Sewing project

I sewed some little skirts for a lady we know in the church here....She needed some help and you know how I love to sew! And if you didn't, I do! :) I had about as much fun planning and shopping for the fabric as I did creating them! They are super simple: just plain gathered skirts. But with just a little extra effort you can make them really cute! I did a drawstring waist so they will fit any little girl...plus I added the pockets. :) A patch pocket is cute yes, but these little pockets just grabbed me and made me sew them!! I actually altered a pattern I found here. For all you "better at colour than me" people (you know who you are!!) I realize the purple pattern and the yellow are the weakest link, but I needed to only buy one contrasting colour and that's the best I had to work with! I really like all the colours...it makes me want to branch out myself!!

The sizes are about 8-10, 4 T and 18 month...

I was able to get one skirt of each size out of every colour of fabric. And I bought two yards of each! So that worked out really nice!

Do you see that precious popkin skirt there, the little baby one? The one that is so adorable that I could cry? Yeah, that was my favorite to make...and I can just see some sweet little Trini baby girl toddling around in it....Can't you?!

So that's my latest sewing project!

Just a little sewing project!

We have been looking for some good kitchen towels and have yet to find any! So Mom found some good bathroom towels in some bright cheery colours and I turned them into tea towels! It was very easy! Here is what I did...

Full size towels, neatly folded, awaiting their transformation!!

Cut in half, right down the middle....I did short ways first.

Next, cut in half again, long ways, so to speak.

Like this.

(Can you believe I took the picture and acted like I was cutting all at the same time?!)

That's the size of the towel, ready for the sewing machine! You see, you only have to sew two sides this way; one end and one side! =)

Because terry cloth is so fuzzy and the size of towel on the small size, I zig-zagged the edges.

Next, I ironed over about 1/4 an inch and pinned it. With the others, I just turned it over as I went, but it may be easier to iron and pin, just depends on how you want it.

Sew hem the hem right along the edge of your zig stitch.

Tada! Finished dish towel!

Now we have 12 handy and colourful tea towels!! Very easy and very economical! :)

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I love sewing! It was a real treat to do these! Even if there were a couple snickers coming my way as I struggled with my camera!! Let me know if you have any questions, or comments!