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I woke up today and I really really wanted to sew something. So I did. I had some floral linen that I really wanted to use to make a top for J. Plus I had just downloaded the free Party Dress pattern that you get when you sign up for the Cottage Mama newsletter, so it was a match made in heaven. I worked on it all morning and besides feeding and (kind of) supervising my child I did nothing else. Good thing J was willing to comply. She was pretty happy to play alone this morning. The morning did not go by completely without incident however. I won't go into the messy details but, it involved a dirty diaper and a curious toddler. I didn't change it fast enough for her so she took matters into her own hands, literally.
I learned my lesson and put it away until nap time. Overall this was a pretty easy and fast top to sew. The pattern is great and you can't beat free! I sewed up the 18 month size which a little roomy on J. But that is fine with me because she won't grow out of it too soon.
This afternoon we did a little photo shoot.
I made a few small alterations to the original pattern. I shortened the bodice by about 1/2 an inch and I shortened the skirt so it was tunic length. I also knew that I wanted to make the tunic shorter in front and longer in the back, just to make it more interesting.
I really love the hi lo tops that you can find everywhere in women's clothing stores. I haven't seen a toddler hi lo top, and that's a shame because I think they are cute on little girls.
I found four big brown buttons in my stash that worked perfectly. I got hundreds, literally hundreds, of buttons from my grandma for Christmas because she just doesn't sew like she used to. I was so excited! I haven't had to buy buttons for months.
After about 15 minutes Jane started to lose interest...
So we decided to go inside. I even bribed her with pound cake hence the mid-chew picture below.
In the end J won and the photo shoot was abandoned for toys.
At least she looks cute and stylish while she's wheeling that cart around.
I got the fabric from JoAnns and I might need to buy some more for myself. I think this would look great in a peplum top for me. Mother daughter matching shirts! Yes!
In other news we bought a house. We close at the end of May and we are so freakin' excited! Have an awesome weekend and happy sewing!
