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Making Dresses

Making Dresses

My sewing machine is finally out of it’s box, and in it’s “permanent’ corner.  While Iz is excited about it, I think I’m even a bit more excited.  I bought a lovely pattern months ago, and my stash is piling up, so we’re making a dress.  Iz is helping.  She cut the pattern pieces, helped fold the farbric, smooth it out, and pin the pattern to the fabric.  She dusted off my machine (she loves to clean, must be related to grammie), made sure the presser foot was in the right spot, and tested the tension for me.  Seriously.  She’s a pro, and she’s barely 4!

I can’t wait to see what she’ll be sewing in the next few months.  I need to have my other machine serviced, then we’ll sew side by side.  I’m not sure what she’ll want to do first.  I’m pretty sure it might involve a bit of free form sewing.

She helped to make the bias tape for her little dress.  Ok, I did all the ironing, and it was too hot to handle, so she handed me the pins, so we could keep it folded while they cooled down a bit.

Bias Tape Love

It’s an adorable little dress.  I’m hoping to find the perfect buttons this week.  I’ll post pictures once the buttons are on and Iz is busy twirling in it…

The Yellow Poncho

The Yellow Poncho

Ponchos are pretty fabulous.  I have one I knit before Iz was born (of course it’s in a box somewhere! argh!).  Iz is totally experiencing poncho love right now.  We found a really cute one at a consignment shop that she’s been wearing constantly, even in the rain, and the other day she asked me to make her another one!  Who am I to refuse a request like that?  Off we went to the fabric store and she picked this out, it’s the cutest farm print.  On yellow. I think I’ll be making many, many more of these.  I made this in a jiffy, less than an hour to cut and sew, and Iz was running around in it in no time.

Shop Girl

This morning, she got to choose which poncho she wanted to wear.  Picture this: Me holding up two ponchos, Iz lying on the bed, hands under her head, ankles crossed saying, “Mom, back up, more, back up more Mom.  Ok, one step that way, can you turn the pink one around? Ok, I’ll wear the yellow one today.  Good job Mommy.”