Peasant-Style Top/Dress

I made this "easy" simplicity pattern for this simple peasant-style dress which actually was so short on my girls based on the pattern sizing because they are much taller than the average 4 and 5-year-old.  So the purple piece became a top for the girls to wear with leggings and I lengthened the red and black one by 3 inches each piece in the skirt and ruffle and 1.5 inches in the bodice....I don't have a picture of Mackenzie wearing it, but it came out the perfect fit.  I need a new camera and some photography skills!  Help...

Circle Skirt

I'm in love with owls so I really wanted to try this fabric to make my first circle skirt.  It has a different type of elastic waistband that is a separate piece of material than the other elastic waistband skirts I have made.  I think it makes it look more finished and professional.  When I do this skirt again, I will lengthen it and make it more like a 50s style poodle skirt....without the "poodle"  The second picture of Mackenzie wearing the skirt unfortunately did not turn out too well.  But her hair looks good!

Scrub Top

 So I thought I would be brave and try sewing a scrub top.  Once I started, I found out it wasn't really a beginner project, but I stuck with it and finished it.  It actually came out really cute, except it was 2 sizes too big for me!!  I measured myself and cut the pattern exactly according to the directions.  I even triple checked it.  I was bummed because the fabric alone cost me over $20 and I ended up giving it away to someone who could wear it at work.  Love the style, but now I'm not sure what size to make :)

Simple Elastic Waistband Skirt

These skirts were so easy and simple to sew.  They are from Simplicity's Sew Simple Patters #1968.  It's nothing but a rectangle of fabric for the front and back sewn together with two side seams.  It has a 1-inch hem on the bottom with an elastic waistband pushed through a casing.  The ribbon trim is sewed onto the skirt and hidden in one of the side seams.  The bottom two skirts were a size 4 and are definitely shorter than the first three which are a size 5.  I love this simple skirt because you can change up the fabric and ribbon to make any color palette or theme you want!