leggings

Some Sunday stretch sewing

May 17, 2015


I went to Spotlight yesterday for an invisible zip for an Ishi dress I am making, and came out with some gorgeous jersey which was on sale as well.  'Spotty' has a great range of jersey these days.  Lots of gorgeous prints which are usually around $15 per metre. They were on sale for 30% off so I managed to make this outfit for about $12. Issie only had one pair of leggings and I thought, I really should make them, since I can, even though I could probably buy them for the same price.  I love sewing for my kids and they only took about 15 minutes of sewing time.

Kid's Clothes Week

KCW: Polka dots and a bit of bling!

October 23, 2013


I finished this little ensemble yesterday for Isabella - some polka dot leggings and straw yellow raglan top with some sequin shoulder bling!  I pinned this image a while ago and decided to use pinterest as my inspiration this week for Kids' Clothes Week to make some clothes for my girls. 


I traced the leggings from a pair Isabella already had.  I used my overlocker for the main sewing, only using my machine for the leg hems and waistband.  I added some ribbon bows and buttons to the bottom of the leggings for fun.


The yellow knit is super soft and I had some sequined fabric in my stash which I ruffled to create some fun on the top.  My machine did not like the sequins though and a bit of hand stitching was involved to gather the pieces.  I'm talking super fast not too neat hand-stitching.


Isabella loves both of these pieces and happily wore them off to kinder yesterday.  She loves wearing leggings with skirts so I know the leggings in particular will get a lot of wear.  The fabric for both items is from Rathdowne Fabrics in Brunswick, Melbourne (the best supply of stretch fabric I have found in Melbourne).  They have heaps of stretch - mainly in plain colours, but they also have a lot of print lycras.  The leggings have a cotton lycra feel to them and are super stretchy.
 
 
Joining in with Kids' Clothes Week this week!