I did the scarf square top last night! Before I got it hemmed up, which it needs to be around the neck, arms and hem... I asked Maddy to try it on. She grabbed the new matching skirt too, so we've got a whole outfit to show you! Except for the shoes... But it's a given she'll be wearing some.
She struggled with the belt because it's too long and I loved the expression on her face.
BUT... here we are and there it is. It looks pretty good! Immediately following the mini fashion show, she insisted that I at least finish the hemming around the neck and arms so she could wear the top today for the town festival happenings. I did a quick job of it without getting rid of raw edges. I'll come back to that later I guess... or serge them sometime soon. The fabric frays a bit.
Not sure if I'd ever mentioned this, probably did, so indulge me. When I was in college and my two sisters up and married and moved out within a month of each other, taking all their clothes with them... I was desperate for some clothes to fill my wardrobe! So every day after classes, I'd stop at So-Fro fabrics and pick up a yard of something interesting and sometimes a pattern. And every night whipped up a new top to wear the next day to school. STUDY?!!! As a FRESHMAN??! nah.... I knew it all! or at least I thought so. I studied in the school restaurant between classes over a bagel with too much cream cheese.
My secret to sewing so many tops quickly, was that I was skinny and could tuck them in. I didn't have to mess with the hems!
Ah the good ol' days! When hems were optional...
10 comments:
Maddy's outfit looks great!
I can't even remember the last time I tucked in a top.
At my age, tucking is punishable by death!lol
I think Maddy needs to start learning the fine art of hemming. This will give you more time for creating!
I LOVE that outfit! It looks great!
I remember skinny days, too!
The outfit is cute on her.
Way too cute!!!
Ah I remember those college days too. The cream cheese and bagel part not the too skinny part.....
As for hems, I would just do a nice surge one. Anything else might be too bulky.
That is sew impressive that that you would sew a new shirt everyday after school. I won't tell about the hems if you don't!
Maddy looks really cute in this outfit!
Your girls are lucky to have such a talented momma! :-) Looks great!
So cute! I've been hearing my sewing machine calling my name lately!
Oh my goodness. I did that sew an outfit a night the first 2 weeks of my senior year in high school. LOL! And no one had moved out on me.
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