Sewing Lesson #1 {Straight lines}

Sewing is one hobby that has a lot of opportunity and doesn't require tons of skill and years of classes. All it takes is knowing a few basic things and then experimenting with those few things. My daughter {age 9} has been begging me to teach her to sew. So, on a couple of occasions I have let her get behind the machine and practice. We started with learning one very basic skill: How to Sew a Straight Line. Sounds extrememly basic and simple and it is, but if you can sew a straight line, you can sew practically anything! This is how we got started:

 {Click here for the doll skirt tutorial.}

This was a fun little project and a great way to use up lots of scrap fabric I have! I have a feeling the dolls in this house are all getting a new wardrobe over the summer! {And I'm not going to have to do most of it!} Sewing is a life skill that will be useful forever! I'm so excited to teach my girls to sew!

Sharing this with some of these parties!

How to Make a Doll Skirt {tutorial}

My older girls are really into their American Girl and Our Generation dolls right now and one thing they love to do is change their doll's clothes. I'm not really into paying a fortune for doll clothes, so when I was wondering what to do with some old t-shirts, I realized they'd be great for doll skirts. Using the bottom half of the t-shirt is ideal for making little doll skirts. I had cut the top half off of a gray t-shirt the other day while making a dress so I used the leftover t-shirt for my fabric today. It was a size 6 shirt.

This stretchy knit fabric and elastic waist are perfect for these dolls! Easy for children to put on and take off of their dolls all by themselves! And a great way to recycle old t-shirts.