My two older kids like to sew. They don’t get to nearly as often as they’d like though – they still need a lot of help from me. My daughter wanted to make her Easter outfit and she had been bugging to make this skirt, so we made the skirt and designed a shirt to go with it. I did the cutting out (the skirt pattern is a little tricky and we were sizing it way down since it’s an adult pattern). The shirt body is modeled after a shirt that currently fits her – I laid the shirt on the fabric and cut two pieces a little big to allow for seams. The bottom ruffle is a long strip – about twice the circumference of the bottom of the shirt. The sleeve caps are stretched out “D” shapes.
Sewing up the shirt was actually quite easy and my daughter was able to do most of it herself. I helped with the pinning and gathering and then I used my serger to do a rolled hem on the sleeves and ruffle.
The skirt was a bit trickier. She sewed some of the ruffles on and then I finished it up. She loved it so much that she wants to make one for her cousin (shhh, don’t tell 😉 ).
All those ruffles make it super fun to wear! Have you made anything with your kids lately?
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