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| The finished Mermaid Skirt front. |
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| The finished Mermaid Skirt back. |
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| Goose with her Mermaid Dress |
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| Goose and my Nieces. |
My daughter Goose loves Mermaids. SHE LOVES THEM!! She's three and knows almost all the words to "Part of your world." I had some ruffled fabric that I had bought and only tried to sew on "ONCE". Because it was a mess to sew. It's this stuff.
While looking for mermaid tails and blankets on Pinterest. (I know;}) i found this really cool pin.
I did my best to follow her instructions but messed up....a lot. I realized how much I didn't know about knits. About my serger, About everything!!! Good lord if I only had read the dang sewing machine directions I would have avoided so much stress and frustration!!!
So, after a lot of trial and error, a few ball point needles and what felt LIKE HOURS on my serger. I made one. And it was awful!!. Tucks everywhere, the size was only tiny. TO small for Goose. I had to completely removed the ruffled fabric and just go with the blue knit. Which was a cheap jersey that split and laddered constantly. So.....
The first had to go to my littlest niece, S. It wouldn't fit my goose.
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| Happiest Mermaid in the World!! |
Armed with the experience of my miserable first draft , I started again. Determined to make more for my other nieces. And another for Goose.
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| One day, I'll have a cutting table. One day.... |
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| I had to add some ruffled fabric, but not much. |
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| They loved them. I loved them. So much mermaid fun. |
I think I might make more...one day. Maybe later on in the future. When I can forget how frustrating it was with the first one.
Ruth
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