The Tiny Hoop Update

After a few joyous hours of sewing on Friday night, I was able to get the Tiny Hoop mostly finished. It's turning out so cute -- I just hope it's the right size. But based on the measurements I've received, I'm pretty confident it's right. The photos below show the hoop with and without a "skirt" (aka a piece of muslin I happened to throw over it to see how it draped).

The Tiny Hoop Project

I couldn't help it. I held off as long as I could, but my friend's daughter, Sarah, is 5 years old now and ever since she was born I wanted to make her a little hoop. She was kind of small back then ;-) but 5 years is a long time to wait! And when I ran across some old hooping wire from my hoop, I knew just what I needed to do with it.

So, a few nights ago I embarked on The Tiny Hoop project. It's just in early stages of forming. As you can see it only has one flounce on it so far, and I'm trying to determine whether she needs two or three bones (I think three). My goodness, how adorable will she look!!

Don't laugh at my hat-stand-turned-dress-form. I didn't have anything else to mimic a 21" waist and 42" height. :)