From her head to her toes

I made another outfit for Miss Madeline today. This one will match some gaucho pants I'm making for myself. I think the fabric is cute - but Michael wasn't impressed! I was so excited to finally figure out how to shirr her top that I shirred her pant legs as well!! I even learned how to make a korker bow to match! See her booties even match! She'll be the cutest dressed babe on the airplane!!

-Sarah-



Close up of booties - see the pretty bow detail!



Madeline's 1st Hairbow!

PTSD - Post Traumatic Shirring Disorder

Ok, I'm typing this one handed as I nurse Maddie, so please ignore all typos!!

Shirrin... ohhh shirring... that word might as well be 4 letters as it has caused me to say a few tonight!! I recently purchased a book called "Shirring Made Easy" yah right!! If you have patience like Job! I turns out that all I needed was my manual... then I would have known that my tension ran 9 to 0 and not the other way around. Putting it a 2 was NOT the answer!! If you're reading this and have ever attempted shirring, then you'll understand why I was only a few stitches shy of going to a looney farm!! Even though I finally figured things out (& had fun) I still may need therapy for my PTSD -

Here's a sneak peek at what I'm up to!!

-Sarah-

I think I can! I think I can! I think I can!

Worked for Thomas the Engine, right? I'm ready to attempt my first adult article of clothing. I figured that If I could do a pretty complicated diaper bag sans pattern then I could make a matching outfit for Miss Maddie and I!! I found the cutest Alexander Henry fabric today at JoAnns. It's super tall black/white Giraffes! I'm going to use the Its So Easy # 4234 for my pants and I'm winging it for Miss Maddie - though if you look closely at the picture you'll see elastic thread... Yup, that's right, I'm going to shirr for 1st time!! We're having dinner with some friends tonight and I can't wait to get home and get started! I think I can! I think I can! I think I can!!

-sarah-