Little Girls Big Style

I am so excited that my husband gave me this book for Christmas.  I have been drooling over it ever since I saw it in a blog tour giveaway.  I didn't win the book, so my kind-hearted husband bought it for me instead at Hobby Lobby (and used a 40% coupon of course).  Unfortunately all the blog giveaways for this book are closed, but you can still read interviews and inspirations from the author, Mary Abreu.  Check out Mary's blog too.  She is a talented lady.

The book features 4 basic parts of clothing.

basic bodice

peasant top/dress

pants

skirts 

The variations that can be made with these four sections are amazing.  I can't wait to make some for Little K.  She is going to be sassin' around in style.  Here are a couple of my favorites.

Classic No-Hem Peasant Dress

Twirly Girly Skirt

I love this book!

Craft Aprons

These craft aprons are fun and flirty.  My sister in law is a teacher and uses one every day to keep track of keys, markers, and anything else she needs at her fingertips. 

I use one when I am crafting to keep my scissors, rotary cutter, markers and all sorts of things.  I am always misplacing things when I sew.  This handy little apron keeps me organized! 

Monkey Pajamas

I tried making my monkey a pair of pajamas.   I haven't worked with knits since I was a 4-H kid and my mom would "chain" me to the machine and make me sew.

 Thank heaven for ball point needles

 and differential feed. 

What a difference it made when serging the edges.  I'm still using the good ol' bernette funlock.  I love this machine!

The easiest part for me was adding the ribbing on the legs because I've done it so many times when making our Busy Bee bibs.  I didn't take time to match the stripes on this pair.  I only cut out the bottoms so I could see if the size worked for her.    

Too big!  I'll try a smaller size.

She just had to pull them up as far as she could!

 I'll put them in the closet for a couple of years.