Thursday, June 17, 2010

tickled pink


I don't sew for myself much.
Partly cause it's a whole lot more fun to sew for my kiddos
but
mostly because
pretty much every thing I've ever made
for myself
is
well
hideous.
Except my skirt.
I made a skirt for Easter last year
and it turned out okay...


I figured out that part of my problem
was the pattern.
If I have to try on a kazillion shirts to find one that fits properly
why on earth should I assume
1 pattern
will fit me right??
So
I took a shirt I already own that I like the fit of
and made a pattern.
Just like I do for the girls
only
bigger.
I used some polka dot fabric I got off of Walmart's $1.50/yard table
to make a muslin.
Not surprisingly
I had to tweak my pattern a bit
and I learned I need to stretch my 'collar' a bit on the curves,
but still
the shirt is wearable.
I'm still geeking out about it!
(and dizzying polka dots aside - it's actually kinda cute)

Then I took a very large pair of pants
($ .50 at Salvation Army - oh yeah!)
took them apart
and re-made them into a pair of crop pants
that fit pretty darn good.
Complete with an invisible zipper!
I'm still geekin' out about that, too.

I bought the pants
thinking I would, of course, use them for the girls
but then I thought,
"How often will I find something I can re-make for me??"
and so I did...

And this morning,
I used real store bought fabric - on sale for $3.95/yd
and made another shirt for myself.
And it turned out pretty near perfect.
Of course
I had to make matching dresses for the girls, too...




many thanks to my little photographer
You got potential, Girl.



2 comments:

  1. Woohooo!
    Oh, and good job on the boy sewing. Josiah showed me his shorts. I admired, he showed me the belt loops. I admired, he showed AGAIN the shorts.
    He's quite tickled.
    Nothing but several minutes of feeling the fabric and belt loops and oohing and aaahing over the shorts would satisfy that kid :) he loves him some clothes, and he really loves that you made them.

    And I love your shirt and capris, you did great, and the pics of you turned out well, way to go Lily!!!

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  2. Great job once again! You did a fantastic job on your new snazy outfit. Can you put some of that creativity in a pill capsule and send it my way? The girls look fantastic! I usually don't like the things I'd made for myself, but yours is fantastic! Are you not just loving the invisible zipper!!! I predict we'll see more outfits in the weeks to come with some of these. If you ever need any, I was given a whole bunch of them a few years back... I would probably have a color you need!

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