#8 - Basic Pants

This week theme is pants! :D I’ve made 5 pants so far and 1 is ongoing…

I managed to go to Spotlight on the day I had emergency leave and found that they are selling the denim fabric that I like. In my mind, I had a plan to make my son a pant. It’s a little bit hard to find a pant that fits him yet comfortable and in affordable price. So I bought like 3 meter of it, just in case his sister wants the same pant (and she always does, sibling rivalry I guess… J). At home, I started browsing the pant tutorials. I also borrowed some books from the public library, in case they have something good in it. Too bad they don’t include the pattern inside the book.

I finally found this tutorial about making a basic pant for boys, and it showed how to draw the pattern from the pant that I have. But I was still afraid to start the project because this is the first time I will make a pant. So I decided to give it a shot using the cheap fabrics that I have (thanks to Ikea) and skipped all the additional detail like pockets.

So, this is it… *drum roll

Ta Daaa…

I have to admit the pant is a li’l bit low at hip area (I forgot to calculate the bulky diaper that really adds the volume) but he can still wear it comfortably.  And while I still have some scrap fabrics from prior projects, I choose to make two more for him. The two others are for my hubby and my daughter (of course!).

The ongoing project is my maternity pant. I used the same method to draw the pattern from my fave pant and scale it so it will still fit me till the next two months. I’ll share it when once it finished.

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How to: http://www.mygrowinghome.com/2011/10/diy-basic-boy-pants.html

Fabrics : IKEA and scraps from http://www.needleandthread.com.sg/  

#7 - Stripy Cushion Covers

Last month I got an opportunity to go to Ikea. What I was so excited about it that I’ve been told by friend that the fabrics price there is the cheapest comparing to other fabric store. So after I dropped my kids and the nanny to the playing area and make sure they no longer needed me, I sneaked to the sewing section.

I bought stripy rainbow color fabric and some solid color fabrics. And from the kids section, I also got 2 rolls of fabrics with vehicles and vegetables pattern.

I decided to make the second cover for my 70X70cm cushion. It’s really hard to find a cover for that size (and in reasonable price, of course). Then I thought about making the same covers for my 40X40cm cushions as well, so it’ll be nice if I pile them up in the living room. 

Too bad my stripy fabric wasn’t enough to make the covers (bad planning I know) even if I only used the stripy in one side and solid in other side. That’s why I decided to put the stripy pattern in the middle of front side of the cover.

The height of the stripy pattern I used was only half of the cushion height. I used the same instructions as my first project. Only I had to gather the front side fabrics first before I sandwiched the front and back side.

And here are the covers. So happy when my hubby said that they are nice and look like the one they sell in the store.  Yay!

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How to:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhZnHhbcN-Q

Fabrics : IKEA

#6 - Owl Pincushion

I have to admit, my new hobby is typing the words: DIY sewing projects in Google Search Tab. That’s how I found a tutorial about making this cute owl pincushion.

There’s so many pattern there for this owl pincushion, but this one is pretty easy for me. I didn’t print and use the pattern available, since I don’t have a copier to make it bigger. So what I did was scale the pattern to make my own. That way, I could optimize the fabrics too.

I used the scrap fabrics from my 3^rd project.  For the eyes, I used the black and white felt instead of two stacked buttons. I made two owls and they’re all cute. So when my daughter wanted to have one, it really was a hard decision. Both are my fave, I couldn’t pick one to be sacrificed. So I decided to make the bigger one for her. :D

  

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 How to: http://agataria.blogspot.sg/2011/03/folded-owl.html

Fabrics: http://www.needleandthread.com.sg/  and Daiso (denim)