A Few Things I Made

Felt flower clip -- presents for the girls at Kate's Tea Party. These were sort of easy to make, and would have been much easier if I had printed out any sort of template for cutting out the petals. Next time I will use hot glue as well as thread to make the piece more secure.

Nightgowns from this pattern. Unfortunately, I made one error -- I sewed the bodices with a 1/2 in. seam instead of 5/8 inches; consequently, they are a bit gappier than they would have been. But hey, I like clothes from The Gap. :-)

And, this cute dress & pinafore. (not the bonnet). Kate and her cousins are, among many other things, really into pretending Laura & Mary & Carrie. That was my inspiration. I chose the simplest little dress pattern I could find because I was really running out of time. Then I found a tutorial (which I can't find again to save my life) for the pinafore & was able to whip that up, too. I am so pleased by the results. Hopefully this will mean I'm one step ahead for next year's Fall Festival, too. 

I had one more sewing project that somehow I don't have a picture of yet. . . I made some a felt cookie set for Rachel. That was definitely the easiest of the projects, and it came out so well!

I did not accomplish my desire to sew a coordinating little nightgown for Kate's doll. I couldn't design the pattern correctly and/or sew the tiny little armholes to save my life. I guess I needed to pull out my hand sewing skills, which I do not actually have. I don't have HomeMadeChristmasOverkill this time, so maybe I'll be able to do some spring and summer projects, too. I have discovered that my little girl LOVES to wear a nightgown & most every evening chooses either her long sleeve nightgown with pants or a long sleeve shirt/pants/with short sleeve nightgown on top. Have I mentioned she has this funny predilection for layering? I've caught her going to bed with at least three or four layers on. (WEIRD!)