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Sewing: 2 piece Birthday Outfit
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2 piece Birthday Outfit

2 piece birthday outfit

2 piece birthday outfit

Instructions

This is a pretty basic skirt. I don't use a pattern. I like to add a flange at the hem and I wrap the hem around so it's finished inside & out. The shirt is appliqued and I altered it to give it a girly shape.

Difficulty:

Category: Sewing

Type of item: Clothing

For: Children

Style: Whimsical, Mod, Funky, Holiday, Classic, Romantic, Cute, Traditional, Casual


Materials

cotton fabric, boy's cotton t-shirt

What was your inspiration?

Olivia wanted a cupcake theme for her birthday party.

What are you most proud of?

It's very comfortable to wear and it looks adorable on. Of course, most anything looks adorable on a 3 year old.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Get some pretty fabric. This cotton cupcake fabric has a glitter finish. Very girly. Look for a fabric that has a design you can "fussy cut" for the top applique.

 

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Trisha02 on craftsy.com
Oct 24, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
I haven't sewn childrens clothes in years. But I'd like to try this for my granddaughter. How do you make the ribbon gathering on the t-shirt??
NiceThreads on craftsy.com
Oct 24, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
You can use 1" bias binding or a 1" finished fabric strip (doesn't have to be bias" cut it the length of the underarm seam & sew it down the middle & on each side. Thread the ribbon on a safety pin & run it up 1 side & down the other ( making a small loop at the top) Sew a 1" line of stitching close to the top so it can't be pulled out & knot the ends for the same reason. The fabric strip can be sewn to either the front of the shirt or the inside.
NiceThreads on craftsy.com
Oct 24, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
If that's not clear let me know & I'll take a close-up pix.
D lasyone on craftsy.com
Oct 16, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
do you know where I can find the cup cake material my grandaughter wants me to make her a bag out of cup cake material sure would apperciate it if you could help me find some thanks
NiceThreads on craftsy.com
Oct 16, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
I believe this is out of print but I just checked "SewBaby" site and they have 8 yards of this left. JoAnn's does not have this one but they have a lot of other CupCake prints.