Sewing Up A Storm!

A friend of mine called me up the other day and told me that while she was cleaning out her garage over the weekend she had come across a large box as well as a garbage bag full of fabric.  She wanted to give it to me in hope that I could use it for the doll clothes I make and sell.  Of course I accepted her offer and it was quite a bonanza!  Thank you so much my dear friend!! 

There is more than just fabric for doll clothes, but yards of fabric to make summer pajamas and sundresses for my girls.  Plus there was a big bag of lace trims too.  I am absolutely thrilled. 

Today I made my oldest daughter a two piece set of seer sucker pajamas.  I haven’t sewn for my girls before.  I’ve always wanted to but haven’t had the time.  The pajamas turned out so cute and when I gave them to her today after school she was thrilled.  I plan to make her another set.  She has outgrown and passed along all her summer pajamas to her little sister so she is in need right now. 

After sewing the pajamas I cut out a sundress for her and found I have enough of that particular piece of fabric to make another one for my youngest.  They are actually excited about having matching sundresses.  Lucky me! 

The patterns I selected are very simple and were inexpensive at $3.99 each.  I bought two.  A lot of patterns run upwards of $9.98 to 12.98 but I steer clear of those.  I purchase patterns when they go on sale and they are usually ones that have multiple items or variations of an item so I can get a lot of mileage out of them.

Pajamas are a great way to get started sewing for children.  So now I feel warmed up and ready to tackle something a little more challenging.  The sundresses will be fun to make and if I make two of them my final cost will be $2 each for two dresses.  If I make four then they’ll only be $1 each.  Pretty affordable! 

Our Walmart has a fabric section and they also have a big bargain bin where you can purchase fabric for as little as $1.50 a yard.  I may be checking that out in the not too distant future for ideas of things to make for my girls.  Hmmm…my friend just may have created a monster. J