New skirts

Skirt using bottom of this shirt

Old hem turned into new waistband

I also added a contrast band at skirt bottom (to lengthen it also)

and two buttons to cover up the fact that I forgot to match the side seams of the contrast band with the skirt piece, he he...

So this skirt was made in just two steps: thread elastic through casing (old hem) and sew a contrast band

Tutorial Starboard skirt

Easy to make

I think it would be cuter if it was made above knee-high

This skirt is a bit long for E, maybe we would save it this for next summer 

I doodled some flowers with fabric marker

Unexpected bolero from a shirt

I love read tutorials but I don´t always follow them

Like this bolero

I wanted to make ones like this

But the result is: bolero with pleats

Instead of top stitch, I did decorative stitch 

Emmi love the strawberry button

I made thread chain for button closure.

Did I tell you about my new clothing label? Here is it.

Make up a simple with yoyo flowers

Bloomers/Shorts with gathered big pockets

Remember this dress?

I save the bottom of the shirt for this project:

gathered big pockets

Cut the bottom of the shirt like this shape

Cut a piece of elastic which is shorter than the top of pockets, thread it through the already-made-casing. Sew in place

Fold 1/4" around the curves than sew pockets on the shorts

Next steps are optional: turn shorts into bloomers 

Knickers for kids/toddlers from lounge baby pants - only one steps

My daughter worn this pants in her baby time with a matched tunic

Now it becomes short, but the waist still fits 

I turned it into a knickers in just one step: Sew stretch lace at the end of pants legs . Make sure the length of the lace is smaller than the pants legs, stretch the lace when sewing to have gathered pants legs

Dress with exposed zipper, pleats and bow - Mini tutorial

a shirt, zipper and coordinated fabric

Length of zipper is your choice. Mine is 7" but I think a 5" zipper would make a nice empire waist look.

(I was lucky enough to have zipper and fabric in the same color as neckline binding.)

A zipper is not a must. I did this because the neck of the shirt isn´t big enough for my kid´s head to get over.

I sewed an exposed zipper like THIS

Cut off the bottom of the shirt below the zipper, save them for another project

For the skirt piece, I prefer this tutorial, but I did pleats instead of gathering

Last step: make a bow and sew it to cover the end of the zipper.