Wildly Productive Day

Today I was having one of those “I just want to do something for me days.” I started by cleaning, so that I could enjoy the afternoon in my sparkling house. I made myself a great tortellini salad and I sewed. I drafted up a size 8 girls skirt pattern and made a cute little outfit.

Most recently, in the fashion sewing department, I’ve made boutique-y items to list on Etsy. I get my daughter (or her friends) to model and then get the outfit safely packed in a ziploc bag in the studio. Well, as you can imagine, she says “Now which one is mine?” …Well… Mommy was making these for Etsy. Yours is coming soon, I promise. Today was the day! Hooray! Just in time for spring. I found this extra great, wild Alexander Henry print at the fabric market and bought just enough for an entire ensemble. Of course, it needed pink polka dots, though. -Good news, the fabric market has those too.-

I still have some polka dot fabric left and I keep thinking it needs a matching purse… but really, what does an 7yo need with a purse? We’ll see. The headband is really accessory enough. The extra polka dot fabric is just calling me. “Jen, how about a coordinating peasant blouse???” Oh, we shall see, indeed.

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Now, let me share another tool with you from Heather Bailey’s March of the Tools. I recently purchased this ruffle/pleat foot for my sewing machine and I have to tell you: I have no idea how I’ve sewn for the past 15+ years without it. The best part is, Ebay has them for under $30. Let me show you what this contraption looks like:

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