I've not been sewing at all since I moved my sewing things into the main living area - too much going on, and once everyone is in bed I'm too.....ZZZZZzzzzzZZZ...... to do anything requiring the use of my brain ;)
Today I had the whole day tho, so I finally got down to it. I used a women's tank top that I picked up the other day - it's quite shimmery/metallic looking which doesn't really show all that well in the photo.
I used shirring on the tank top, after cutting the top straight off. I saved the straps and sewed them back on at the end. The tulle was just folded in half and then again lengthwise (4 layers) and then gathered along the folded edge, and sewn onto the bottom of the shirt. I used a zig zag stitch for that and sewed twice - no idea if it will hold long term tho - I've not used tulle this way before.
It's pretty tho, and my girls will love to dance in it :)
I'm trying to pair down my list of things I'm wanting to make to something in the realm of reasonable ;)
I'm not having much luck tho ;)
The problem with Christmas, is that in my attempt to keep it from turning into a greedy consumer fest, I end up burning out trying to make everything. Every year we are scaling back a little more - but I'm also trying to make sure the kids experience is a magical one. Now if I could just start crafting earlier in the year - but there is something in me that just isn't the least bit interested in crafting for Christmas until November. Before then it's just too much for me to wait to give it to them I think ;) I do love making gifts.
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