Fun in my Sewing Room

Last week I made a couple little dresses for the double A girls in our family. I had other plans for their older brother, so I took measurements while they were all here one day. The girls were thrilled with their dresses, but what I found so very sweet was when we were loading the kids in the car, Aiden said, "Thank you, Dee Dee, for pretty dresses for the Sisters." Awwwww! So of course, I had to get started on something for him really quick.

Shorts seemed like a good answer to the question: "what do I make for little boys?" They are easy and quick, and can be made with small pieces of fun colorful fabrics. I'm all about thrifty and economical, so most of what I make is from little bits of this and that which I already have.

The first pair of pull-on shorts is a dinosaur theme. Then I was stumped. Almost everything I have in my stash is "girly". Hey, I'm wondering who made these rules anyway? Why CAN'T a boy wear fabrics that are delicate and beautiful? Boys grow up to be gardeners, too, so why can't they wear pretty flowers? Anyway, I did actually make a trip to the fabric store and bought a remnant piece of cotton printed with funny farm animals. Cost me all of a couple dollars. Here are the two pair of shorts that I finished:


Now, there was a little bit of that fabric left over, and I wanted to use it. What about matching dresses for the two Sisters? A quick bit of measuring told me there wasn't enough fabric. Hmmm....but I did have a little bit of polka dot that "kind of" got along well with the farm animals. I decided to do it anyway. The combination made me laugh, and since I know the girls have a sense of humor, I'm pretty sure they'll love it, too! Here they are in all their farm glory! :


Lastly, I made another little number with pretty flowers. Just a basic darling dress.

Well, that's it for now. I've got some other projects in my head that I'll be working on next. As long as it's so rainy, I may as well enjoy my time inside!