Day: 3 June 2009

adult's clothing, patterns, sewing

Patternless skirt and tunic

Still on some of the clothes I made while at Sewjourn, here is a patternless skirt, firstly on the hanger:

no pattern skirt by you.

and on me:

No pattern skirt #1 by you.

Neither of these photos do this skirt justice.  It moves beautifully, and the drape at the side flows and swings with each step.  Mine has a wide fold-over waistband from the same fabric, without elastic in it – I’ve got a pretty thick waist and this works just fine for me.  Nikki  has some basic instructions for how to make these skirts here.  I’m itching to make some more.

I also had a go at a cowl top under Nikki’s guidance.  The photo’s a shocker, but it gives you the idea.

No pattern cowl tunic #1 by you.

Nikki shows the basic design for these tops here.  So now I can make some shorter, wider, vary the sleeve shape, vary the depth of the cowl and maybe the width at the shoulders – so much fun to be had!  Check out this great version that Kathryn made.  And here is a stretch fabric scarf that I think would blend beautifully with these tops and skirts.  So many great ideas, and so little time.

baby, children's clothing, kids clothing, vintage patterns

Vintage Style 2416

This pattern has been in the stash for a litle while – I think it dates from around 1981.

Vintage Style 2416 by you.

I’m a bit of a sucker for traditionally styled toddler dresses.  I matched this one up with some vintage fabric and ended up with this.

Vintage Style 2416 front by you.

It’s a soft, lightweight winter twill.  Very easy to construct, and I find that yoked dresses are easy to get on to toddlers and are a comfortable fit over their rounded shoulders.

IMG_9289 by you.

It’s very difficult to get a good posed photo of Stella at the moment!  She loved the dress, and keeps on pulling at it in the wardrobe, wanting to put it on.  Must be comfy.  The sleeves have an elasticised casing at the wrist, the skirt has a generous flare gathered into the yoke, and the yoke closes with two buttons at the back.  The neckline is finished with self bias binding.

Vintage Style 2416 back button detail by you.

I could have made it a little longer, but I think the 18 month size is okay for our little Stella.

IMG_9294 by you.