Sew Through the Decades Challenge, Week Nine: 1980’s

I knew I had to keep this decade simple because of Purse Week.  And as soon as Nicole from Create and Delegate posted her Legwarmers Tutorial, I knew that’s what I wanted to make for Little Miss B.

The sweater I bought at the thrift store had a really long section of the sleeve with just the straight lines.  I wanted the detail of the rest of the sleeve, so I folded it up to make a cuff and added 3 buttons on each legwarmer.

The sad part is, since B hasn’t worn any babylegs since last winter, she wasn’t liking these very well once they were on.

She kept telling me they were too big.  I kept telling her how cute they were, and when we picked up her brother D from school, I said, “Tell B how much you like her legwarmers.”  He laughed and said, “I like your leg things B.  They are kind of funny.”

I didn’t think anything of it really (because a 5 year old knows nothing of fashion of course).  After a few seconds pause, I hear Little Miss B whisper in the back to her brother, “I don’t like them.”  Totally made me laugh, especially because she’s barely 2.

I really REALLY hope she’ll wear them though!  Because I love them, even if she doesn’t.

Thanks for such a simple and CUTE idea, Nicole!

You can read more about the challenge here.   We only have two weeks left of the challenge!  Next week we are sewing for the 90’s!

Tomorrow, we finish up Purse Week with one more awesome guest post.  Entries for the contest need to be added to the flickr pool by 11:59 pm, MST, Friday, October 8th.  Please make sure to read all of the rules and check the dates on your pictures!!!