Some shirts and leggings and a little bit of pouting

There hasn't been much sewing going on of late seeing I got a cold and then another cold. Then the baby got a cold and has recently decided that sleep is a thing of the past. *sigh* Yesterday, however, I did get him to nap and the grumpy toddler too at the same time. Woot, woot.

I finished up the Ice Cream shirt versions that I have had cut out and half way done, and I whipped up some little leggings as well!

I used some David Walker Hopscotch for Juliana's. (She picked it out.) It really is a sweet little print, and she likes to look at what all the little girls are doing. I decided to leave the v off of the neckline after I saw this version by Liesel (which she did by accident!). I think it makes it a little sturdier for more day to day wearing.

I used some of my much beloved Heather Ross Far Far Away for Felicity's. I had to use it sometime, right? I used a sturdier quilting cotton for the yoke, and I am glad I did.

I also sewed for the first time with knits! I admit I have been too nervous to try them before and have always been kind of scared by all the different stretch requirements and so forth that I didn't know anything about. However, I got the Lil Leggings pattern from Lil Blue Boo because I have wanted to make some to go under all the dresses and skirts that my girls like to wear. I took a couple of my old t-shirts that were too big and made three pairs last night! I added a little stretch trim that I found in this etsy shop (She has some gorgeous trims!) to the bottoms of these two pairs that the girls think make them extra cool.

Things I have discovered:
knits aren't as scary as I thought
knits are much easier to use on a serger than wovens
knits, however, are harder to control and stretch a lot (who would have thought?)
it pays to pin, pin, pin

I used a size 5/6 for both pairs of leggings. The shirt I used for Felicity' s wasn't as stretchy and so they fit her better than Juliana. They are a little baggy but seeing as they are mostly going to be worn under things I think they will work.

Despair.