Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Plaid Pippa Pelplum

Say that 10 times fast.

I am on a roll! This is usually how I work. I make something, love it, and must make something again as soon as humanly possible. Its almost like an adrenaline rush, this sewing stuff.

I decided to make a top for Avery out of some vintage plaid I found at our local thrift store. I had the perfect pattern in mind that I bought during a black Friday sale. The Pippa Peplum by See Kate Sew. The pattern called for facing to finish off the neckline. Facing + kids clothes = does not work well (IMO). The facings are always peaking out and just generally annoying. So I decided to bind the neckline instead, and it worked pretty well. I am still perfecting my skill of binding with knit, but this was one of my better results.

I finished the top last night, after the kids were in bed. Tried to put it on Avery this morning, and it wouldn't go over her head. I tried again. No go. The thing about Avery is she has a huge nogin, she is super skinny, and on the tall side for her age. Sometimes I don't get the sizing perfectly right for her. So I tried the top on Heidi, and it fit her perfectly! That is definitely a benefit of having two girls so close together. The project would have been a total failure if Heidi didn't save the day with her small little head.




Heidi is my reluctant model, she was pouting during the entire 3 minute shoot. 

I am so in love with this pattern. I could easily fill up my girls' closet with this shirt. And I think I will.


5 comments:

  1. I had the same thought that Heidi is not happy to be out there. She makes me laugh.

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  2. Forgot to add I love the top and her hair looks like it is getting lighter.

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  3. Perfect plaid. My girlfriend had a plaid dress almost exactly like this plaid when I was growing up. Funny how what goes around comes back around! Very vintage looking!

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  4. Perfect plaid. My girlfriend had a plaid dress almost exactly like this plaid when I was growing up. Funny how what goes around comes back around! Very vintage looking!

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