I've been sewing with knits lately! And it isn't so bad! I made a dress and lounge pants. The dress I used a pattern for but tweeked it (I'm not a pattern fan), and the pants I made my own pattern for. I have to say, the dress came out HUGE! I was using the infant size XL, but my almost 5 year old fits into it (as a top)! She'll grow into it eventually though. And can I just proclaim that I LOVE bias tape (you'll be able to tell when you see the dress, that was most of the tweeking on my part). Why hem when you can use bias tape instead? Baby girl is on the tall side so I didn't want to hem the length (that's not where it's big, it's big around the chest). Next time I make that dress I think I'll only have buttons on the top though and have the bottom be all skirt.
I don't have a serger but I used my machine's overlock stitch and set the speed to rabbit and pretended I did!
The lounge pants I really like. They look SOOO comfy (and were so easy!). I want some! The fabric came from Alyson Clair's (the famous Portland designer) studio scraps. I'm not sure what the fabric is made of but it's so soft and flowy, perfect for the pants! Thanks!
Here's some pics:
Dress:
Pants:
1 comment:
Those pants look so comfy!!! :)
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