This past August, I decided to make my sister's girls Scottish outfits. That ballooned into making shirts, shifts, kilts, hats, and the dresses, (apparently a dog's costume too.)
How do I do these things to myself? I actually was really disappointed about them because I was going use this adorable pattern that I had to make the dresses--
The one with the apron above. And it totally stunk because I don't read patterns and think through things first. Hence it is all the pattern's fault. Sigh. The dress is all together in one with the vest overtop. Since I wanted a plaid skirt and plain top, that obviously wouldn't work at all. Ruff. Then I had issues lenthening it. My issues, again--once I thought through it, I was banging my head going why didn't I realize that glaringly obvious mistake I made!!! Anyway, long story short, well not so short, I went back to my trusty Burda 9509 pattern and just made them with that. Her kids love them though, so it's okay. And I did make cute hats.
I mean seriously, those curls look perfectly adorable with that hat. They'd look adorable without it too, but that's beside the point.
I even convinced my sister to go to a Renaissance Faire with them at Thanksgiving Point. Only they got rained/snowed out. Sad.
The failed vest on their dog, Patsy. I think the goatee really sets off the whole outfit.
You can see the rest of her pictures here.
Long before that, I made "Heidi" dresses for my sister Kayli's girls last November. She took for...ev...errrrr to take pictures. But they are really cute and there is even a goat, so it's okay. Kayli said she wanted them kind of Sound-of-Music-curtainish so that was why I chose the fabric I did. I used, you guessed it, Burda 9509 for these dresses too.
Who would guess that a dirndl pattern would be my most used pattern to date?!?!? Not I. That's for sure. I used it to make the gnome costumes too.
Gnomes--I love those costumes.
See!! A goat!!!
To see even cuter photos of Talmage in lederhosen see my sister's blog here.
In other news, never, ever volunteer to teach an emergency preparedness class. Guess who just got a new calling?
3 comments:
Okay, you think you're hot stuff at sewing, but dude- guess who made Ethne's apron!! ME! That's right, now I take all the credit for everything.
j/k. THANK YOU THANK YOU for the adorable dresses!!
Can't wait to hear all about your new calling. If I was Wyatt, I would say, *sucker* right about now.
PS I have a very fun Friday planned--want to join me?
YEs! Look at all that talent. Go Kami!
And of COURSE you would get that newest calling. ; ) Congrats. You will do great! I remember how I thought there would be NO way I would love a calling like that. Now here I am missing it. lol.
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