Twinkle Toes and Company

It's been hot here in the Pacific Northwest.  Because we're still in Phase 1 of house arrest  ahem I mean quarantine, we can't head to the pool and shouldn't head to the river. We're trying our hardest to follow the Governor's orders, so the most our kids have gotten is sprinklers in the back yard.  Oh what we wouldn't give to head to the pool! This girl wears a lot of pants, regardless of the heat. And as you can see in the pictures below, she wears long sleeves to go with the pants. She needed something lighter weight to wear and although she has a love for maxi skirts but was feeling skeptical about the Sally from 5 out of 4.  I'm not sure if it was the fabric, she's more of a solids, flowers or animal print kind of a girl.  But, Tie Dye is Back!  Really, did it ever leave? (I did spent my teen years in the 90's friends.) I convinced her to try out the Sally in this Rainbow Pointelle Tie Dye  from Mily Mae Fabric. The Pointelle has such a gre...

{Please note that some of these links are affiliate links.  If you purchase something I have recommended, sewn etc. through those links I will receive a small percentage of compensation.  It costs you nothing, but helps support my sewing "therapy" and the ability to review and test more patterns.} "A little bit of Monica in my life A little bit of Erica by my side A little bit of Rita is all I need A little bit of Tina is what I see" Man, that brings back memories! All the way back to 1995. But I sure didn't have amazing skirts like these in 1995. In fact, if anyone from back then saw me now they probably wouldn't believe I'm the same person. While I would have loved to be in fashion, it was a tad hard to find. Fast forward to 2019 and Monica, Erica, Rita and Tina are back....better than ever! This time though, they're in back in skirt form and 5 out of 4 Patterns  has done a fantastic job with these skirts!  I had the opport...

The Be Inspired Skirt by Ellie and Mac  is every little girl's dream of the perfect mermaid tail. This skirt and shirt was made as a present for one of her best friends.  Thankfully she's the same size!   The Be Inspired is a great pedal skirt.  And, while it gives the illusion of a mermaid, the actual pencil skirt isn't so long that she can't move in it.  In fact, we had a hard time getting her to stop moving and dancing in it so we could take pictures! She kept dancing and twirling and loves it so much that she has asked for one for herself.  It's a good thing it's already started!  The pedals were really easy to cut out, and the fact that you don't have to hem them makes them perfect!  The tutorial on how to gather them is great and easy to follow.  Then, when it comes time to attaching everything else together, including the shorties under the skirt the sewing goes really smooth! Did I mention those sho...