It’s day #8 of Brad being gone, and I can proudly say I survived. He’s currently in the air on his way back from the mission trip to Mazatlan, Mexico. It’s been interesting at time, but I and all three kids still seems to have come out of it unscathed. I’m thinking it’s going to be pretty close as to whether Jilly or I will be more excited to have Brad back – man, does that girl love her daddy!!
Faced with the daunting task of 8 days being a single parent (I’m not cut out for single parenthood!), I knew I needed something to make me look forward to his time away. I decided a sewing project would do the trick. There are so many cute clothes out there that I could never dream of affording for Jilly and Laurel. I was curious to see what I could do with a sewing machine, a pattern, and some fabric. I went out before he headed out of town and picked up what I needed and although it about drove me nuts, I waited for him to be gone before diving in.
Here is the result of my attempt:
I learned a LOT! And, I still need to go back and fix a couple things. Overall though I was pretty excited about how it turned out. Best yet, my highly opinionated about her clothing two year old was excited and willing to wear it. Now if I could just get her to stop calling the pants her pajama pants . . . 🙂
I hope later this week to make another top to go with the pants – I hate when pants only go with one thing! I have to wait for my mom to get here though to give me a hand and share some of her sewing knowledge. I’m super excited though!
An etsy page has crossed my mind, but I’m not sure at this point. I feel like I still have so much to learn and am having fun making stuff for my own kids to enjoy wearing. But who knows . . .
Ten Ticklish Toes 
Cute clothes, Andrea. You do beautiful work. Must feel good to see the finished project.
Sharon
Sharon,
Thanks so much! It is fun to see the finished project! I’m already busy working on the next thing and was able to learn a lot from my mom while she was here for a few days!
-andrea