KCWC Day #2

Friends, yesterday was a success.  First I finished my homework.  The green gingham shirt dress/tunic was completed.  It fits!  Yeah it's short, and kind of a pain that through the summer she'd need to pair it with leggings, but come on, it's cute, right?!

Ruby was a fan, so I guess that's all that matters.  She picked it to wear to school today, so that's a success around here!!

As soon as the shirt dress was finished, I had to get started on Tuesday's items.  First on the list was a red-thread mini skirt.  Liz recent use of this fabric gave me the idea of making a skirt for my girls so that we can one day do a matching mother daughter outfit day!  I never thought I'd see the day I wanted to do that.  It must be a sure sign that I'm officially getting old :)

Super simple pattern.  It's basically flawless.  I thought the fabric had enough going on, so I opted to leave the pockets off.  Doing it that way, this is probably about a 1.5 hour skirt.  Awesome!!

Please don't judge me.  Despite my very best efforts, I could not get the pink line to line-up from front to back.  The back piece is a straight cut, but the front piece is an angled cut.  I was at a loss, though I did valiantly try!!

Then, before calling it quits for the day, once I had all my babes settled in bed, I ran out, once more to the sewing garage and finished this Popover sundress that I had started right as they were getting home from school.

For some reason I ended up needing to gather the top of the dress a little bit, to make the front facing piece fit.  In the end, I liked that little detail.

I used pre-made bias tape to save time.  It's a little thin.  Let's hope it can hold up to the wear and tear of the summer.  This is such an amazing free pattern.  If you haven't made your little girl a Popover sundress, you really should.  It too takes about 1.5 hours to make.  That's my kind of project.

For day three, I have two new items on my list.  First up, I want to try the Elsie Marley tutorial for knotted shorts.  After that, I'm thinking of going for a stripe pieced tank dress.  Something along these lines...

And in case you're wondering if I'm getting tired of sewing yet, the answer is yes, yes I am.  But just a little bit.  Not enough to quit :)  I'm committed at least to see this through Thursday.  Friday I'm subbing, and who knows what will happen over the weekend.  Two days down, and at least two more to go!!