First a huge thank you to Stacey for the coolest box ever! I purchased some yummy fabric and a darling little outfit and she tossed in all this wonderful stuff! I just absolutely love having items from other mamas, esp ones that are sewn by them. Here's a pic of a hand me down I bought from her:
http://tinypic.com/5ww5k1

Here is an outfit I'm really disappointed in. It was so cute in my head! WAH. lol The swing top is 4T kwik sew 2596. I left the hem AND added a ruffle. I wanted it to be long, but not quite *this* long. I like it though. The pants are KS 3034. I like the pants, but not WITH the top. Plus, I followed the directions and made the ruffle one and half times. I *know* better than that! one step outside into the humidity and they wilted. They really need to be at least 2 times the length of what you are adding ruffle to. I went this route because it was easy. 2 on my different feed gives me 1.5 times exactly w/ a rib knit. So, I need to make plain slim capris to go under this shirt and I'll pair these pants with a simpler swing tank from baby nay puppies probably.
http://tinypic.com/5ww7lw

Here is a close up:
http://tinypic.com/5ww8qx

Here's a close up of the fabric. If you guys remember, my dd is a bit obsessed with blue horhees. This was the first knit I have ever owned. Came from Hancock's like 7 years ago! lol Anyone recognize it? I wonder now if it was from a manufacturer of clothing. I *love* it!
http://tinypic.com/5ww7wp

And here is a really really bad picture (sorry!) of my Suzanne challenge shirt and a skirt I made from that basket weave to go with it. The skirt I can wear with lots of the baby nay fabrics. I took the pic with someone hanging on me, grabbed it up and tossed it into the washer. Oops. I should have checked the picture closer. The top is Eddie Bauer copy with some modifications and the skirt I just sorta cut. lol
http://tinypic.com/5ww8b8

I have a bunch more cut. Hopefully I'll stayed motivated to show.

i think it all looks great. :) i especially love the mama outfit.

Oooh, I'm really glad to see someone using that basketweave for mama clothes! I've been thinking about making a shirt for myself from that to wear with my Munki Tulips skirt, but I didn't want to use it if it was too juvenile, yk? So, cool! You've convinced me! If I ever get unburied from the billion projects swirling in my head, I'm going to make that shirt!

It all looks great! I'm forever misjudging how long things need to be, and my kids end up with stuff they can wear for 2 years length wise! lol. That horse fabric is adorable! Goes great with those stripes!

I'm wishing I hadn't used all my basket weave (besides scraps) for Alannah's blanket now! It looks great with that shirt!

:heart: Thanks for sharing the cherry outfit. I am so glad it went to a good home. Erica said, "AWWWW". She loved seeing it again.

Love the Momma shirt, I am wearing one right now that looks almost just like it!! We could be twins. :p

Always nice to see a SNS from you. :D

wow, i love it all! the horse fabric is adorable :)

That horse fabric is so cute. Love the lulu top too. Great job on everything.

OH mY your dd is amazingly beautiful.
I like the horsey fabric..way cute

I really like the outfit you made for yourself. I bet it looks great on :) Wear it proudly..because you did a great job.

Hey, I recognize that horse print! Not from RTW though, I used that horsey fabric for THE first pj shirt I ever made. It was for Daniel, in a size 1T, before his first birthday, so 2002. Wow - that brings me back! I bought mine at my local Mill End Textiles. They used to have a lot of Carter's fabrics there, so that's one possibility...

I love your daughter's smile in the close up - she is one pretty girl!

I :heart: everything, particularly your outfit, that's really cute! And your dd looks adorable in Stacey's outfit. What a doll :)

Excellent.

I really want to use the :cool: headbanging smilie here but this computer will not allow me to access them. But :headbanging smilie: :headbanging smilie:

Whoa, telling Bella to stop growing! How can she be that big already?

The clothes look great. I love the outfit you made for yourself.

Very pretty stuff Marina. Kenna would go nuts over the horse fabric. I like the top you made yourself a lot.

Very nice clothing! I like your plans for adding slim capris, and then using those pants with a simple swing top.

The mama outfit is great, too!!