Crochet Edge Skirt

Hello!!! I am still here.
I have been sewing quite a bit over the past weeks, but do not always feel like taking and editing the pictures.
Today, I just want to show a few pictures of a new set of skirts I made for the girls. They are made from pinwheel corduroy that I found in my stash.
The things, that are different and special about these skirts are the exposed zipper and crochet border around the bottom edge.

I purchased the zippers here. They have a ton of different colors and shipping took only about 10 days. Considering the store is located in Hong Kong, not too bad.

The edge is two rows of single crochet stitches. To get a row of loops to start with, I simply used embroidery thread and used a running stitch all the way around. I made sure to make it rather loose, so it wouldn't bunch up later. The fluffy yarn was left over from these Hello Kitty hats.

Hello Kitty Hat

Hello and Happy New Year!
It has been a while. Also, there has not been much sewing going on over the past two months. But, I did get my machine serviced. So, it's all ready for me, whenever I find the time.

I have been sitting at Gymnastics classes a lot lately: 1.5 hours at a time;

w-a-i-t-i-n-g.

So, I needed something to do. New hats for the girls it was.

Anika requested a Hello Kitty hat. Here it is. It's super soft and warm, as I lined it with fleece. The white is a cotton blend and the pink a super soft baby yarn. The Kitty's eyes and nose are cut from woolfelt and stitched on to the hat.

Number 2 will get started tonight. Kordula said, she wanted an Angry Bird hat.... Uhm, I don't think so.... ;-)

Scirocco Dress by Figgy

I have had this gorgeous fabric from Westfalenstoffe forever. And now, I finally found the perfect pattern to use it for. Figgy's Scirocco Dress pattern.

Although, it takes some time, I loved putting these two dresses together. They came out perfectly. I used size 6/7 and would say the pattern is true to size. The girls are 5 and usually wear a size 6/6X.

I only had one yard of each of the fabrics and was a bit short to make each dress of just one print. So, I decided to make the middle ruffle layer with a red/white chevron print from Riley Blake.

I love the back!

The girls were in posing mood, when they got to wear the dresses this past weekend. It was such a nice day for the area we live. Unfortunately, today we are down to the low 30s.

Just a shot of the fronts. The pattern is really well made, everything fit together perfectly! No puckering, or anything.

Soon I will share some pics of winter outfits, I have made. Have a great week!