Inspiration

I need some new inspiration to get back in the saddle again. I still haven't put Grandma's birthday present together and her birthday was last month. Oops! I have fabric for Kaitlyn some sleeping pants that I really need to get to because it's getting colder. I haven't washed it yet which is really what's the hold up. I have some bows for Kaitlyn that just need the clip and center knot glued on. I know if she had an outfit they matched I would have put them together right away.

I did make her a tiny green bow recently just because. It's as long as the clip it's on. I haven't made her one that size since she was about 6 months old. I go through periods of wanting her to have something small in her hair and others where she needs a big bow.

Here's the small green bow.

This is a big bow I made for her new dress.

I got some fabric in a couple days ago for me a skirt and Kaitlyn a couple dresses. I really need to get to them. I would hate to transport fabric to our new home.

You would think this new play pretty would be enough to get me going again. I actually haven't taken it out of the box yet.

New Clothes

A couple days ago I finished Kaitlyn's Tiered Dress by Belle Elysse Boutique. The fabric sure is bright, but I like the results. Originally I was going to put ruching between the tiers with the same fabric as the bodice. I believe I have ruled that out now. Oh, who knows I may stop being lazy and tackle it. I have yet to try ruching.

Here's Kaitlyn in another pair of Boutique Bottoms by Sew Sensible. I make these so much I no longer read the instructions. Maybe that's more a testament to how easy her patterns are rather then my memory. These pants have bears on them. I attached a bear from the fabric up on her shirt and zigzag stitched around it. Of course no outfit would be complete without a matching clip or bow.

If you want to know how to make it do what I did. Hehehe... I traced the design off the computer. Yep, I saw, I liked, I made. As you can see miss bear is about 3" tall and 2" wide. She has four loops for a body and three for a head. The original bear had three rhinestones glued on for a necklace. I had these pink/purple beads and they matched the pants I made for Kaitlyn so I used them for a necklace. The bear really doesn't need anything around it's neck, but it did give it that little something extra to girly-girl it up. I used a two tone ribbon on it's head; I had it and have never used it so I thought this was would be a good chance to use some.