For my niece Kennedy

butterfly kids purse
My niece asked me to make a purse for her(a few months ago actually). For her birthday I whipped up this cute, purple, butterfly purse. I used the camera bag pattern (Simplicity 4391 G)and enlarged the pattern 25%..making the perfect sized kids purse. It has a Velcro close.
I made the butterfly.. using freezer paper to make the pattern and clear thread to stitch over all the seams. The last bit was to hand-stitch her name.

A little summer sewing :-)

Mommy-made:
My daughter, Riley, has had a huge growth spurt! She's grown out of most of her clothes. I recently bought her and Liam new tennis shoes. I bought a summer dress and some other clothes..But it gets alittle bit expensive so I've been 'Maria Vontrap' this summer...making play clothes(but not out of my curtains). Last year Joannes fabric shop had a $1 pattern sale. I bought 20 (plus) patterns. Handbag patterns, halloween costumes, clothing patterns for me and Riley, PJ patterns for Liam and Ri.
Soooooooooo
I made these shorts. It was the simplist shorts pattern: 2 pattern pieces doubled and elastic for the waist. I bought a plain purple Tshirt and sewed a ruffle to make it a matching outfit. The whole outfit cost me $2.50(the price of the Tshirt) and a little of my time. I used fabric I've had for a few years.

I made a second pair of shorts with the same pattern in a blue batik fabric.
She still likes mommy-made things. Liam said last year, "why cant I get a store bought ..." (heavy sigh..)

After I made these, Riley said that she wants a sewing kit to make her own shorts..