Last week five girls arrived at my house to pick out fabric and kick off a TYM first, Sewing 101.
Memories of having to make the tackiest wrap skirt for my first sewing endeavor when I was a girl flooded my mind as I planning for this class. Because I never, not even once, was proud of or even considered wearing that horrid skirt, there was no wrap skirt in sight over here.
Instead, we went with Heather Ross’s adorable smocked dress project, which we adapted to become a shirt, the clothing item requested by the girls themselves. When I was fabric shopping, I tried to notice what girls their age loved to wear and buy from the eye of an eight or nine year old New York girl. Because, seriously? A wrap skirt made from fabric remnants was not going to cut it with these girls. Thank goodness.
Didn’t they do an amazing job? The most beautiful thing about teaching this class was that we had fun. I kept looking around noticing two things on their faces: smiles when they were working and smiles when they were done.
Miss D and Miss C, pictured above, wore their newly crafted smocked tops to school this Monday, styled with an amazing eye, I’m sure.
What have you been noticing?
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23/06/2010 at 1:54 pm Permalink
you don´t stop! and yes- aren´t the smiles the best?
hugs!
23/06/2010 at 2:02 pm Permalink
awesome! so will you be posting sewing things here occasionally? (wink wink
23/06/2010 at 2:06 pm Permalink
Lovely! And they are so happy with new dresses!
23/06/2010 at 5:57 pm Permalink
Yes, amazing job… and noticing !
Big hug
23/06/2010 at 7:38 pm Permalink
very cute!
23/06/2010 at 8:51 pm Permalink
ahhh…. I wish you lived near me! I'd certainly have my daughter sewing and cooking with you
23/06/2010 at 11:16 pm Permalink
Very chic! I bet those girls had a blast.
24/06/2010 at 12:55 am Permalink
Good job everyone!
24/06/2010 at 12:55 am Permalink
Really cute! Good job! My first sewing project still make me break into a sweat.
24/06/2010 at 3:22 am Permalink
wow, great project! they look amazing!
24/06/2010 at 3:42 pm Permalink
hic hic hiiiiccups!
lovely dresses. can you make one for us, like?
25/06/2010 at 10:49 am Permalink
I enjoyed the "noticing" pictures but I am in love with your "daily" pictures. Thank you.
26/06/2010 at 1:30 pm Permalink
Oh! Can you add three MODgirls to the roster?!