summer sewing is fun!

As I mentioned in my last post, I'm currently working on my very first pair of men's trousers. They're coming together quite nicely and I'll have lots to tell you very soon.

In the meantime, since the warm weather is FINALLY here, I thought I'd share a few quick summery things that I've done.

A few weeks ago my mother asked for a new quilted piece for her kitchen table. I saw this one in BHG American Patchwork & Quilting and LOVED it! It's my first hand applique piece and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I don't know if I'd applique an entire quilt. I was a little done with it all after seven or eight of those little leaves and some of my circles are a bit wonky (my new favorite blogging/sewing term) but it was a good project to get me started.

Of course, Mommy loved it! Hooray!

Ava got a new summery dress recently as well. She actually wore it to little Jack's baptism in March but I forgot to grab a pic of her in it. Now that the nice weather is here, she's able to wear all these light things to school so I grabbed a shot before we hopped in the wagon.



This is the "Rose" dress from (where else??) Ottobre 1/2008. I love black and white gingham so I made it pretty much exactly the same as the photo. I machine appliqued the leaves and stem on and hand stitched the gathered rose with a vintage pearl button in the center.

Add a pair of hot pink leggings from Old Navy and $2 Chinese Mary Jane's and you are totally rockin' kindergarten!