Mom asked me to remake my Grandmother’s vintage placemats that were literally worn out. (She originally asked in 2017, but I am happy to report she got her placemats in time for Thanksgiving 2018.) I decided to turn this into the November Kid’s Club project. I’m also happy to announce that thanks to numerous requests, an official pattern will be coming soon. 🙂
Yes, these young ladies made their very own skirts at the most recent Kid’s Club at Stitch N Quilt in Mableton. The girls chose the Roxy Skirt Pattern from Simplicity. I dusted off garment sewing skills learned long, long ago to teach these eager stitchers how to read a pattern, the importance of grainline and how cut out pattern pieces. Fortunately, each girl had an adult (grandma or quilt guild volunteer) to assist her. I’m so proud of them!
Meet Josefina and Jeffery!
Ira Rott is a well-known designer in crochet circles, but decided to translate one of her most popular crochet patterns into a sewing pattern. This is the result!
Although rated for intermediate sewists, an advanced beginner would be fine with this pattern. It does introduce some techniques with which you might not be familiar, but it’s all part of the learning process, right?
And yes, yours truly assisted by tech editing this delightful pattern.
It’s available in her Etsy shop as a pdf download. Get yours here.
Happy sewing!
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