
Simple peasant top from Japanese kids’ clothes book. Crisp striped cotton and a little red riding hood trim. Perfect for my girl. It does look to red, white, and blue-ish with that skort. Next time, it will be plain khaki shorts. Easy to sew but I just wish that I have a serger to finish all those ugly edges. I’ve been eye-ing Singer Tiny Sergers on Ebay. Is it a good tryout for a serger? I don’t want to invest in an expensive one yet.
Do you spot that white sandals? It’s a new purchase from Goodwill. Totally new! I just found that particular Goodwill store. It seems that they received unsold things from Target because I recognized some of the merchandise. I found a diaper swimsuit for a fraction of the price they sell at Target, also completely new. I think for baby clothing it’s ok to go there since she will only use it for a few months. I never score any vintage linens, though.
Now on to my plans. The summer quilt for the Four Seasons Quilt Swap is almost finished. Right now I’m doing some hand quilting with perle cotton in addition to the machine quilting. Then sew on some binding and hanging sleeve and I’m done. Another thing to sew this week is the Bubble Dress. There’s a birthday party this weekend and I want Abby to wear something handmade.
Week 9 of the star quilt along is done a few weeks ago, but week 8 is still not made yet. That is for next week, together with the setting blocks. I think I only like the sewing and pressing part. I hate cutting with rotary cutter! Align the selvedge and straighten the edges. A few simple words but really hard to do. Just how do you align 5 yards of fabric so it’s completely straight? Cutting with patterns and pins is easier. So today’s plan is to cut some Katie Jump Rope for the dress. It’s being used here for curtains and it’s also lovely for a dress.
What’s on your sewing plans?