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summer shirt

Well, I’ve been at it again.  I remember drooling over these shirts from katie did when I first started reading blogs.  If you’ve never been to her site, you should drop in (even though she’s currently not blogging).

So it was time that I tried it out myself.  Of course it’s pretty easy to jump in when you’re making a small top and using $2/yard fabric.

I’m pretty happy with the fit, it’s pretty snug, but I’m going to try out another round with some adjustments and see how it goes.

I’ll have to put it on hold until later because Friday I’m guest posting on Grosgrain for her fabulous free pattern month, so excited and honored to join in!

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summer skirts

Wondering what to sew when you want to make something at 11:30 at night?  Why skirts of course!  They didn’t take long, but I did have to add some length to Emily’s skirt in the morning, I ended up just taking a guess on the length and was a bit off.  It could have passed because they mostly wear shorts or leggings under skirts, but I actually love the way the band at the bottom looks.

I went a little hog wild this week and bought a ton of cute seersucker and madras plaid.  Love those two fabrics for summer clothes.  Natalie’s skirt is a seersucker and Emily’s is madras.  You’ll be seeing more madras in the next week or so because I just couldn’t help myself for $2.00 yard!

These skirts and Emily’s top were all I could eek out this week for the Kids Clothes Week Challenge.  How about you? Did you sew up kids clothes like a storm?

Here’s some awesome skirt tutorials if you haven’t already checked them out:
ps. having your little sister run around like a crazy kid helps when you’re feeling grumpy
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kids clothes week challenge: leah tunic

 Up first on my projects for kids clothes week was a Leah Tunic for Emily.  In case you weren’t following along, my friend Jess of Craftiness is Not Optional hosted a fun sew-along for making your very own Leah Tunic.  Her four part series is here, here, here, and here.
I really had fun trying to jump out of my comfort zone and make my own pattern.  You see, always always when I would sew with my mom we would use patterns.  I had no idea that people made up their own patterns at all.  So for me, sewing without a pattern seems kind of like winging it.  But using your kids’ existing clothing to make patterns is pretty fun.  And I think this top was pretty successful.
I just love the cute little pockets.  And the voile is so soft and lightweight, it’ll make a really great summer shirt – perfect for checking out all the cool bugs outside.
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