Monday, 19 April 2010

Lilly's Insa

Today's sewing effort.

 
Lilly came home from school crying.
The skirt brightened her up.

 
I used a corduroy print I found in an Op-shop in Pt Pirie.
The pink is a voile I bought in a Crafty Mama's special buy.
The ric-rac was bought at the Gladstone Op-shop.
I did add the elastic gathering to the outer skirt this time.
I almost unpicked it. I'm not that keen on it being in the panels
I may try it on the side seams with Fern's.

I'm really impressed with Sewing Clothes Kids Love .
The instructions are clear and easy to follow.
There are lots of tips on how to sew a quality garment and many ideas for embellishing.

I'm determined to sew, knit, crochet and weave down the stash this year.

4 comments:

Kate said...

Your Insa is gorgeous! I love seeing how everybody interprets it so differently. Your kids are pretty cute too.

michal said...

I love the way the skirt turned out! and I share your opinion regarding the book! I love to see your work, and this one is no exception!

Helen said...

Very cute. I love the contrasting fabric textures.

Home's Jewels said...

I just read your intro on sewingcircle.com and had to befriend you because you have seven children and so do I! Glad to see you there.