Sewing Again!

I finished sewing my first pillowcase dress today during Isabelle's naptime.  It was so much fun to sew something for her to wear and much easier than I thought it would be.  I've wanted to make one of these dresses for quite some time, so I went to Juanita's house yesterday so that she could teach me how to make one.  I wanted something cute and fun.  Here's how it came out:

Of course anything that looks adorable on a hanger looks even more adorable on a toddler, so here's Izzy modeling her new dress.

Isabelle is saying "Daaaaddyyyyy."  I guess she thinks he's hiding out behind the bushes. 

A coordinating black pinwheel bow is definitely in the works.  In fact, it's halfway finished, but the smaller ribbon for the center is MIA.  A certain adorable little toddler was playing with it yesterday, so today it is nowhere to be found.  I get my bow making instructions from a website Maggie showed me, Girly Things.  I hear you can also find good instructions on youtube.  And some websites are even sweet enough to charge you for bow making instructions.  That's why I like the Girly Things site.

Last week, my friend Jo helped me finish up my quilt.  We made the quilt sandwich a few months ago, so last week she taught me how to do the quilt binding.  It needs to be finished by hand, so it's taking me a bit longer to do.  I've actually enjoyed sewing it by hand, and about 1/4 of the binding is now complete.  Here's what the quilt looks like:

The sewing projects have definitely been fun.  They've also been a challenge and even a headache at times, but it's fun to feel so domestic and creative, two things I really am not!  That's why it's great to have friends who not only sew, but are willing to take the time to teach me how to complete these projects.  It keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.  When it comes to homemaking, I'm definitely less of a seamstress and more of a cook or baker.