Tuesday, April 13, 2010

A Bunch Of Shorts & Three New Tops

I love making pants and shorts for Charlotte from old or worn pairs of pants. These shorts were all made from my old pairs of pants/jeans and some that were given to me by friends.


I also found some really cute fabric for summer tops. I wasn't sure which pattern I would use when I bought them, but I knew that they would look cute on Charlotte. I ended up using Simplicity 3513, View B. It's a really easy to sew pattern and makes for a really comfy and cute basic top for summer.


Lastly is a top made from a vintage silk dress that I found in a thrift store a few months back. I wasn't sure what it would turn into, but I knew that I had to buy it.

Before:


After:


I modified McCall's 9369, View H. i was really worried about sewing with the silk because I'd never sewn with such a slippy fabric before. Walking foot to the rescue. It was so easy that I didn't even swear once.

More soon,

NinjaEema

6 comments:

  1. The tops are so cute! I love the bright cheery fabrics.

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  2. Oh, I'm jealous! All those cute fabrics...

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  3. "she wore LEMONNNNNNNN!!!!" (U2 song)! Cute cute cute!! love the last one too!

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  4. Did you use a pattern for the shorts?

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  5. Thanks everyone.

    @Jess, No pattern, just sort of traced one from an old pair of jeans.

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