tickled pink

I don't sew for myself much.

Partly cause it's a whole lot more fun to sew for my kiddos

but

mostly because

pretty much every thing I've ever made

for myself

is

well

hideous.

Except my skirt.

I made a skirt for Easter last year

and it turned out okay...

I figured out that part of my problem

was the pattern.

If I have to try on a kazillion shirts to find one that fits properly

why on earth should I assume

1 pattern

will fit me right??

So

I took a shirt I already own that I like the fit of

and made a pattern.

Just like I do for the girls

only

bigger.

I used some polka dot fabric I got off of Walmart's $1.50/yard table

to make a muslin.

Not surprisingly

I had to tweak my pattern a bit

and I learned I need to stretch my 'collar' a bit on the curves,

but still

the shirt is wearable.

I'm still geeking out about it!

(and dizzying polka dots aside - it's actually kinda cute)

Then I took a very large pair of pants

($ .50 at Salvation Army - oh yeah!)

took them apart

and re-made them into a pair of crop pants

that fit pretty darn good.

Complete with an invisible zipper!

I'm still geekin' out about that, too.

I bought the pants

thinking I would, of course, use them for the girls

but then I thought,

"How often will I find something I can re-make for me??"

and so I did...

And this morning,

I used real store bought fabric - on sale for $3.95/yd

and made another shirt for myself.

And it turned out pretty near perfect.

Of course

I had to make matching dresses for the girls, too...

many thanks to my little photographer

You got potential, Girl.