Turn around....

It has been a cool dreary day so I found myself in my sewing closet deciding what project to do next. Mae's birthday is coming up, and I had some more of the bright cotton blends, so she gets a birthday t-shirt and skirt. The applique looks much better in these brighter colors; it seems that the first girlie to get a new project gets the one that is sometimes improved upon!
I did another variation on the little no pattern skirt. This photograph shows that I could have introduced it to the iron once more, but I was in a hurry because Mae was on her way over and I need to catch her when I can! The first strip is about 5 by 30, the bottom two are 5 by 45. I gathered the middle one and attached it to the top strip, then sewed the bottom polka dot to the middle strip, right sides together, turned it under, pressed a 1/4 inch under and stitched in the ditch to attach it to the skirt with no hand work. Yay!

Mae has the car keys; I have often said that these girls will be asking for the car keys before their parents know it. Where are the years going?