I chopped up a very ugly suspendered dress with lots of tacky embellishments to make this Oklahoma-esque full skirt for our little sitter girl. I love ginghams amd checked patterns and I thrifted the dress over a year ago knowing I would want to remake it. I could easily make her an entire wardrobe out of all manner of checks! I love them for me too and I get all excited when I see them in the fabric store.
The top/onsie is also thrifted and I will detach the collar in a month when she outgrows it and attach it to another t-shirt, probably a pretty white one or maybe I´ll make something from linen if I´m brave. Baby clothes are fun to make and modify because you have a cute client who doesn´t complain about the results good or bad.
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That is the cutest thing. I am currently working to coerce a friend's mother to let me "borrow" the sewing machine she hasn't used in years. I used to make Barbie clothes when I was a kid, but now I am becoming adventurous with purses - knitting the outside and finding odds and ends to line and embellish. I read your earlier post about sewing t-shirt material and figure that wouldn't be the best place to start. Thanks for the picture and inspiration. Of course, it is the last thing I need since I already am way overbooked with interests, but I keep lying to myself that it is just "one" more project.
Sewing is totally addictive and fun. You just have to start small, small, small. My advice is don´t start with patterns until you get a feel for the machine. Tablecloths, curtains, square stuff and then slowly aprons and smocks. I´m really inspired by Amy Karol´s Tie One On apron projects and Flickr groups so I´m going to try to do an apron next. I have some vintage aprons that I love and I want to copy.
I also think it´s fun to deconstruct something and copy the pattern. You learn a ton and it´s a nice challenge. Get that machine if you can ! (make sure you oil and clean it well if it hasn´t been used in a while)
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