Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Skulls and Rainbows

Mr. T makes an appearance.  Poor kid hasn't had anything made for him since the very beginning of January.  I got this awesome skull fabric and wanted to do teal sleeves to match, but T decided he wanted black sleeves. I explained that it gets hot in summer and black is not the best, but he was adamant.

Ottobre 03/2013 #39 Beisbol Raglan T-shirt

Size: 152 - T's measurements were just under this, and it fits perfect.


Fabric: 1 yard skulls fabric from purpleseamstress $10; a wonderful cotton/lycra.  The black is scraps left over from my lady skater also a cotton/lycra.


Instructions: I didn't use them. Sorry, lol.  This is the second time I've made this top for T, the first time was in August 2013 and I had no problems with the instructions.


Great T-shirt, great fabric, happy kid, happy mom.

And on to Miss K, who always gets new things.
Ottobre 06/2013 #26 Pumpkin Pie Jersey Dress
This is an instance where I got great fabric, had an awesome idea in my mind, and then when I made the dress it wasn't exactly as I envisioned.  But, surprisingly, Miss K is in love with it.

I've made this pattern 3 times now. The first being the Oranges dress in March 2014; the second being the cheetah dress in November 2014, and now the Rainbow dress.

I actually used the pattern skirt as it calls for with the different panels.  As you can see I did a rainbow around it.  The bodice I left as one fabric, not 2 like the pattern.  And I made the sleeves short because it is getting to be summer.

Size: straight 146, fit: great, although a bit short. Instructions are great, but I didn't use them.
Fabric: cotton/lycra for the plain colors.  Some from purpleseamstress, and some from fabric.com (Laguna, Kaufman) I could tell that the purpleseamstress is much better quality.
The bodice is luscious poly jersey from a facebook group "cuddle muffins".  It is called Shattered Showers and was $21 a yard.... yes, you read that right.  But it is amazing and K had to have it.  I used very little here for the bodice so expect to see this print again as I hoarded away 2 yards.


I had made up these yellow leggings to go under the dress, but K had her own thoughts on what she wanted to wear as leggings.

Ottobre 04/2013 #30; size 152 width and 146 height.  Fabric: purpleseamstress, yellow. This and the dress used up the 1 yard at $6.50.  These are just below the knee at capri length.

~ Happy Sewing! ~ Kristin ~

8 comments:

  1. I thought - yay! Sewing for the boy!!! :-)

    I love his tee so much! And he modeled! That's awesome! LOL!!! And of course Ms. K is looking as cute as usual!

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    1. I know! It's so hard to find good fabric for him and a pattern he will like. lol. Thanks Nakisha!

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  2. I love that fabric you used for your son's shirt. Well, I love all the fabrics in this post! What a fabulous dress. I better not show it to one of my girls (aka your daughter's German twin over here) ha ha. They are so alike in their tastes. That dress is a total winner because it just looks like plain FUN! I need to sew for my son. I haven't made him anything in such a long time. I'm working on an outfit for both of my girls this week. One was starting to complain about my lack of sewing for them. Ooops.

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    1. hahaha. That dress is great for using up scraps and so fast to make. I love it when you stop sewing things for them for a bit and then they ASK for you to make them something!!! Thanks Shirley, can't wait to see what you made :D

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  3. love the skull tshirt and the black looks good with it too [kids do have their own ideas.ha]
    Boys Never get their fair share of our sewing..Mine didn't ,ha
    Love the dress. Cute pattern, and she looks adorable with the tights/leggins.. Super cute dress.

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    1. Thanks Judy! I need to learn to let them have a say in what I'm making them - I think that is the key to having them like to wear it! It is so much easier to sew for girls I think, boys are just t-shirts and pants lol. Thanks again!

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  4. T's shirt looks great! And he looks very pleased that you sewed for him.

    I like the bright colors of K's tunic. That print on the bodice is so cute!

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