Updating Pants

Last year I bought this fabric that was more expensive than what I normally buy . . . but it was SO CUTE!

 So I tried the outfits on the girls the other day and the tops still fit them.  But the pants were too short on both and Abigail's waist and in seam was too tight/short.  So I took some of the pink corduroy I had left over and added a  2nd ruffle to both of their pants:

  Then I took Abigail's waist band out and added an inch of fabric to the top to make a new waistband.  This gave her an extra inch in the in seam and I added 2 inches of elastic to the waist:

Now they can wear these same outfits this year . . . yea!

This afternoon I was looking up patterns on line while Emily took her sewing box and made this dress for her doll:

 She took masking tape and taped it to the back of the doll to make a dress.  I think she did a great job! I LOVE this girl's imagination:

Abigail wanted to color so she got an ink pen and notepad and started coloring . . . but then after a few minutes I realized how quiet she was being.  I turned around and this is what I found:

She decided her legs were more fun to color than the paper : )