In the late 2000s I kept a personal mom blog called Nest Bliss. I reviewed books, wrote about the house and the girls, and was even in the Wall Street Journal. These posts are from then: light, young, a mom in her late twenties. I have edited them to stand on their own.
First, I really wanted to find some patterns to make that were easy and quick! The first one I found was this skirt from Oliver + S.
I couldn't use the selvedge for the interior seams since I was making it for a 22 month old and that would have been huge so i used the selvedge for the bottom hem instead and cut the piece based on where I wanted it to fall on Ava.
You only need 1/4 yard or even less for a toddler skirt. My first try - which is sometimes a wash - turned out pretty good.
It is a little big, but cute because Ava doesn't have any long skirts - her shirt is pretty big too actually. I could totally rig up one of these for myself - oh, oh or a tiny matching one for Lilly!
Here are a few other patterns I think look very, very easy - Popover Sundress from Oliver + S 32 minute messanger bag from Amy Smart via a guest post on Design Mom Fabric Flowers from the Idea Room Adding a Ruffle to a Hoodie from the Idea Room Ruffle Butt Onesie from Ucreate Vintage Baby Hankie Dress or baby shirt from Trey and Lucy (omgosh so adorable, so easy!)