Carolina's and Kai's Nightgowns

Last year spring (April 23rd 2013 to be exact) the girls wanted some new night gowns, and they wanted to use this neat ruffle fabric I had in my stash.

So we went to the thrift store and picked up some tank tops they could use to make their gowns with.

This way they could do a lot of the project too, with or without my help, and it wouldn't be too time consuming for them to stay focused.

They did a great job.

I did most of Carolina's gown, but she helped cut fabric and strings, and guide it through the machine.

Kai decided, after she finished, that she wanted hers to be long like Carolina's. 

So she added more fabric to the bottom.  

That is why she has a little hiccup in her ruffles.

It was a lot of fun and I'm so proud of them.

Basically, what we did was just cut off the bottom of the tank tops and sew the ruffle fabric on in place of it.

Very simple and very easy.

Kai's Circle Skirt Remix

Kai wanted to make a circle skirt with her new sewing machine that she got for Christmas.

Since it was made within the deadline she wants to enter it into the Project Run and Play competition as well.

So we are competing against each other.  How exciting!

When I asked her how she wanted her skirt to look she said she wanted a layer of pink and a layer of something else.  I let her go into my sewing room and pick out her own fabrics.

She used pink satin on the top layer and the red with pink flowers and green dots for the bottom layer, but when cutting the fabric she accidentally (or I should say "we") reversed the pattern pieces for each fabric.  I think it was a great mistake though.  She used pink satin to make the casing for the elastic and I hemmed the layers for her.  

She was so excited that when the next Monday came around she couldn't wait to wear it to school.
She paired it with a pink petti skirt for fullness.
She said all of her friends asked to borrow her skirt.