Sometimes I feel like such a sewing fake. Anyone with me here? Like, you know you should pre-wash and iron your fabric, you know you should have measured that waist line, or figured out what the heck "stitch in the ditch" means but darn it, you just wanna get this project {that looked so much better in your head} done so you can move on with life!
I find that I get started with some projects and I just get so frustrated with a broken needle or what-not that I end up trying to fudge my way through. I finish, snap some pics, and sometimes that dumb old shirt never gets worn again because I didn't take the time to sew it right in the first place.
Tell me I'm not the only one!
Oh good. ;)
This bad habit of mine has made me resolve to do better, so for the last few projects, I've been trying to taking the time to do things right. To sew carefully, to measure, to iron {that blasted iron} and to make sure that my poor mush-pot-up-at-3am-with-a-sick-baby-brain understands the sewing instructions clearly. I feel like it's starting to pay off and although I'm not cranking out projects up the wazoo, I have the satisfaction of knowing that things are done right and that the quality will last for more than one week.:)
So I guess you could say that's my signature style right now. And it's what inspired this look for Lila for Project Run & Plays final challenge. Doing it right. The first time, that is. And using knit. Because I seriously love sewing with knit. And this little girl likes wearing knit. Win win....win. :)
All of the items that I sewed this time around were from self-drafted patterns based on Lou's measurements.
We'll start at the bottom. Lace leggings {fabric from Joanns}
And Lila's favorite gold shoes. This girl is such a little diva. :)
The skirt is just a basic circle skirt with a covered waistband.
Perfect for twirling.
Circle skirt tutorials are everywhere and they're super fun to make.
And my favorite part, a little yellow ruffled jacket {fabric from Joanns}
The fabric for this is just a knit interlock, but it's super soft, which makes it perfect for this chilly fall weather we're having around here.
and it has a hooting surprise inside. {owl fabric from Hobby Lobby}
And now I'm off to go and try to apply my new "take time to do it right" motto elsewhere in my life....I'll start with cooking. I'm sure Superman will be happy to read that. He's probably breathing a sigh of relief that he won't come home to anymore burnt meals...at least for a little while. :)
Thanks for reading!
