You are going to get overkill this week on the sewing posts…hope you don’t mind! Since I didn’t have any sewing posts for August and September, I have to make up for lost time. 😉 I cut out a bunch of stuff on Sunday, so I have been busy sewing at night after the kids mosey off to bed, and then get up and run around, decide to brush their teeth, need to get tucked in, need to get tucked in AGAIN, and then they need water… Yes, it is amazing just how much I get done with all this durned free time that I have!
This was a quick one to put together. I used a plain Old Navy white t-shirt for the top and spruced it up a bit. The pants are just a simple elastic waist pants made out of a heavy cotton print. You can click on the picture to see it bigger.
For those wanting to start sewing, this is an easy project. Elastic waist pants are super easy to make and really nice for little ones that are potty training. They are easy for them to pull up and down. Embellishing a plain top is a great way to make it look custom and really, it is cheaper to buy these on sale than making them. All you need is fusible interfacing (where it fuses both sides), cut out your shapes, fuse them with an iron, and use the button-hole stitch (close together zig-zag) around the edges. I added some matching buttons and a little iron-on applique I picked up on clearance. She looked adorable in it when I shipped her off to daycare the next day, since I have to make her wear all her new outfits the very next day as I’m freak. But, isn’t it cute? 🙂
Love that bright red cheetah print. That’s something that I would choose.
Very cute! You know, I think even I might be able to handle a sewing project like this.
I have to agree that I love little elastic pants. I can whip out a pair of those in one time. I hadn’t thought to use a button hole stitch to applique. I usually use a tight zigzag and then wrestle with my machine the entire time.
As soon as I’m done with this thesis project, I have the cutest jeans to work on. I can’t wait to post a picture. I’m hoping they’re super easy!
Stacy, darling outfit, I can’t wait to see her picture. I think every mom wants their child to put on the new outfit right away.
Like I said before, I wish I was your kid!
Thanks ladies! I love how this one turned out…just too cute! Lori, I haven’t got a picture of her in it yet, but hopefully soon. I have tried in the past to get pictures before daycare and it is such a rush that it doesn’t happen. Then when she came home that night….well, it was a white shirt. Need I say more?? It will get clean but she was a bit dirty. 😉
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