Summer Munchkin Dress

I love this simple summer dress for my little munchkin. She is so cute! It's nice because the straps are the binding extended from the dress. Very simple and versatile.

To make:

1. Using a dress of your daughter's now, cut an identical front and back piece.

2. Cut about 2 inches down in the middle of the back piece (at the top).

3. With right sides together, sew the sides of the dresses together.

4. Fold up twice on the bottom and hem.

5. With store-bought or home-made binding (I made mine), sew onto just the top edge of the front and back. On the back you'll have to make it go around the 2 inch slit you cut.

6. Begin the binding in the armpit of one side and begin to hem onto the fabric. Using a current dress, decide how long to make the shoulders of the dress, hem just the binding, and then join it back onto the back side of the dress to finish. Repeat on other side.

7. Secure the slit on the back by using a snap. (You could do a button or a button and elastic)

**If any of this doesn't make sense, let me know. I want to make another one of these, so I will be able to make a more detailed tutorial. Sorry this one wasn't.

Best Brunch Ever! And 4 Matching Aprons

What a good weekend I've had. Yesterday morning began with a brunch with some of my favorite people. As I've lived here in California, I've been serving in my church as the women's organization president (aka Relief Society Pres), but have been recently replaced in that positiong. It was an amazing opportunity. Together with these ladies it was all made possible. One of them hosted a brunch, gave us invitations, and had the cutest place settings ever!

She served mini poppyseed muffins, fruit, and the best quiche I've ever had. I've never been a quiche person, but this was REALLY good. I need to get the recipe.

I surprised them with aprons. These are the promised matching dishtowel aprons that have been sitting in the to-do pile. I buckled down and made them Friday night and Saturday morning. Finishing just in time. I love making things for other people and I think they turned out pretty cute.

There are so many things you can do with a dish towel!

P.S. I love the prego bellies with aprons. So cute.

Infinity Scarf

This is an awesome scarf! I'm excited to make more of these all different colors and varieties. They are so light and useful for spring, fall, and winter. You could cut them wider to make a thicker scarf or longer to be able to double around your neck. There are so many variations you could do. I'm ready to experiment. I found this idea at Meet Virginia. I love how colorful and bright they are!

The Jean Apron Tutorial

This is the tutorial that was featured on Ashley's Simply Designing. Thanks for the spotlight!

Here's the JEAN APRON tutorial. {this would be so cute in a darker wash as well!}

I have decided that I really really like this apron. It was fun, easy to make, and feels like I could smear dirt on it and not have to worry about it. The other thing I love...big pockets. These were my husbands old jeans and I've decided I love guy pockets.

What you need:

Some old jeans - preferably ones bigger than you normally wear

Scissors

Other fabric (for neck and waist ties) - two 4"x44" pieces & two 3 1/2"x44" pieces

Guest Posting at Simply Designing

Hey everyone!  I'm really excited to be guest posting over at Ashley's newly made-over blog Simply Designing.  She has some fun things going on.  Check out my Jean Apron tutorial HERE and let me know what you think.

Sissy's Pillows

First up - I finally filled my "Tutorials" page and have added "My Aprons" page. Check it out!

And next - pillows are so fun and fast to make! I love that you can be really creative in such different ways on a small scale. My sisters's birthday was the end of March and I've now finished the promised pillows. Her decorating colors are, you guessed it, brown, green, and orange. Hope you like them, Sissy! They are headed your way.

Men's Dress Shirt to MY SHIRT!

So today has been so much fun! We played at the park, went to the library, made some good food, and {so exciting} finally made my own shirt.

I had seen the tutorial from Made for a little girl's shirt dress and have been saving some dress shirts. However, when I looked at them today they spoke to ME instead.

This is what it looked like before:

And after:

Aahh! I'm so excited. I'm still wearing it right now and I'll probably wear it tomorrow. It's just too cute. I can't wait to get my hands on the other shirts I saved. You could add ruffles and flowers and ribbons and wow, the possibilities are endless. {yes, I'm having fun}

In case you want to know how to make one yourself, I have a tutorial for you.