Another Flashback

Howdy guys



I sewed up this flashback skinny tee a few weeks ago, you may have spotted it in the shorts post. I just hadnt gotten around to blogging about it, so here it is! :)



This tee is actually a size 4. I had intended it to be for Elijah.



The material is from an upcycled ladies tee. It was a boatneck tee and so I had no neckband to work with, so I cut it from the scraps I had left. But... because it doesn't have a lot of stretch, the neckband wouldn't go over Elijah's head!

Dana Made It Kids Shorts

Okay, now recently I have been sewing up a few simple items in an effort to try and catch up to my Make The Basics goal. I looked around for a simple shorts pattern and settled on the Dana Made It Kids Shorts.



I am really glad I chose them, Dana's pattern does not disappoint. Although very simple, it is exactly what I was looking for. 



This black pair was made from an old pair of jeans, purely as a test of the pattern. The back pockets were taken from a different pattern and turned out to be too small, but oh well. They are a straight size 4 and they are a great fit. I did change the hem seam allowance to fold 1" twice, so they are a tiny bit shorter.

Fancy Pants Shorts

I hope you all are enjoying the flood of Sew Fab posts in your feed, and I have another for you.

Sometimes, I get a bit of bloggy paralysis. I see the awesomeness that other sewing bloggers are posting and I have no idea how to compete. So I really tried not to think so hard about that this time.

I really wanted to sew up something from the sew fab bundle to show you guys. I also have a my Make The Basics deadline coming up (oh and KCW!), so I tried to combine a few goals in one. I cut out a bunch of t-shirts in preparation for KCW, had some knit scraps left and decided to use them up in some Fancy Pants Shorts, which is available in the Titchy Threads pattern shop.

Make The Basics - Tragedy That Inspires A Sewing Challenge

Make The Basics is a challenge that I am setting myself to sew the basics for my kids this upcoming summer season. Lets chat firstly though, why am I setting this challenge?

Ombre Board Shorts - Bit Late To The Bandwagon

I have a quick project I want to share with you today. Have you been following along with the Shorts On The Line series? Even though it is currently winter here in Australia, I still wanted to whip up at least one pair of shorts to add to the Shorts On The Line Flickr Pool.


My family and friends now know that I am happy to accept the clothing that they no longer want. I was given a pretty cool pair of ombre board shorts and knew I wanted to resize them for Elijah.

Have you seen the awesome post by Rae a few days ago on making shorts with super seams? I used Rae's tutorial to shorten my free pajama pants sewing pattern very quickly into shorts. I cut open the old shorts and lined up the pattern so I could keep the industrial sewn hem and pocket.

Fancy Pants Leggings

I finally got back into the sewing room after all the excitement of my wedding. Just before all the craziness I had entered a giveaway over on Celina's blog, Petit a Petit and Family and I won :)

So of course I had to sew some Fancy Pants Leggings as soon as I got the chance!

All of these pants are upcycles. I have a huge pile of t-shirts to upcycle, and once I had seen the pair of leggings which Ros sewed up I knew I wanted to do the same.

Upcycle! The Best Way To Save Cash For Your Stash

Continuing my post on having a small sewing budget...
 

The absolute best way to find good quality material at a bargain price, is to UPCYCLE!
 

In the online sewing community, generally everyone knows what an upcycle is. But you would be surprised how many times I get asked, "what is an upcycle?". Upcycling basically means that you take an old item of clothing, or even an old sheet, cut it up and make it into something new. Its like recycling :)
 

Here is my growing upcycle pile. I just spotted a towel which isn't meant to be in there...

Look in your local op shops/thrift stores for good quality items, the best way to do this is to check the brand label and care label. This will immediately tell you if the item is worth buying or not.