I bought this fabric a year or two ago from Chez Ami. I love that it coordinates, but not overly so.
Sorry- the first pic is a bit grainy as it's a phone pic. It's my favorite of the bunch though with her smile- she'd just gotten the matchy doll dress/tunic. I made the leggings later to go with. She has a white shirt underneath...too cold in MN for short sleeves this time of year!
I had seen a Hello Kitty dress at Target with the ruched elastic waist and the kimono-like sleeve (not set-in). I decided I wanted to try it out and it worked pretty well!
Next time I'd lower the sleeve a little more, and give a bit more ease in the elastic. I tend to cinch things up a bit much as I don't want it floppy. It fits fine now, but I'm thinking it will be too small next year and I like things to fit for a long time!
I made the leggings slightly cropped like her Lands End ones. I made them with plenty of growing room too...I don't know why as she tends to wear the knees out in a year of regular wear.
My serger sure speeds things along for me! I cut and sewed this dress, the leggings and the doll outfit in an evening with interruptions- not too shabby! Now a coverstitch...that's my next wishlisted item to save up for. Nothing could stop me then!
I whipped up another 4 pairs of the same style of leggings. These ones are full length or more. The brown and pink are cotton/lycra, the grey is mostly bamboo with cotton and lycra (so soft...almost pj-like as leggings, actually) and the white is a thinner c/l. Not the most practical, but they're meant for under skirts. They have a bit of ruching at the side and a double lace hem. I'll be getting an outfit shot of a skirt I made for her sometime here and will get a closeup of that pair.
As you can see, the grey and white have lots of growing room, but since they're tighter leggings, they tend to pool about the ankles and aren't in the way.
I made J a quick headband to keep his ears warm on his route after measuring mine. This was a tester one...I'll need to get a little black fleece so the gals at the post office and the kids in the hallway here stop teasing him about his dogpaw 'hat' that's missing it's top, lol! His fault for losing his old one! :D
Another thing we've started lately is making our own yogurt! It's soooo good!
Ours takes a little longer to heat and cool. We also wrapped it last time in the oven with the heating pad (heated, then unplugged) and a rice bag. Seemed to come out the same though. It's a wee bit runny for our 'greek' yogurt, but still thicker than regular. We strained it to thicken it up a bit more and are messing with the temps and whatnot a bit to get the perfect batch. Someone mentioned a bit of dried milk powder so we might try that too. At any rate- the recipe is delicious as is! We drizzle a little honey or caramel on it to sweeten it at times for a little dessert. Or add fruit for lunch. It's good alone too- never thought I'd say that about yogurt!
I'm making another batch today...it goes quick here!
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