sock hop

Juan Pablo put on his blue suede shoes once again for the annual father/daughter dance at Isabela's school. He said it was much better this year...Isabela actually danced with him.


I made her a poodle skirt to go with the theme. Luckily, she wasn't the only one with one on....but she LOVES this skirt. I used the tutorials here and here. It was really easy.


I've made Isabela a dress before, it took days...it was from a pattern...and once I was done, she didn't like it. There's nothing like these blog tutorials with pictures, and hints and detailed instructions....definitely much easier than a pattern.


This was the first time I sewed with elastic....the trick is to stretch the elastic tight while you're sewing it.


The scarf was just an extra piece of the skirt material...the headband Juan Pablo rescued from the goodwill pile at his work.


She's asked to wear it everyday to school since...I think that's a good sign.