Simplicity's idea of 28 inches....

My little princess is going to be Snow White. I'm not really sure why I always want her to be all girly.... I'm not super girly myself. I figured this was the last year that I get complete control over her costume so I was going to all out! Unlike my usual frugal craft shopping, I broke the bank with this costume. I think it is worth every penny.

I used Simplicity's toddler Snow White costume pattern. I loved how easy it was to read and all in all a pretty great pattern. Expect they seem to think that a toddler is a giant! Here is a picture before I lopped nine inches of skirt off the bottom.

Keep in mind that my daughter is average height for her age... around 30 inches tall ... and this pattern was for an approx height of 28 inches tall. Here it is when I altered the length to something that wouldn't require her to wear 10 inches heels.

I still have the hem to do, install a zipper, make the collar and final finishing touches, but for the most part we are ready for Halloween! Go fall!

More pjs

This is the third set I made today. She has a red, white and blue set as well but she is wearing them and I am not going to wake her up.

Average cost
1/2 yard of flannel fabric (I had it all in my stash) but I'm assuming I spent $4/yard.... $2
Pre-made t-shirt..................... $2
Thread (also from my stash)........$1
Notions (wonder under, stabilizer for embroidery, elastic - also from my stash)......$1.50

Total cost: $6.50

Carter's look at a Wal-mart Price

My daughter went through a growth spurt this past week. Everything I tried on her didn't fit yesterday so we went to a quick shopping trip at our local Carters. I found some adorable stuff on the clearance rack, but I couldn't bring myself to spend $10 a set for jammies. Being a frugal shopper most of the time (I won't get into how much I spent in supplies for her Halloween costume), I decided that I could probably make her Carter's-esque jammies at a Wal-mart price.

I went to Wal-mart today and found white t-shirts on clearance for $2 each. You can't beat that price... you can't buy knit that cheap and knit is a challenging fabric to work with. I knew that I could embellish the t-shirt to match the pants so I stocked up on all they had in 18 months and 24 months. I used the Simplicity toddler pattern #5317 simply because it was the only elastic waistband pant that I had in a toddler size. I used the 1/2 size. I am really pleased with the fit. My daughter weighs approximately 23 pounds and is just under 30 inches tall. To help you fit your own child, she fits comfortably in a 18 months Carters and Target brands.

I love applique! It adds so much to an ordinary child's t-shirt and is super easy to do (and looks a lot harder than it is). Wonder under is a applique's best friend. Wonder Under is a basically iron- on double stick tape. It is available in most craft stores and is located with the interfacings. I usually buy out a bolt when I see that one is low. At Joann's, if you buy out a bolt you can get the last yard at 1/2 price. I can never have enough wonder under. I have learned certain tricks for it though. Draw your design on the paper side of the wonder under, allow the wonder under cool 100% before you start to peel, and make sure to move the iron over your applique for a good 20 seconds to 100% adhere your applique.

I cut the star out of matching pants fabric and adhered wonder under to the star and then to the shirt. I used a machine blanket stitch to seal the sides of the star to the shirt. Then I used my brother embroidery machine to embroider the stars on the shirt, but I bet you could find

iron-ons in stars to do the same thing.