the little booger is napping right now, and has been for the past 2 1/2 hours. The bit of downtime allowed me to make dinner for tonight, catch up on some DVR'd shows, and make this:
it's a simple skirt, and it really was that easy to make. I discovered Dana's website through Donna, who had made her stripes-turn-chevron-stripes pillow a little while back and have been hooked ever since. I've only tried this one tutorial of hers, but there are so many others I would love to make, like her Peeps bunting or market skirt. I'm sort of on a skirt kick right now, and thankfully so is Keira.
from this angle you can't really tell that the house is somewhat clean, but it's in quiet moments like right now that I can quickly pick up things and put them in their place. Keira is usually pretty good at destroying that in just a few seconds :)
Keira has a newfound interest in ballet and ballerinas, so I found another tutorial online to make tutus for her. This one was also really easy to make (I'm all about the easy) and didn't cost much either. In total, I probably spent under $10 on each one! The tulle wasn't on sale when I bought it, so I'm sure I could've saved more had I waited...oh well. I'm not good at waiting sometimes.
I'm really enjoying sewing right now, and finished my baby shower gift for a dear friend this past weekend. The diaper bag was my last to-do and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I was all set to make another one for myself when life just sort of got in the way.
Speaking of life, it's time to head out for work...
Okay, so you inspired me to try this for Kenzie. I don't have a serger though, how did you finish off the ends? I am on a mission to learn how to use my sewing machine!
Posted by: Tina | April 10, 2011 at 10:34 AM