My latest addiction - Turning T-shirts into Pants

Hello.

This weekend has been all about transforming my sons old t-shirts into

little PJ pants for my little girl.

You can see my first two attempts in the previous post.

This time I worked on transforming a Boys/Mens t-shirt into

something a little girl would be proud to wear.

This is what I came up with.

I used 3 different t-shirts to add some nice big flowers to an otherwise boring pair of green pants.

This little butterfly was the centre motif of one of my daughters favourite t-shirts

that was too stained to wear again.

I added a coloured button to the middle of each flower.

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Refashioned T-Shirt to PJ Pants

Hello.

My oldest son went through his wardrobe the other day

and gave me a whole heap of t-shirts that he no longer wears.

I thought I'd use some of them to make my little baby some new jammie pants.

I chose a light pink Quiksilver t-shirt and cut a piece of the logo out to add to the bottom of the leg.

It had a very small mark on the top so I added another little patch of the logo.

    

Then I chose a nice purple t-shirt that had a skeleton riding a bicylce :-\

I guess thats the only problem with using a boys/mans t-shirt for a baby girls project,

sometimes the subject matter doesn't match.

Lucky they are bed pants :-)

 

I used the hem of the t-shirt for the pink pants.

To get the picture positioned right on the purple pair I had to cut higher into the t-shirt. 

These ones I had to hem myself.

I made this pattern from an old pair of pants that I cut open.

I traced around them and was able to create a pattern piece that only has one inside leg seam.

This makes for a super quick and easy pair of pants that I can whip up in half an hour.

 

I must use a few more of the t-shirts he gave me to make up some more pants.

I love the result, so quick and comfy.

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Wearing Their New Outfits and A Feature

Hello.

We went to my cousins daughters birthday party today.

I just had to share some pictures of my girls wearing their special outfits I made for the day.

I actually missed the opportunity to take a photo with the girls all new and neat, with shoes and socks and clean faces, but still got some nice pics none the less.

On the slide with the birthday girl...

...and with each other.

I made up a bib to match the dress yesterday to avoid any food spills.

The wonderful day ended a little like this...

Sweet dreams ♥

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On another note.

I was featured over at a rosie sweet home for my First Attempt at The Sunki Dress.

Thanks guys!

They are having a linky party today so why not head over and show off some of your latest projects.

I'll see you there!

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A Little Baby Bonnet

Hello.

I made up a little baby bonnet a few months ago and have been meaning to blog about it for that long.

I have to say that it is the best baby hat I have ever had. All together my baby has about 4 hats but the only one to stay on is this one.

This was made using the The Abigail Baby Bonnet pattern.

It comes as a PDF pattern from I Think Sew and only cost $3.

This site has quite a few cheap, cute patterns.

I made this hat from the same sheet I made all of these PJ's from.

The hat is reversible so you can make it with 2 different fabrics if you wish.

I made it all white so it works with most of her clothing.

I cheated a little with the ties. Instead of making them out of fabric I used a shoelace (unused of course :) It was pink with silver glitter through it.

This hat has fit her from December last year, right up to now and she still has room

(the pattern does come with a range of different sizes).

I just love it. Once it's tied up it wont come off, no matter how hard your little one tries.

In the end they just give up and leave it on.

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Getting Winter Started

Hello.

The other morning it was a little chilly and I noticed I didn't have many warm jackets for my 1 year old so I made this one up today. It is New Look 6927.

I actually made this jacket to match the birthday dress I made a couple of weeks ago.

I wanted it to remain quite plain so it can be worn with many outfits so I just added accents of the pink tartan under the collar and for the facings.

I used black piping around the collar and on the pockets.

The buttons were left over from when I made this dress. 

Does anyone know if there is a rule about what side the button/buttonholes go?

After I did the buttonholes on the righthand side

(which worked like a dream I might add, it's amazing what a sharp needle will do)

I thought to myself they should have been on the lefthand side.

If anyone has an answer I'd love you to leave a comment :)  

I'm not sure if she was hungry or if she found the jacket tasty but she wouldn't stop chewing her sleeves.

All I can say is...roll on Winter, my girl's got a jacket to wear.

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Pattern Tested

Hello.

The other day I replied to a request for a pattern tester from Jenilyn from Grits & Giggles.

She is about to release a new pattern for a girls skirt called the Lauren Twirl Skirt.

What a great pattern...so quick and easy.

Here are my skirts.

Well what can I say, it’s such a quick skirt to make. The longest part of making these skirts was choosing the fabric.

The first skirt (size 4) took 1 hour and it only took that long because I made it a double layered skirt.

I made it with ivory cheesecloth and covered the main part of the skirt with black lace that I edged with bias binding.

I pressed the seam of the main part of the skirt and the band up toward the skirt because I wanted the band to remain quite plain.

To finish the contrast band (which I made from the same fabric) I overlocked the bottom and just folded up the hem once, rather than doubling it up and hiding the raw edge like the pattern suggested.

The second one (size 1) took all of 1/2 an hour. Unreal!! I used co-ordinating cotton fabric in beige and black and trimmed it with cute black flower lace.

I just had to take the girls to the park and take some photos while they were enjoying their new skirts.

 

The girls enjoyed some lunch.
(Despite the look on their faces)

We even managed to feed the ducks. 

We had a great day!

And regarding the pattern...I love it!

 It would suit a beginner or a competent sewer. It ranges in size from 12 months to 5 years, so keep an eye out for it if you are looking for a basic girls skirt pattern that is quick easy and very pretty.

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