Vacation Sewing Part 1

In August we are all heading to the cottage in NB. We'll be there for a week and I want some nice breathable, cute clothes for the girls. I don't want to pack a lot of separates. The perfect solution to this is Dana of MADE's awesome Summer Vacation Dress + 1 Shortie Pattern.

I'll admit I was pretty intimidated by the whole "make your own pattern' concept, but really, what's easier then raiding your husband's closet for a cotton tee (or in my case getting it on sale for $10 - I checked the thirft store and all the ones I liked had some gaudy logo or what not on the front), measuring the length you want it to be on your kid and then making a crotch? Easy Peasy right? :D

I will say that it definitely was. The one thing though that I'll do different next time though is probably only use a size L shirt, not an XL. I did about 11 rows of shirring and I steamed/ironed it to make it shrink up, but it still wish it was a bit less loose. I'm going to through it in the washer/dryer and see if that shrinks the elastic up a bit more.

Dontcha just love the pink crocs? She picked them out. Kate is quite the fashionita for a 1.5yr old

No more photos!! hah

Next up, using another one of Dana's tutorials to make a dress for Tasha out of an XL Men's button down shirt. This one I did cheat on, just a teeny bit.