I was very busy sewing this Christmas, mostly for my youngest niece who is 18 months old.
I made her a runway collection!
This consisted of:
Blue tank top, flowered and green pants/shorts and flowered cross-over top (flower fabric from Spotlight) - Butterick 3846, size L;
Pink dress - The Warhol dress, free pattern from MADE with an added ruffle at the hemline;
Flower print sun jacket - Kwik Sew 2596, View C, with added sleeves, no peplum and altered at the front so it is open and cool;
Ruched leggings - also Kwik Sew 2596 with a piece of elastic stretched and sewn at the lower outside seam to create the ruching.
Here she is in some of the pieces:
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| Kwik Sew 2596 (altered) |
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| Kwik Sew 2596 (altered) |
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| Butterick 3846 |
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| Butterick 3846 |
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| The Warhol dress- MADE |
I also made owl cushions for both nieces. I looked at Google images and came up with my own design. I can't find the photo I took of the finished cushions, but here is Miss 18 months unwrapping hers (yes, she is always the centre of attention!):
and again later at home
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For my older niece, I made this dress from light and airy, blue patterned cotton. I used Patrones magazine 30 (a recent edition full of children's patterns), dress No. 2. I had purchased the fabric for me, but thought it would be perfect for Miss 8, which it was. I raced back to Textile Traders for some more at the first opportunity!
The neckline and armholes are bound with a strip of lycra, folded in half, stitched to the inside of the dress first and then folded over the edge and stitched again, a variation on this method. The same turquoise lycra is used for the ruching.
I also made a skirt for my sister (not photographed) and these shoe bags for my (hard to buy for) brother-in-law.
Everyone seemed very happy with their meggipeg prezzies and the hard work was all made worthwhile (actually it made my year) when I received this letter from my niece with a picture of her wearing the blue dress and hi-top sneakers I also got for her.
5 comments:
What a sweet collection! I think Meggipeg Prezzies is a very fine brand name.
P.S. Really trying to restrain myself from buying the Spotlight fabric.
I've seen (and bookmarked) the Warhol dress! Great minds really do think alike. How did it sew up? It looks great.
My life is complete now that I'm a brand! The fabric is adorable. I made a bee-line for it and bought nothing else that day. It's seersucker and perfect for a little girl.
I've had it bookmarked for such a long time, so I was pleased to finally get the chance to make it. It was quick and simple and perfect for a summer dress.
So adorable! That runway collection is too cute! You found some great fabrics for those presents!
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