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
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