Tuesday 9 August 2016

Kids clothes week: a Bearlin skirt and a school bus tee

Recently I ordered a little bunch of goodies from Maai Design, among them a half-metre of this fabulous bear fabric. It was no easy task getting this skirt out of my little half-metre, and in the end I had to compromise by making the pocket bags white - much to my frustration.


The skirt is self-drafted, with hip-yoke pockets edged with gold piping (I just LOVE Maai Design's metallic piping), gathers at the centre front and back, and a wide waistband with an elasticised back. Apart from endless rearranging of pattern pieces to get the most out of my fabric, this was a straightforward and pleasant sew. I didn't even have to unpick anything!



To go with the skirt I made a school bus tee out of cotton jersey. This was a bit of a rushed sew, so don't look too closely at the neckband or hemming! The top looked a bit long when I finished it, so I ruched each side a little at the bottom and it turned out to fit beautifully this way.

How funny is R's face in this photo?!!

I really like these as an outfit, even if it's a little cool for bare legs at the moment. Now to see if I can finish something else before the week is up!


6 comments:

  1. What a lovely outfit. I absolutely love the fabric you used for the skirt. Maaike's piping is pretty good! Love the rushing on the sides of the tee :)

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    1. Thank you Jenya :) I'm sure there will be many more metallic-piped clothes for R in the future!

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  2. Awesome outfit. The skirt is reminiscent of the Everyday Skirt, clever you working it out.
    I love that bear fabric.
    The t-shirt looks great and the side gathers are so good!

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    1. Thanks Shelley! Yes it is similar, isn't it - I hadn't thought of that. I was inspired by a Burda girl's skirt I made years ago, but which required more fabric than I had, hence the drafting :)

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  3. GOLDEN PIPING. This is something my kids would really, really like right now!!!

    Great skirt, totally adorable fabric, and I love the little ruching on the t-shirt! Such a good idea! I love that picture of her with the cat. <3

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    1. Thanks Inder. You should definitely go crazy with gold and silver piping and make your kids happy!

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