Confession time...

So I have always liked to sew but I wasn't always that good at it and I would say I have gotten so much better in the last year and a half.  My goal is to be able to sew prom dresses for my 4 girls.  I asked a friend of mine who is an amazing seamstress if she would take me under her wing and show me all the little details I need to know.  She agreed and I have learned SO much from her.  Nothing really huge but that all the little things that make a huge difference in the way something looks when it's done.  Well I figure if I'm gonna make a prom dress I need to practice with that dang slick material that scares me to DEATH!!

So I found this pink taffeta for $2 a yard and I figure if I screw it up I won't be out too much money since the dress only takes 2 yards.  So wish me luck as I take on this new endeavour.  I'll keep you posted as if I finish it or not!

CUTE shirt from my stash

So I bought this material with nothing specific in mind.  I just really liked the fabric and for the price I didn't want it to be gone when I got around to finding something to do with it.  I had this pattern of this really cute shirt for my 9 year old.  She LOVES pink and this looks great on her!

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Here is what I made!!

So here is what I made!!  The funny thing is I thought I was totally making a different dress when I cut the pattern out and then thought about it over night and then looked at the pattern this morning and this is the dress I cut out.  Still SO cute, maybe even cuter than the one I had originally picked out!

I think I'm gonna find some white leggings to put underneath it!

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Sneek peek to what I am working on today...

So I am sewing again today and this is what I am using.  You'll have to check back and see what I did with these 2 fun fabrics!

So I've been sewing again!! Look what I have made...

So I have been wanting to make these pillowcase dresses that everyone has been talking about so I finally took the plunge and I have to say, they're pretty fast!

Here is the one I made for the little girls.  Maddie had to wear it to church cuz she just couldn't wait to show it off.

Here is the one I made for the big girls, it's made from a king sized pillow case and is plenty long for them.  I added the little ruffle to the bottom to break up the pattern and add a little cutesy to it.

Now at the beginning of the summer I brought some fabric for some cute summer outfits for the girls and planned on sewing them cuz I was gonna have SO much time to sew this summer.  Well as you know how summer goes, it took me until yesterday to finally get it out and start sewing.  It was coming along so quickly and it was looking so cute I just had to finish it today and here it is!

Didn't it turn out SO cute?!

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Pillowcase dress...

So I've been collection pillowcases for a few months now so that I could make a few of these.  The girls were going to make one of these in 4-H but we missed that day so they never got the chance.  I finally sat down and put one together.  I left it pretty plain as I thought it was cute the way it was.  I have a few more that I may embellish or try a few different styles I have found on the internet.

Unfortunately all my models are outside playing so this will just have to do.

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I made a birthday pillowcase!!

So I got this idea from a friend from church.  She had been to a parenting class where they talked about making things special for your children's birthday and this is just one of the suggestions.  I also made a cute birthday wreath they suggested that you can adorn your door with for the day, week, month, whatever you choose.

So here is the pillowcase I came up with and because I have only girls I didn't have to make it unisex so it's all girlie with pink, glitter and a little eyelet!!

This picture is a little washed out but the background to the birthday fabric is light pink

Look how cute it looks on my 6 year old babies bed!!

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