It's been too long!

So, I finished a few projects! Finally, I know.

One of the projects was the skirt. Here is the book I found it in:

I made the "Yard Sale Skirt", which I believe gets it's name from the fact that the author must have gotten her fabric from a yard sale.

It was interesting to say the least. If you ever try it, or if I ever try it again, I will be making each panel at least 1 inch wider. The measurements given in the book don't correspond with the actual pattern pieces. I should have measured the pieces to make sure that the book was correct, but I'm an amateur.

So, my skirt has 8 panels, but my next skirt will only have 6 with an additional inch or so.

Here are the photos.

Before the skirt, I made this apron

It was from another book from the library. I had to move up the pocket, as I made the top too long. I still need to add the decorative buttons on top of where the straps attach to the "bib" part of the apron.

So....my next projects are a few "Daisy's" originals, adapted from many different ideas I've had and seen. A dress for my little sweet pea, a few baby gifts and a few additions to my etsy store.

Book update: I finished writing my storybook about Miss Daisy and her little friends. My novel is still one chapter away from being finished. I just am torn between the endings. I am looking for an illustrator or some ideas about how I can illustrate my storybook myself. I have a few ideas about what I want the pictures to look like.

And little miss Daisy herself is about to make her appearance. I am so excited!!!

On other notes, I have a few new ideas that I will be debuting on my site. Some sweet little treats for your little ones!

Designing...

So....Miss Daisy is about to appear! Just a few more minor tweaking and she'll be ready to unveil. Stay tuned.....

PS...I'll blog more in a bit..dinner is waiting...

Krystle

Skirt!!!!

So...I think I'm starting every post with so:)

So :)....Thursday I made an easy wrap around skirt from a book by Heather Ross. Well, it was a great pattern, really easy...but there was one problem. The sizing. She states that a large/xlarge wrap is for 31"-44"....quite a range, but it looked more hopeful for me than a small/medium ranging in 20"-30" :)

well....I put it on after finally finishing it after about 3 hours of work (with a variety of interruptions) and realized I couldn't wear it out:) Lol! So off to the fabric store to get more fabric on Friday night to put in two new panels on Saturday. Then I had to pick out the wasteband to re-sew and catch the folded under seems. And it is still sitting pinned on my kitchen/studio table. I'll let you know how it goes...and post a picture:) Should be done tomorrow!

And that book...it's coming....:)

Happy Week!

Oh Oh, Oh, Oh!

So today I decided to "whip up" a project I had seen in a book last night while I was reading through my stash of books from the library. I got some really great ideas by the way.

So, this simple project turned into a whole day stop and start project. I'll post photos of the finished product, but I was so frustrated that I didn't even think about doing it during the creation stage:)

The thing about patterns from books is that they sometimes don't give enough diagrams. Personally I think you need to have a diagram for every step. Needless to say, I won't be buying the book myself. But I do think that I will post my first tutorial about how to make an apron with a bib top. Yes, I said bib top. Bib top because I have no other words for what it looks like.

My tutorial will have detailed photos, steps and good measurements for height etc. The pocket is so low I can barely reach it...and attaching the bib to the bottom was just way to interesting and frustrating that I won't even comment. After re-reading the directions multiple times, I just did it my way. It looks good from the front....

Look for my tutorial...and just read it just so I feel good!

Cheers!