OK, so I am literally a fair weather friend to my blog. My blogging picks up every spring and dies every fall. Why? The dark, gray weather challenges my (already limited) photography skills so much that is very hard for me to take pictures that are remotely decent and I like blogs that have lots of photos. The second reason for my blogging vacation is due to the fact that fall and the holidays are really busy for me and I don't have time to blog when I madly trying to keep up with orders! Oh well.
Anyway, let's not dwell on the past...onwards and upwards, right? I am teaching a workshop this Sunday at The West Seattle Fabric Company in which we will be creating bunny skirts for little girls.
Skirts are a terrific beginning project because they are quick and easy to whip up. I went with the bunny so that people can learn how to applique and because it is timely due to Easter. Oh, and 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. In this class we will discuss different ways to customize a skirt through trims, using different fabrics, appliques, pockets, etc. When I was done making the skirt this morning, I remembered that I had a plain white T-shirt lying around that could be used to make the skirt into an outift. After considering various applique options, I caught a glimpse of that green dotty rick rack lying on my work counter and decided that would be a quick and easy way to coordinate a shirt with the skirt. Adding pink buttons to the top of the trim was easy and seemed like a sweet little touch. This is an easy way to use trims to accent a basic T-shirt and it could have been handsewn onto the shirt if a machine was not available. So, now we have an Easter outfit that will work well beyond the holiday.
Hmmm, maybe tomorrow I will get organized and figure out how to upload a PDF of that rabbit applique...
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