The Mom Maxi

This is not some frumpy dress. NO! I'm calling it the "mom maxi" because it's perfect to be worn and made by a busy, mom on the go. I spent barely 2 hours on it. Like probably closer to an hour and a half. *gasp* That's the equivalent of a naptime or two depending. It may be the fact that I'm slowly aquiring sewing knowledge but this was SO easy.

I found the idea at A Small Snippet. You can find a full tutorial there.  I was going to make a tutorial but only took like 5 pictures along the way. Definitely not tutorial material. Anyway, I'm planning on making one for myself and I'll make a tutorial out of that.

The first thing I did was enlist someone to wind the bobbin with elastic thread. I had my mom do it since I was making her for her.

 I wrapped a piece of fabric 1 1/2 times around her and cut it. It's actually a bit more than that just because she's tall and has a long stride. (I obviously didn't get the tall gene).

  I'd just like to share this beautiful bobbin. After about 3 or 4 failed attempts, I came up with this beauty. a

 I also got some fuel for the job. A prize for going to the feed store and carrying who knows how many 50 lb. feed bags. 

Also had my iphone to provide some tunes. I'm currently on a country kick so that's pretty much all I have on there.

Here's my fabric after the elastic thread. I was so proud of myself for being successful with that! I did spend about 10+ minutes with an iron to get it to finally ruffle up a bit. 

 Anyway, I cut my top and attached it.

 The sleeves go in first! The skirt should be inside out and the shirt right side out. 

 Pinning this took longer than sewing. It was all gather 2-4 inches and then pin and repeat about 20+ times.

 Once it was done I was pretty proud though. 

The one thing though, is that the seam is kind of lettucy. 

So I made a sash. Don't mind the mess. I don't have a cute craft room like the rest of the world. Sorry. 

I actually used pins. Anyway, my sash was 7 inches wide and then folded over. I had to attach 3 different pieces of fabric to get a long enough sash. 

 My hem was pretty good though! Fold over an inch or so, so it.

 Fold it two more times and sew. A nice 3 inch hem. It was really dragging on the floor before.

And back to the sash. 

 I realized the ends looked bad straight, so I cut them at an angle.

To finish the edge, I cut the seam a bit

And then folded it over and sewed it up.

It can be looped around twice and then tied in the front. 

 Or tied in a big bow in the back.

Oh my gosh she's so adorable!

We figured we'd get a new profile picture for facebook while we were at it!

My mom is one beautiful woman!

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!