Refashioned Chevron Pants

Hello.

I made my little one some new pants yesterday.

I held onto an old vintage skirt that belonged to my Oma because I loved the fabric.

I used the skirt and this tutorial that Cass from "Cass Can Sew" posted as the inspiration to create this.

I thought I'd girly them up a little by adding a bow to the waist

and to the cuffs.

I had in mind that they would be used for the warmer weather as a 3/4 length pant

but I couldn't resist putting them on her now :-)

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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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Pants for My Little Man

Hello.

It seams as though I am always sewing for my girls

so it was about time I made something for my little fella.

He was in desperate need for some pants that weren't too short, so I made him these.

I used this pattern from Happy Homemade Vol 2.

Even though they may be a girls pattern they totally suit a boy too.

I added some front pockets using Dana's Kids Pants Pattern.

I wish I had attached the front pockets a little higher...oh well, next time.

I lined the pockets with some flannette fabric.

And now for some cute pics of my guy in his new pants.

 Love Him ♥

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A Little Embroidery

Hello.

I wanted to try my hand at a little embroidery. I really didn't know what I was doing so I searched for some good tutorials and found this one.

I decided to make a pair of Ben & Mia pants for my baby (whose is almost 1) and my nearly 4 year old.
I had already made some for my little man here.
I thought I'd just embroider the pockets in a random pattern.

I tried out the lazy daisy and the basque stitch as well as some french knots.
Then I tried the basic chain stitch and turned it into a whipped chain stitch.

Although my stitches are FAR from good, I'm still very happy with the result.

I can already see that I have improved since the first stitches I made. It's all in the tension.

I decided only to use the pockets on my baby's pants as my stitches are a little too loose and probably wouldn't hold up to a 4 year old playing around.

I ended taking up the pants by 3.5 inches for the size 1's to fit my girl.

Even after that I found they fit better by rolling up the cuff.

     

I left the pants for my 4 year old quite plain, just white piping around the pockets and contrasting white stitching.

And some photos from another day...

 I just love my feral bunch.

xxx

♥

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