Winter Pajamas

Baby, it's gettin' cold outside!

The nights have been chilly in these here parts. And the daytime weather seems to have taken a turn today as well.  I can't stand the thought of my babies being cold.  So in anticipation, I have begun making the girls' winter pajamas.

PRP: Signature Week: Extreme Twirl

A lot of thought went into this week.  Signature style.  For me, that's classic, party dress, and fancy.

Well, that's NOT the girls' styles.

Then it hit me.  I shouldn't make MY signature style.  I need to make THEIR signature styles.

They both like "tutus" and t-shirts. Madeleine is sweet and stylish. 

Ali is loud and rambunctious. 

They each received a circle skirt for optimum twirling but in fabrics they picked out.

Ali choose a wild rainbow animal print denim fabric and Madeleine picked a pretty cherry cotton.

PRP Favorite Vacation: Bavaria

This week's Project Run and Play theme is Spring Break. 

The goal is to create an outfit inspired by your favorite vacation spot.

Oh my!  This was an easy decision.  Bavaria, of course!

We lived in Italy for 2.5 years and made more trips to Munich/Bavaria than any other place.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our travels. 

They make me happy and bring back so many great memories.

Lace Sewing Series with Sewing Mama RaeAnna

Several weeks ago during a lull in the dinner conversation, I started thinking about what to do with the lace that has been sitting patiently in my crap room.  Literally two hours after that conversation with myself, I received an email from Sewing Mama RaeAnna asking if I would want to be apart if a lace sewing series. She was reading my mind, right? Such a wild coincidence!
Without further ado, thank you Sewing Mama RaeAnna and Sew Very for the invitation! I am truly excited to be apart of this series!

You can also enter the Snowflakes and Lace linky party!

Today, I am sharing a simple yet exciting t-shirt dress and a free ballet slipper applique design. 

Sewing Mama RaeAnna Cupcake Top Take 2

A mere two days ago, I blogged about Sewing Mama RaeAnna's new pattern-the Cupcake Top. If you'd like to purchase the pattern, you can do so HERE. I recommend you DO buy the pattern!

Last night, I sewed up two more shirts. I'm not one to have my girls match, but this top is the exception.  Love this pattern and the girls love their shirts!
This time, I used the neck binding length as the pattern indicates for each size and they both came out perfect.

The girls are great at posing individually, but together, they give me a run for my money.

Enjoy!

Sewing Mama RaeAnna Cupcake Top

Thought I'd blast you with cuteness before introducing the new Cupcake Top by Sewing Mama RaeAnna.  Also check out her Facebook page to keep up to date with all of her awesomeness!

Ok, so I really love this top.  It took about two hours from cut to finish.  I really should jot down the times I sew to give more accurate estimates, but two hours sounds appropriate.  

All the ruffles are optional, making the Cupcake Top gender neutral.