Friday, November 4, 2011

Look Ma!

This post is really for my mom, who thinks she didn't teach me how to sew. She managed to get Holly and me to make cheesy pre-printed teddy bears when we were young, but our attention spans and hers fizzled out shortly after. My interest in sewing appeared again briefly, long enough for me to pass Home Ec. and make two pair of boxer shorts, which were totally cool to wear in the 90s.

So when our church branch in Sutherland decided to make rag quilts, I blew the dust off the old sewing machine and gave it a shot. The rag quilt turned out beautifully, but my very old sewing machine died in the process. I got a new one a few weeks ago and finally finished my first real sewing project. Ta-dah!

My first dress for Eliza! This was a ton of fun, so I'm thinking she'll be getting a few dresses for Christmas. I still think it needs a little something. I'm thinking two or three decorative buttons on the side of the collar.

I even did the zipper all by myself. So what if I had to read the instructions forty times...
Yes, this is a total brag post. Sorry. I couldn't resist.

10 comments:

Jess said...

What cute material! Good job! You´re right - I think it needs buttons or those flower applique things around the top. Way to go!

Jess said...

What cute material! Good job! You´re right - I think it needs buttons or those flower applique things around the top. Way to go!

Katja said...

It looks really cute. Maybe some day I will dare to use a pattern to make something. :)

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How beautiful it is being made. Desperatly wanna one of these for my little angel.
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