"Ladybug Picnic"

"One, two, three..."

"...Four, five, six..."

"...Seven, eight, nine..."

"...Ten, eleven, twelve..."

"...And they all played games..."

"...At the ladybugs' picnic..."

Sentence of the Day- Issues

While on a car ride, this past weekend, Katy was playing and dressing her felt doll. While searching for, and not finding the doll's pants, Katy said, out loud, "Great! Now we've got an issue!"

Sewing Pattern Testing- Kikoi Patterns Reversible A Line Dress

Reversible A Line Dress- Main Fabric (Isn't that the most darling ballerina fabric from Robert Kaufman?)

Reversible A Line Dress- Accent Fabric

Guess what?!

For the first time, I got to test a sewing pattern for the talented Kikoi patterns! I've heard of fellow sewists doing this, but never had the opportunity... That is, until today! I was pretty psyched!

What is pattern testing, you ask? Well, basically, I get access to a specific sewing pattern before it is released to the public. Then, I go through it and give feedback to the creator (in this case, Kikoi patterns).

I got to test out the Reversible A Line Dress from Kikoi Patterns. This is a super-simple pattern that even a beginner seamstress can tackle and end up with a really nice end-product. I love that it's reversible (I've got a thing for reversible things!)! The pictures are easy to follow and this pattern doesn't require too many "extra" notions. Because this pattern is so simple, it's easy to embellish and make your own. I'll definitely be making this one, again... and again and again.

Thanks, Kikoi patterns, for giving me the opportunity to test out the Reversible A Line Dress pattern! I had a lot of fun!

**Look! Katy's famous!! She's featured on the pattern's etsy page.**

They're Not Babies, Anymore...

Savannah and Katy- practically babies-

August 28, 2011

Savannah and Katy are all grown up!

October 19, 2013

Quick Trip to Wilmington

 "This weekend, Mommy, Daddy and I took a quick trip to Wilmington, NC, to help our friends, the Woolards. 

They planted Venture Church there a little while ago and needed some help with set-up/break-down. They meet at a YMCA. (Ahhh- the joys of being a mobile church!)"

"On the long, four hour car ride to Wilimington, I caught up on my beauty sleep..."

"...drew a picture of Daddy..."

(How cute is this little drawing?! Pay special note to the spiky hair, mustache and beard)

"Once we got there and checked into our hotel, we took a little walk for some lunch and to stretch our legs. Well, Daddy stretched his legs and I 'rode on high.'"

"Best part of the whole weekend was getting to see my friend, Savannah! YAYAY!!"

"Vogue"

"...Strike a pose..."

"...Let your body move to the music (move to the music)..."

"...Come on, vogue..."

"...Let your body go with the flow (go with the flow)...

You know you can do it..."

Fall is here and with the cooler temperatures, we say good-bye to all of Lil' Miss' sundresses! Up until this point, I've shied away from sewing dresses and tops with sleeves because I've found them intimidating and above my level of sewing knowledge. Unless I want to give up sewing dresses for Katy until next Spring (and I don't), I need to figure out this whole sleeve thing...

I've done peasant dresses with some success but when I venture off and try to do sleeves on my own (without a pattern), that's when I get in trouble. So, I turned to Pinterest and found this little tutorial from the The Sewing Rabbit/Me Sew Crazy for a flower tunic.

Lil' Miss would wear a dress every day of the week, if I let her. So, instead of doing a tunic, I decided to lengthen the hem and create a dress, instead. The provided pattern is a size 3T and I sized it up a bit to fit my little 4T cutie. The provided tutorial doesn't mention a seam allowance, so I used 1/2" all around. Also, I added a long sash for the waist. Otherwise, the tutorial delivered and was clear to follow.

So, what do you think? I think Little Missy liked it from the looks of her "photo shoot." :-)

"Dancing in the Street"

"...All we need is music, sweet music..." 

"...There'll be music everywhere..."

"...There'll be swingin' swayin', and records playin,..."

"...Dancin' in the street..."

(The last picture is what Katy's ballet teacher calls her "cute face.")