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Kids Clothes Week Spring 2015 - who else is sewing along this time?
In the spirit of getting more organised I thought I'd try and blog my backlog - all of three things that it is!
First up - some kids sewing. These skirts are the
Oliver + S Music Class skirt pattern. I traced the pattern and cut out the first skirt back in summer 2014, then forgot about it for ages. More recently I cut out the other one and got them both sewn up and posted off to their wearers in January.
They didn't take long to sew up at all - once I got started! As I've already found with Oliver + S patterns the instructions were brilliant. The only bit I struggled with was making the pocket on the side but by the time I made the second version I'd worked it out and both skirts came out good. I'm really pleased with them. The red cord is lovely, I took time to overlock the seams, I added lovely trim to both the hems, and I put little tags to mark the back of the skirt. I used a different trim on each skirt, which you can see in the photos. I think I got the trim from The Cloth House in Soho, and the red cord is from a Peter Jensen fabric sale a few years back (also used to make
this pouffe).
I'd definitely recommend this pattern. The pleats and side pocket make
it a bit more unusual and the good instructions mean it's still possible
for a beginner to do without too much stress. I'm sure I'll be making
some more this summer! Has anyone sewn any other Oliver + S patterns?
Any you'd recommend? I'm quite tempted by the
Sketchbook shirt & short set.
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| The side pleats and pocket |
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| Hem trim |
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| Tab to mark the back of the skirt |
