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January 10, 2011

she finished

With a lot of perseverance and a little help from her mama, Annika finished her skirt.

She did such a nice job! I hemmed it for her and sewed the decorative stitching on the apron since the power of the Rocketeer scares her a bit and I was itching to try out the decorative stitches (yes, Grace. I know berninagarcia has them too. It's not the same.)

She added this sweet applique from some fabric that Melissa gave us this summer. Those little details are so important, don't you think?

The pattern is the Evelyn Apron Skirt by Jona Giammalva, and I would highly recommend it. Jona's innstructions are very clear and she has clever construction methods that really work - you can tell she knows her way around clothing construction. We have all of her patterns and I love them. Jona is local to us and is a friend, but my love for her work has nothing to do with our friendship. I'm just lucky to have talented friends.

The gingham fabric is from Ikea and frays a ton, so if you use it, be forewarned. I love what Ikea is doing with prints right now, but it requires very finished seams. The mushroom is Heather Ross, of course. I'm using what I have sparingly. The dots are Moda, if I remember correctly.

She's ready to start a new project, so that means this one was a success. Next up - an art bag for her watercolor supplies. We have some outdoor painting to do. It's winter in Arizona after all.

Jan 10, 2011 9:02:00 PM | kid craft, sewing

16 Comments

Very cute!

Posted by: Alison | January 10, 2011 at 09:10 PM

Excellent job, Annika! Love all the details you added to the skirt ... it's just wonderful :-)

Posted by: Courtney | January 10, 2011 at 09:20 PM

Sweet! Annika, I'd love a skirt in my size....any chance?? You're my go-to seamstress now. Congratulations on a wonderful project beautifully completed.

Posted by: Karen Bell | January 10, 2011 at 09:35 PM

What a wonderful first project! So cute!

Posted by: Wendy | January 10, 2011 at 09:57 PM

OH MY GOSH!! I'm running for the tissues because I need to dab my eyes! Annika just took this pattern over the top and I'm so happy! This is the first thing going on my new Pinterest fabric board. Thanks for being extra creative with this skirt (I knew you would!). It warms my heart. Tell Annika she did a beautiful job with it!

Posted by: Stop Staring and Start Sewing! | January 10, 2011 at 10:37 PM

Brava, Ms. Annika - well done! {hugs}

Posted by: Honora | January 10, 2011 at 11:41 PM

hip hip! nice work annika!
(kate was completely impressed. it's a snow day so we are getting the machine going today!!!)
(also, is the pattern true to size?)

Posted by: Erin | house on hill road | January 11, 2011 at 04:04 AM

I love it! The skirt turned out so, so nice! Great job.

Posted by: Kelly | January 11, 2011 at 05:06 AM

Very nice job! You both have a way with fabric. Love it

Posted by: Heather | January 11, 2011 at 07:20 AM

so cute! i want to steal it! badly!

don't say i didn't warn annika!

(and woe, the comment of "winter" is salt in my wound. we have at least eight inches of snow outside!)

Posted by: laura | January 11, 2011 at 08:24 AM

Id say its true to size and is fairly flexible since its an elastic waist. Im going to make one for Kit too and just size the 2 down a bit for her. She should get a lot of wear out of it. I think the 9/10 would definitely fit your girls - thats what I used for Annika and I didnt adjust it.

Posted by: Sarah Jackson | January 11, 2011 at 10:03 AM

even if my kids are a 12/14 in gap or the like? could i add a bit of width and length easily?

Posted by: Erin | house on hill road | January 11, 2011 at 11:10 AM

Definitely.

Posted by: Sarah Jackson | January 11, 2011 at 11:32 AM

oh Annika, it's fabulous!
Love all those wonderful red and white prints together!
Enjoy it and wear it with pride - and tell Everyone you made it!
My girl is only six but we are already looking forward to lots of sewing time together too.

Posted by: larissa | January 11, 2011 at 08:31 PM