The ladybug and polka dot ensemble

Matching accessories for the ladybug pillowcase dress.





Every three year old needs some fancy bloomers since they don't understand that you just can't lift up your dress in public. Sometimes they want to run around splash in puddles, climb ladders, or swing on swings at the park and having your panties show just won't do.






And a floppy hat to match...





Oh, and of course it is reversible for those days when you feel like you need more polka dots.





"Sunbonnet Sue"  or maybe "Holly Hobbie"comes to mind in this photo, but I think with that fancy hat, she could give the fancy bonnets worn at the Kentucky Derby this past weekend a little challenge.

This has been a busy week for me. I taught myself to install a zipper in the fly of a pair of dress slacks because a best friend of mine needed help and well let's just say, I have a sewing machine or two so we figured it out.






Then, last night I had a couple hours to myself while my husband worked and decided to make bloomers or as my darling Sophia likes to call them pretty panties covers and a reversible hat to match the pillowcase dress.

I love using my serger to make these adorable floppy hats and my sweet girls love wearing them so that works out pretty well. Sewing these hats on my serger is a snap. I made this whole hat including cutting the fabric and ironing in the waterproof lining that gives it it's shape in a little over an hour.

Next on the list is making the mini me version for little Kaylee baby. If you ever wondered why I usually make the bigger version first, I can tell you why. There are two reasons. It is easier to size a pattern down that I make than to size up and the smaller version takes less fabric in most cases, unless I make a mistake and have to start over, so I can use the leftovers to make the smaller version.

If you know any little girls who need a super cute outfit like this, let me know.  If I can find the fabric again, I can make one for you.

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April 14, 2009, Playing Dress-ups with our cat

 

Sophia is such a girly girl playing dress-up. She often goes into her room and starts pulling out all of her hats. She puts them on me and on her own head.  Today, she decided that she should try them on our cat too. The cat was being very good letting Sophia do this.  That cat is very tolerant of little Sophia.  They have been the best of friends since Sophia was born. 

 

 

Oh dear, not only was she putting hats on the cat but also putting leis on the cats. I think the cat was starting to get slightly agitated here.  She doesn't look very happy.

 

A fully dressed cat and Sophia laughing at her work.

March 22, 2009 Sophia mixed up style modeling hat and MIZZOU uniform

I was at work on Sunday and it looks like Sophia was cheering on the Mizzou tigers with daddy.  It looks like she was also modeling her sun hat for daddy as he snapped some photos. These two styles just don't go together at all.   I may have to give her a little coaching on how styles work.  You gotta hand it to her though, she likes to try on new stuff and see how it works. I think I have a future shopper girl on my hands. Go Tigers! 

January 11, 2009 Can Can, I mean Hat's Off or On, Happy Birthday Mike!

We had a birthday party for Mike, my brother, Sophia's uncle. Sophia loved the dinner and cake and ice cream. She helped Uncle Mike unwrap his presents.

She was in rare form being a little clown once I put her pajamas on her for the night. Great Grandma put some Dominoes in a tin can for Sophia to open and play with to keep her entertained. It worked for a short while,but Sophia had other ideas for the tin can. To her it looked like a "hat". She put it on her head and showed me. The family got quite the kick out of her antics as she tried to balance the can hat on her head. Once she got it to stay on she danced around on the floor next to her Grandma. She turned around and around and let all the shutterbugs capture her dancing hat moment. It was so funny and we laughed so hard that my mom commented to me that her face actually hurt from laughing so hard. She was dancing in response to our laughing and kicking her legs around and bouncing. It was funny, I can't get it out of my head a couple days later. 

For the whole experience see the slide show below.

January 2, 2009 Hats Off to the New Year

Today Daddy went back to work so we played dolls and dress up in our hats.  Sophia has been putting on Daddy's Mizzou hat all morning and putting it on her baby dolls.  I also pulled some of her old newborn hats out of storage and let her dress her dolls with them.  Here we are running around the house, playing piano, and being silly wearing our hats.  Hats off to all!