Sooo.... I have ever considered myself "crafty". I mean... I can take pictures... but that is where it ends. OR... so I thought. ;-)
After discovering this BLOG... I was inspired. Dana made everything look so... do-able. I have always been rather intimidated by sewing. It just seemed like one of those things that looked simple enough, but in reality... was really freakin' hard.
Oh how wrong I was.
I got the bug and bought a sewing machine and have been creating like crazy the last couple months. (okay, so I have only made a few things... but with all the free time that I don't have... I think I've done pretty well.)
My first project was a pair of pants for Mars. I saw Dana's post HERE on how to make knee pad pants, and thought..."Hey.. I can do that."
So.. I got some cheapy fabric at Ben Franklin and set to work. I practiced on an old pillowcase first, and when that turned out looking like actual pants... I dove into my 'practice' fabric. (I was still too scared to buy $$ fabric for my very first attempt... so, I got some $4/yard fabric to practice with.)
I made these while we were at my parents house and I must say... I was impressed with myself. :) This was the best shot I could get of Miss Mars in them. I placed the knee pads a bit to low.. but I'm planning to make another pair, with a matching top.. ;-) I make nix the knee pads on the new pair... but we'll see.
I also made a couple thins for Ash. I "re-fashioned" some old things into new things for her. VERY easy!! And uber fun!
This was an old skirt of mine that didn't fit anymore (that's what happens when you lose 40 lbs. :-) I figued turning it into a dress for Ash would be easy. It was... for the most part. I did learn a few things. Like... I should have paid closer attention when cutting the sides. I didn't measure that well and the bck seam ended up being way off center. Oh well... live and learn! Not to shabby for my second project. (remember... I knew NOTHING about sewing when I started. I didn't even know what a bobbin was!! The hubs had to show me how to load it when my machine came... lol...How sad is that??!!)
Oh, and ignore the pics of Ash.. she's at that goofy stage and its nearly impossible to get a decent shot of her.
And this was an old shirt of mine. I actually really loved this shirt, but again... it was too big for me now. :-( I wanted to turn it into a funky dress/tunic for Ash. I plan on havng her wear it over jeans and a long sleeve tee for the fall/winter months. But.. since it was hot today, and I didn't feel like trying to wrangle her into jeans, and a shirt, and then the dress... I just threw it on her as is.
It was inspired by this post [ http://www.dana-made-it.com/2009/08/where-ya-been-part-1.html ]. I did learn a few things from this... like... I should have just left the width alone. I trimmed off the sides and then it ended up being a wee bit too narrow. Thank heavens for skinny mini kiddos. I also wish I had done the waist a little bit lower than I did. Oh well... lessons for next time! :-)
Overall I think it turned out well.. for project #3 anyway.
So... that's it for now. I'm gonna make Ash a shirt [using this tutorial http://www.dana-made-it.com/search/label/Girl%27s%20Clothing ] using the rest of the fabric from Marley's pants. Hopefully it turns out looking like it should! LOL Oh yes... the rest o the Michigan pics will be up soon. My sister has been hounding me for the pics... LOL.. So I promise they will be up soon!! LOL
