Recent Projects (5/11/12)

Here I will post one of my recent projects.  I have been working on matching t-shirt dresses for some of the little sisters on the bonding trip.  I will also post pictures of some other t-shirt dresses I've made recently. 

 I am making two of these to match for a couple of little girls who are being adopted together.  

I made a ruffley little skirt and attached it to a shirt. My mom helped me applique a matching heart onto it.  

These are very cute outfits for some little girls who will be coming to live in America. 




Here are some of the other dresses that I did.

 This is one that I made for myself. I made it out of a t-shirt that didn't fit right and a skirt that didn't fit right to make a dress that does fit right. 

It is about knee length, and the long sleeve shirt is thick ribbing.  I think I will end up making a pair of leggings to go with the colorful, floral print.

 This one I made for Tessa.  She calls it her "Ice Cream Dress", for obvious reasons.  

The skirt of the dress is a circle skirt, so it is nice and twirly, which is attached to a pretty peach shirt, with an ice cream cone appliqued on to it.  

It is a super cute summer dress; Tessa has been begging to wear it all day!


Here are some things that I made for the girls at the orphanage.

This is about a 4T dress.  It has a square skirt, with another "Fake" layer attached
underneath.  I say "fake", because it looks like there is another layer underneath, when there really isn't.  But it gives a cute effect.  I sewed the skirt to a white t-shirt, onto which we appliqued little matching hearts.

 I made this one from a skirt and a tank top to fit one of the tall, skinny older girls.  I really  like how this one turned out.  It is very light and airy, and I have a certain little girl in mind to wear it.

These next two should fit my sister Yoldine  which is normally a size six.  These were actually a little girls sun dresses, sewn onto t-shirts.  This one was an orange and pink dress, with an orange, turquoise, and pink shirt. 

 This one was a pink dress, with a multi-colored, striped shirt. 

I have gotten a couple of generous donations recently.  I would like to thank all of you generous donors; your gifts will bless several little girls. 

We leave for Haiti again in 8 days, so I will post pictures of the girls in the dresses and skirts when we get back.

 

Pleated peasant skirt

This is a pleated, peasant skirt.  I made this one--of USA fabric--for a Haitian girl.

It has an elastic top, and full pleats.


I can make these with elastic or jean tops.  I can only use cotton for the length for these because of how it sews together.

As usual, if you want elastic for the waist band, I will need your waist measurement.  For the length of the skirt, I will need you to measure from your waist down to where you want the skirt to end. 

If you want a jean top, I will need your waist measurement, and I will be happy to try and find a match.  Then measure from the end of your zipper on a pair of pants, to where you want the skirt end. 


Finally, you need to pick your fabric, which you can find on my fabric page.  I can only do cotton for this one so make sure to pick one labeled "cotton". 

 These skirts are $20.00. That will not only be for your skirt, but I will also make a skirt for a girl in Haiti.  If you would like to order one,  please email me at grace.kanzatgmaildotcom.

Fabrics

These are all of the fabrics for the skirts I make, so when you choose one you can pick from here.

Knit 1: This is a pretty pink, green and yellow knit.

Knit 2: Summery, striped knit.

Knit 3: Fun, flowery knit for summer or fall.

Cotton 1: Striped, adorable cotton.

Knit 4: Bold, striped knit.

Cotton 2: Brown, flowery cotton.

Cotton 3: Soft, light blue cotton.

                                                          

Cotton  4: Blue batik cotton.