I was so excited about this I just had to post it! I found this website the other day called naptimecrafters.blogspot.com and saw
this dress and I HAD to make it! I didn't have any sweaters I wanted to cut up so I went to DI and bought this one for $3. I followed her instructions and in 30 (yes, 3-0 minutes) I cut out and sewed this dress. It was so easy!
On the instructions she cuts hers into two pieces and gathers the bottom. I liked the idea of just having one piece and having it straight and flared a bit on the bottom.
Some tips:
I laid out another one of Claire's dresses on top of this one (make sure it is a jumper so you can cut the armholes the right size) and cut around it.
If you have a taller/older child you will need to get a longer sweater or buy two of the same sweater on clearance or something.
I couldn't find a long sleeved sweater that I liked but if you want the sleeves longer, you will obviously want to buy a long sleeved sweater.
You may want to look at the care instructions on the tag because I didn't and only later realized this is dry clean only. Boo. But, hopefully they won't be doing anything too messy in nursery:)
We had two great Thanksgiving dinners, one on Thursday and one on Saturday. Kyle's family came down and we had lots of fun making these apple turkeys. It was a great activity to keep the kids busy while we got the food ready. We have so much to be thankful for and I am glad that we have a holiday that reminds us of that:)
We celebrated Kirsten's birthday too. It was yesterday. I remember being big prego with her 5 years ago when Kyle's family came to Logan for Thanksgiving when we lived there. Now she's a big 5 year old!
