So-So, Sew-Sew

For Christmas, Kylene (Seth's mom) gave me a Sewing Machine. I think maybe she was sick of me always begging her to sew this or that for me. LOL!

Anyway, then Seth's Great Auntie Annie-Mart came to visit and in just a couple hours, taught me how to use my sewing machine! The woman is a GENIUS seamstress and has been teaching lessons for about 50 years now....

I haven't sewn a whole lot yet, but I'm getting there. I think every (Girl) birthday party we've been to in the past 6 months, the birthday child has gotten a home-made gift cuz I keep thinking I'm so great at this! hahaha--- SORRY Birthday Kids!

Anyway, here are my sewing projects so far:

1st thing I sewed: Zeegan's Easter Dress (and matching ballet slippers that wouldn't stay on cuz I made them too small)!

Then I made about 10 of these little shirts
(Birthday Gifts! lol. We had 4 little girl birthday parties in a row one week!)

This little shirt was actually copied (without a pattern, mind you!) after the little striped shirt pictured below; that I found online, fell in love with, and then saw the $65 (!) price tag...

Here's another one of those little shirts...

Then most recently I attempted to make a princess dress. Zeegan has a new little friend ("C") here in Texas who loves princesses almost as much as Zee does! C is especially fond of Snow White! So when we got invited to C's birthday party and found out she doesn't have a Snow White dress yet, we decided to get her one. But when I searched our local stores, I couldn't find any Snow White dresses. So I decided to make one and if it didn't turn out we'd go buy C a last minute baby-doll or something!
I think it turned out pretty cute though!

 I once more didn't have a pattern, so I tried just making one up as I went. But the first time I finished the dress and tried it on ZZ it wouldn't close in the back! Since ZZ and C are about the same size I knew that wouldn't do. So I added a large velcro inner panel and made it a lace up back (that button-hole function got put to good use Auntie Annie-Mart!). Now maybe it will fit for a long time cuz the laces can be loosened as C grows bigger.

 The skirt fell a little flat, so I copied the inner slip I made for ZZ's Easter dress and made one for the inside of the snow white dress. Then I just sewed it in.

 Honestly, on the inside I think the dress looks a little messy, but on the outside, especially on C; It turned out pretty dang cute if I do say so myself!

P.S- Notice the sleeves! I really shouldn't be tooting my own horn here, but I'm really excited... Those are the first sleeves I've ever attempted--- and I even did them without a pattern!
P.S.S- A little more Horn-tooting here; I took these pictures. Aren't they cute?! I think it's just cuz C is so cute, but I'm still excited with how they turned out  :)
P.S.S.S- Kylene just came to town for Rocco' birthday (post coming soon, I swear!), and while here she got me a Surger!!!! Get ready for some really awesome projects! (once I get me some patterns! cuz it's really hard sewing without a pattern... lol.)