Just finished dd and my outfits for the big family reunion. Batik fabric is really pretty blues and greens with turtles all over.

DD in her peasant dress with 5" ruffle at hem.

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/sns_april2005_turtlebatik 001.jpg

My skirt, had to lighten the pic- hope you can see it ok

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/sns_april2005_turtlebatik 002.jpg

I also made myself a green linen skirt this morning that is the same as the batik one only there is double topstitching on all the seams. The skirt goes perfect with the funky floral shirt I made myself last weekend :) Skirt pattern is my own way, no pattern- takes about 30minutes start to finish for one :D

Sarah <----next is headbands and then ds and dh's camp shirts

ETA: headbands are done!

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/batikheadband.jpg

7 are for sale, link in sigline

Beautiful!!! Hannah is getting so big...she looks like a little girl now!

Cute fabric!!! I love matchy-match!!! So.....how do you make your skirt?? A 30 min. skirt sounds very tempting to me!
-Jill

Cute fabric!!! I love matchy-match!!! So.....how do you make your skirt?? A 30 min. skirt sounds very tempting to me!
-Jill

I loosely measure my hips, very loosely aka with all the ease you want in your skirt (my hips are 47" but I measured loosely to 52"). I fold my yardage selvage to selvage and then cut ends together, aka 4 layers are on my cutting table. Divide your hip measurement by 4, for me 13", and cut a wedge from your fabric thats 13" at the top and tapers out to the full width of the fabric (60" wide fabric folded in half will be 30", 44" will be 22"......). So now I have 4 wedges, I did not have a pattern piece- I just taper with my ruler and rotary cutter. Next I use really wide elastic, this skirt has 3" elastic, and I hold it around my tummy and cut to comfortable fit. Cut a rectangle of fabric for the waistband/elastic casing that is twice the elastic width plus 1", length needs to be your hip measurement again.

Ok so now serge wedges right sides together, topstitch if wanted. Sew long rectangle short sides together and iron in half. Sew elastic ends together and slide inside fold of waistband. Now serge waistband to top of skirt and hem skirt (I serge and narrow hem).

Sarah

Beautiful Sarah!!!!

Really really pretty

Wow, you sure have been busy! Love the clothes, and your belly is looking so cute! Only six weeks left...time flies! :)

Gorgeous fabric! One of my all time favorites :heart:
I love the skirt. It looks comfy. H looks adorable in her dress!

Those are really cute. You are starting to motivate me to get my behind in gear.

love and blessings
angie

Wow Sarah! Beautiful Belly, Beautiful lil' Hannah & Beautiful Sewing :)

I love that skirt Sarah! its so flattering for your belly. What a cute preggo mama you are, that baby has got to be just as cute. can't wait to see it!

beautiful! that fabric is just gorgeous, love the colors. your belly is so lovely, too!!

What great stuff! where did you get that cute fabric?

Wow Sarah. Everything is beautiful, love that fabric!

I love the skirt and am booking marking it for your directions. I'm going to have to make something similar sometime in the near future.

E.

What great stuff! where did you get that cute fabric?

The fabric is so cool, it has batik'd turtles on it. Dh picked it out from www.hawaiianfabric.com there is sooooo much coool stuff at that site

Thanks mamas, you are all tooo sweet :)

Sarah

Hannah is looking so much older and I just saw her a few weeks ago!!!

That is a beautiful belly Sarah. Its hard to look at the pretty skirt with that belly. I can't wait to see your baby!!

Love the fabric & the outfits. The skirt is very cool. I'm going to have to try making one.