A Grape It Is Not

This is an old post from an old blog of mine....
This is not the purple of a grape singing monster. This is eggplant with pizazz. It is a little bit of flare for my three year old. Okay, the lining with the purple now reminds me of Anthony from Designing Women which it did not last night; I will have to see what my daughter thinks about it.
The cord jacket is lined in a Michael Miller fabric and four slightly shimmering floral buttons decorate the front. With the black and white lining I did not want a really busy button.

But that did not stop me from adding something different to the under collar. A little secret.

And I already have one cord boot made for her.

Elastic Skirt Tutorial

I wanted to make a simple skirt for my daughter. Something that I knew would take only minutes. And with the requisite ruffle be in touch with her inner princess. It only takes two rectangles (based on her measurements), a double length for the black ruffle, and elastic. Easy peasy!
I cut two pieces of fabric about 22" X 12". I also cut two black ruffles WOF (width of fabric X 4.5"). Sew the sides of the skirt right sides together. (Tutorial for french seams on the way)


Sew the sides of the ruffle to make an extra large circle. Fold in half wrong sides together, press and gather. Pin to the outside of the skirt making sure to match the seams. Flip down and then topstitch.
For the waistband, fold 1/4" down then another 1". This forms the casing. Sew close to the edge and leave about 1.5" open. Insert elastic, sew the ends together and sew closed! (Sorry, I thought I had a photo of this step).

French fried tomatoes! Scandalously easy skirt. This is so easy you have plenty of time to embellish it with applique or fabric flowers, etc. You even have time to do the laundry but who wants to do that?

Universal Pacifier Clip Tutorial

Make a pacifier clip and coordinate it with matching burp cloths, blankets, etc for a great baby shower gift. Easy to make you will want to make more than one!

What To Do:
1. Cut out the fabric 3" X 9". Cut ribbon 7" long.
2. Fold the fabric in half longways with the Right Sides Together. Sew along the long edge. Then turn right side out. Press
3. Turn under the edges and slip the folded ribbon inside one edge. I topstitch around the entire length for a more professional appearance. This will also close the two ends.
4. Slip one end through the clip, fold over and sew. Your done!