Abort! Abort! Change of Plans!

Mom and I are headed for the Loony Bin again if we continue at our current pace (never said I haven't been there before).





After the Santa Cookie madness, we decided not to do any more cookies until things have settled down a bit.

HOWEVER, we are still going to make the Pumpkin Bars (I LOVE THEM!!!).  Let me know if you are interested in buying some.  They are super yummy!  They will be $12/pan (12"X15") or $1/square (1/12 of the pan).  I can have them ready for your Christmas party!  Just let me know when you want them delivered! :)

Since it's almost Christmas, I decided that I better hurry up and make my Christmas presents.
I'm planning on making Karizas for my Secret Santa, Audrey (my little sister)... AND ME!!! :)
I saw some in Hawaii and automatically fell in love with them... but I didn't want to spend $80 on one...
Yeah.
No.
Not gonna happen...

Then, I hope to make Audrey a matching Ruffle Skirt.

And maybe a cowboy quilt for Aiden.

I still think that I'm gonna be in the Loony Bin by Christmas!  

Oh, yeah...  One more thing:
I will post the Pumpkin Bar recipe ONLY if I get at least 15 comments to this post.
Do you want the recipe?
Yeah.
The recipe is THAT good!
I'm not giving out freebies anymore unless I know you really appreciate me! :)  Pass the blog along and get your friends, relatives, pets, etc. to comment.
I'm not going in the Loony Bin for nothing!!!
I'm bringing you all with me!  You ready?!!!

The Ruffle Skirt.... DONE!!

I have finally come to a close on my cute, little ruffle skirt.  Boohoo! :(
I really liked sewing this skirt because I'm excited to say that I made it!  I love wearing things that I have made.  It makes me feel so happy.  I feel pride in knowing that I made my clothes.  And I know that what I have made is unique, made especially for me.  Whenever someone asks me where I got my skirt, I get to tell them that I made it.  I love watching people's surprised looks when I tell them I sewed what I'm wearing.  The nice thing about sewing this ruffle skirt is that it is something I could do with my friends.  It wasn't hard at all!  It just took a little time to do it, but less time than I thought.
I guess I partly cheated because I used a pillowcase for the underskirt, so the casing was already there, and that part of the skirt was already done.  I only had to cut it off and serge the bottom edge.  So, really, this is like Pillowcase Skirt meets Ruffle Skirt.  I LIKE it!!!  Okay, I LOVE it!

Here is the rest of the semi-tutorial:

After I gathered each of the mile-long fabric strips, I put them in rows to decide on the perfect arrangement.

Then I divided the length of the underskirt into fourths.

Then I pinned each ruffle strip upside down along the marked lines and sewed them in place.  At first, I thought it was really weird to sew them on upside down, but then Mom showed me why.  It hides all the ugly, raw edges when the ruffle is flipped back down!  Pretty nifty!!

Next, I threaded my elastic through the underskirt casing, stitched the casing closed, tacked down the ends of the ruffles...

VOILA!  Finished!!  I can't wait to sew my little sister's skirt!  We are going to look sooo cute together!!!

Ruffle Skirt

Okay, I am finally being true to my word.  I did not bake at all today.  Nothing.  Nada.  Zip.



Instead, I finally got started on a little sewing project that has been sitting very patiently in my sewing basket for a few months.  My aunt sent me a link to a cute sewing blog with the cutest skirts ever!  I have been dying to make some of the skirts since!  I think it would be awesome for me to sew a couple of the skirts for my little sister and me.  We would look soooo cute!!!



The first one I'm working on is called the Cupcake Skirt, but I would call it a Ruffle Skirt.

First, I sewed together two lengths of each fabric to form a mile-long piece. Okay, it wasn't quite that long, but it sure felt like it!

Next, I folded each fabric in half like a big, long hot dog bun... (I think I'm a little hungry as I type... and I really don't like hot dogs, either, though the buns are yummy!)   50 pins later and still counting, I basted each fabric piece so I could pull the threads and gather them to make them all pretty and ruffly. That was sooo much fun!  Definitely my favorite part so far!

One ruffly circle down; three to go...  


I'll hopefully be able to finish this little project tomorrow and start on my little sister's!  I'm so excited!!!!