Showing posts with label she's crafty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label she's crafty. Show all posts

Thursday, April 07, 2011

getting my craft on

I'm not the greatest at sewing. Last month, I saw this fabulous skirt on the blog Sew Much Ado. I showed my friend Kristy and my SIL Heather and we wanted to make it. It was a long Maxi Skirt perfect for summer and also for the Sundays were you are to lazy to put an outfit together. We all went to Joann's to look for our material. I made mine a dark purple. The selection of knit was slim. I love my skirt though. I even had enough to make Jersey a matching skirt. After I made it I wore it to Church and Jersey wore hers. We were totally matching. Jersey was embarrassed to be by me.

Jersey and I twins

Jersey's skirt

The blanket I made

With this new sewing skill I thought I would do more. Currently I'm working on dress that is super cute. My handy dandy SIL, that is fantastic at sewing, is doing the finishing parts like sleeves. I started to think of other things I had to finish. I once bought a bunch of material to make a Amy Butler purse. Well, I never made it but I had some fabric left over. I wanted to make a pretty blanket for my boss, who is having her baby today. I bought that minky fabric, that is really soft. I used the fabric I had and the minky fabric and made a cozy blanket. Jersey wanted me to make her one.