Category: children

My family had pictures taken while at a family reunion this past summer and I really tried to coordinate the clothing for my family.  I happened to have some white and blue ruffle fabric in my stash.  Pigg#2 loves anything ruffly or girly but my personal style is a bit more simple.  So when I saw this dress on Amazon, I though I’d try to make a similar dress with the ruffle fabric.  I had to line the tunic I made with some really lightweight white knit because it was a bit sheer.  The front and back are the same, just a little lower neckline in the front.  She loves to wear it! I told her to do a pretty pose like a princess and caught her in the movement. And Pigg#4 joined in the pictures.  She has so many hand me down clothes that I don’t really sew for her. Sad.  Baby girls are Way. Too. Much. Fun!...

I made a dress for Pigg #2 in time for Christmas and even got a picture of her wearing it.  I really like how it turned out and she’s been wearing it every week since. All the strips on the circle skirt are bias strips and they hold up pretty well in the wash.  Not fraying at least.  The strips that are completely cotton bunch up a lot and have to be ironed (boo) while the other ones continue to lay flat after a wash. I’m glad it worked out since I was piecing together different tutorials and patterns to make the dress I wanted.  I ended up making a ‘v’ in the back so the zipper could be lower in the back because the only zipper I had on hand was one I ripped out of some of Mr. Jigg’s old pants.  The zipper was fine, but not very long at all.  Usually her hair covers up anything odd.  The only other thing is that the neck line ended up a bit too wide.  Sometimes I feel like her little shoulder is going to slip out.  But overall I really like it and I’m thrilled she is actually wearing something I made for her!  Maybe next year I’ll get vests done for the other...