Sierra- Our Cherub

Today we had a girls day.   I took Sierra and bought her five new outfits and a haircut.

In California, I was able to get away with letting her wear stretchy pants.  But no more.  Because of the weather here and the need to start layering soon (stretchy pants under!)  I had to find real pants to fit our girl.  This is quite a challenge.  Sierra is adorable, cute and cherub like, however, she is rather thick in the middle. This is why cherub perfer to remain naked. 

:)

Trying to find jeans, slacks, or anything else to fit her well is a bit of a puzzle.

So while she was at school I assessed her winter clothes, sad to say the least.  I then brainstormed ways to clothe her.  I searched online for appropriate sized pants.  No dice (unless I wanted to pay for custom!) 

Then I considered making her pants and did some searching about that.  I was tired out just reading about it, especially since she needed about five pairs.

So I decided to buy them large and alter them. 

But I didn't want to buy new pants and risk messing them up by chopping them up, (since I've never done this before!)  (I guess today is the day of parenthesis!!!) So anyhow, I went to the catholic thrift store that is right next to the local private catholic school.  Most of the people who donate there have kids in the school and it helps to keep the school afloat.  It also means there are a lot of children's clothes there, and they are nice because the school is expensive and so the families buy nicer clothes. :) WIN- WIN- WIN.

Long story short, we found 5 pants and five cute shirts.  They range from 7-10 in size.  The brands include Gap, Old Navy, Jordache, Buster Brown, IZOD, Children's Place and Levi.  

I came home got out my sewing machine and rotary cutter and shortened all the legs and arms- and presto a new school week of clothes for Sierra for $10! 

I promise you, I matched all the thread colors and was able to make alterations very discretely and she doesn't look hokey/poorly homemade at all!  :) 

I am proud of my work and feel MUCH better about the way her school clothes look and how I'll be able to keep her warm.

I also learned a few things.  Children's Place is the best place to buy Sierra pants.  They have a real tailored pant look, with a thick comfy waistband.  Like these Buster Brown fit her well too.  Think elastic with a tailored thicker pant at the bottom!!  Also if I see the word "lo rise" or "skinny" I won't even bother.  Come to think of it, those are rules I follow myself when selecting jeans- like mother like daughter, I guess! I hope she'll forgive me someday for passing down my well rounded fanny!

She must have a size 7/8 shirt with a long torso- same trait as me!  No short shirts for this girl. 

Pictures of my adorable cherub girl to follow.