I tried a new process today. It’s called a reverse applique, where you cut away from the main shirt to show a coordinating fabric behind, which reveals a design.
I was working on a pajama set for Oliver and decided to do a army/tank theme.
After 1.5 hours this is as far as I got.
The reverse applique took me a lot longer than expected.
It was a fun process to try though. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. It’s not perfect, but I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.
I said I at least wanted to finish the shorts to Bella’s pajama set.
Well, that’s all I got done.
I promise to do better tomorrow.
It’s hard to tell while she is wearing them, but I made them bubble shorts. I think that particular style looks cute on her, since her legs are so thin.
Today was going to be pajama Monday. I had lofty plans to finish a set of pajamas for each child.
What actually got accomplished was sewing up one tank top for Bella’s pajama set.
The print is little fairies that I bought on clearance a year ago from Fabric.com. It looks great for a pajama print. I used an existing pair of pajamas that were getting to small as a pattern to make the new set.
Here is Bella modeling the shirt (with non-matching shorts) getting ready for bed.
Now let’s hope I can at least get the bottoms finished for her pajamas tomorrow…and if all is going well, a set for my son as well. At least tomorrow we don’t have doctors appointments to compete with my small amount of free time.
This lines up nicely with two things.
First I was going to sew up a bunch of kids clothes for the upcoming school year, and with school starting a month away, it was time to tackle the job.
Secondly for Summer Challenge Week 5 I was going to sew my daughter a shirt.
So that brings us to.
Hopefully in this next week you will be seeing me churn out a bunch of new clothing.
You will notice that the inspiration pieces aren’t really summery. I will be sewing some simple t-shirts, but mainly I am filling a need for my kids and that includes fall pieces, especially for my son, Oliver.
And no, I don’t really expect to finish all those pieces in the next week. I will definitely have to narrow it down to the time I have available.
Wish me good luck!
The clutch is finished…here is a sneak peak. I liked the way it came out, so I plan to do a full tutorial soon.
Here is the bag I finished up. As you can notice, I ditched the polka dots and decided to go with a stripe. I also ditched the crossover straps and added a handle.
If you haven’t noticed I love maxi skirts. I hate my legs – maxi skirts completely cover legs – it’s a match made in heaven.
I have been seeing quite a few pictures of t-shirts being tied when wearing maxis.
I didn’t necessarily want to show any skin, but I liked the idea because it gives the look of a cinched in waist when you are wearing a simple t-shirt.
So I thought I would try it.
I think even on me it looks better. Just need to be careful to not lift my arms in public!
I forgot to show you the little shirt I sewed up for the birthday boy himself.
He is in a stage where he likes to say cheese and smile real big!
I added a pocket and the back yoke with the gingham to mix it up and look a little more country.
It’s a pretty comfortable shirt, that works great for the summer.
Notice in the background is the supplies for the fold over clutch I plan to make this week.
I’m recycling an old purse for parts along with new fabric I bought specifically for this project. I’m about halfway through sewing it up, so it might be next week before you see it on the blog.
