I'll be making him one of ANY color.
February 27, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Katie said…
Those look awesome. I can sew but I don't think that I could do anything like that. I really don't have the worry though with a house full of boys.
February 27, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Mariam said…
they have lots of fun colors of green Kins. E would love it.
February 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Rachel said…
Freaking amazing. BTW, I tagged you. :) See my latest post :)
March 1, 2009 at 1:05 PM
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