Barbie's New Clothes

Emma is finally to the age where she is interested in Barbies. She got a Rapunzel for Easter, so we used the other Barbie she had to play. She really got into it, so we made a trip to Goodwill to find a few more. I thought we could use a little TLC to fix their hair. Well, it was quite the project. It will never look like new, but at least now you can put a comb through it! Much to Emma's dismay, the Goodwill Barbies were naked. I thought to myself "Hmm, I could sew some Barbie clothes!" Well, I got out my scraps and visited the bargain bin at Walmart and got started. I had so much fun! I just kept sewing and sewing. Emma was so happy to have some nice new dresses. She even thinks that I am the best mom in the world! I will just let her keep thinking that for now :)
My goal was originally to make some modest Barbie clothes. The ones they sell in the store are just awful. Then once I got started I realized that I am only an armature sewer (or would that be seamstress?) and sewing little, itty bitty sleeves were not something I could do. So, my sleeves are not top notch modesty, but I think the dresses look much better than you can buy. Now that Barbie has a new wardrobe, it leaves us so much time to play :) How thankful I am to have a little girl! After all those years of playing trains, cars, Batmans and Legos, I can finally sit down and play Barbies :)

Emma's favorite fancy gown.

Emma's favorite.