Ottobre 6/2011 Dora Dress & McCalls6457 Leggings

Found this crazy wild colored Dora Fleece at Hancocks and Sophie loves Dora and Owls so couldn't resist. I made the dress from left over leopard fleece to see if it fit and if Momma liked it. She liked it but it was way to short so I added 2 1/2" to the length. It's a little long but Momma was happy and didn't want me to shorten it. It's a little warm for our mild Texas winters but it's good for the ocassional cold days. It goes together easily. The leggings and hat are from McCall's 6457. The leggings run loose fitting and they are way to long in the crotch depth. I cut off about an 1 1/2" on the front and 2" in the rear and could have done with a little more. I sewed the hat with 1/4" seams in lieu of 5/8" seams since large heads run rampant in our family. Glad I did because it wasn't falling off that's for sure. While the fabrics a little wild for my taste. Sophie loved the material even if she did hate trying it on since it wasn't cold at all the day we made her try it on. I like the shape of the dress and will make it again in a lighter weight fabric.

Maternity Tops for Liz x 4- Jalie 2787 & 2788

Tomorrow is my daught in law's birthday. So pulled out the Jalie patterns and made her some maternity/nursing tops. Jalie 2787 takes a little longer to make than Jalie 2788

but it is also a nursing top so they will get more use. Made all the version of 2787 since she's due in May and it gets hot here by March so the sleeveless top will get a lot of use later. I've got a few more of the Jalie 2788 cut out and hope to get them made this week.

Kwik Sew 3773 Fleece for William

Made William one of these tops a few months ago and he wears it all the time. So decided to make him a couple of more. The fleece came from Hancock fabrics. The pattern is Kwik Sew 3773 . This is a easy quick pattern.

Grinch Christmas PJ's for Nine Grandkids

I made PJ's pants and bought shirts and appliqued Grinch fabric panels to the fronts. Got all done with almost a week to spare before Christmas.

New Look 6977 Lace Skirt & Houndstooth Ponte

This was such a quick couple of skirts and they are both loved. I made Judy an off white ponte skirt with a stretch lace overlay- both fabrics from fabric.com. I used New Look 6977 pattern. I made Sharon the houndstooth ponte knit and she loved it. Here's a picture of Judy in her skirt after a long day as a kindergarten teacher

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Swimsuits for Ella and Lucy Kwik Sew 3605 & 1339

My Granddaughters came to visit and had grown out of thier swimsuits so whipped them up some new ones. Ella's is Kwik Sew 3605 and the fabric is from fabric.com a couple of years ago. Lucy's is an OOP Kwik Sew 1339 and the fabric was from fabric club I think. The frog applique is from JuJu desgins and the hearts where cut free hand and appliqued by machine zig zag. They love them and they were lots of fun to put together.

Vogue 1224 Tracy Reese for Megan & KS 3811 for Sophie

Like everyone else I liked the look of this pattern Vogue 1224 by Tracy Reese. I saw it on Erica B's blog and GiGi Sew's blog and just had to make it for one of the girls. I showed to Megan and she loved it. I happened to have a piece of fabric I had ordered for undies that she liked and wanted me to use. It was very bright yellow and purple print that I was a little leary of. I not only had enough for the dress but also enough scraps to cut a little matching onesie out for Megan's daughter Sophie with Kwik Sew 3811. She's not sure she's in love with it but she's going to wear it. Sophie's onesie was cut out with a 6-12 months width and 12-18 month length. It's a little snug in the sleeves so I'm going to remove them and either make it sleeveless or replace with larger sleeve. The Tracy Reese dress goes together so quickly. I like the way it isn't tight in the front but is more fitted in the back. My daughter Judy and my daughter in law Liz both want one in thier size. I'm glad it was simple.

And a picture of Judy wearing Vogue 8679.