Out of Desperation...

So, I have been very, very frustrated lately shopping for my girls. I have been in that place before, but as they get older it just seems to get worse. What is it about the clothing industry that makes them think that we want to dress our still growing daughters like...how shall I say this tactfully? Well, you get my meaning, and I'm not a whack job about it either. My girls wear shorts in summer, and jeans all the time, but I do try to keep their backsides, and chests covered. I just despise those low rise jeans! And have really despaired of ever finding another shirt for Mikayla that isn't cut too low. In her age group, it is the cool thing to get a really low cut sweater and wear a camisole thingy under it, and then the bottom of the cami has lace and they let it hang out the bottom rather than tucking it in. Trouble is the camisole thingy doesn't cover much more than the sweater. Thank Heaven that winter is coming, if you get my meaning. Anyway, out of desperation, I went looking for easy things that I could possibly make for the girls. I found several blogs and sites that had tutorials for some skirts. So, with more than a little trepidation ( my sewing adventures have been more misadventures than anything else), I headed off to find fabric. Low and behold, I hit a great sale at Joanne's and bought enough material for four skirts. Terry has our motor home parked quite close to the house, and has it fixed up with electric and water. He went and put a space heater out there and set up my sewing machine. So now I even have a sewing room. I finished Lanie's first outfit without too much trouble. The next skirt is a lined drop waist that falls a bit shorter right at the knee. Mikayla is liking the look of this one, so she is next. I have no idea how I am going to tackle the shirt problem for her. For Lanie all I had to do was find a plain shirt and add a coordinating something( I think it's called a renoculus...why is beyond me.) But, it looked too young for Mikayla. IDK...any suggestions? So, here are some pics of Lanie in her new skirt and top.