TkDoll: Clothes I've Made

Lately I have been obsessed with sewing clothes. A few weeks ago, I found a cute wrap skirt on line and thought that it wouldn't be that hard to make. So I got the basic pattern idea by searching for "wrap skirt" on line, but then made my own pattern at home. I had some old wrapping paper that I used for my pattern paper and drew it out on the paper. I cut it out as my pattern, then pinned it to my fabric. After I cut out and sewed my fabric together added some bias tape for the top waistband and tie strings I was basically done. It was as simple as that! I have never been able to follow patterns very well. I always just make up my own, it seems easier to me that way.

Then came for the fun part- the applique'! As you know I have been obsessed with applique' as well. So I thought why not continue that in my skirt. I appliqued these cute flowers out of simple black and white stripe fabric. Stitched them on by my sewing machine and added some cute trim. I absolutely love this skirt! I even have a black and white striped top to match.

The next skirt I made was another wrap skirt, but this time out of linen. I had some extra green fabric from my other skirt that I used for the tie and for some of the applique' pieces as well. I absolutely love linen. It lays really nice and is a bit thicker than cotton, (although it does tend to wrinkle easily).

This time I decided to add some hand stitching using embroidery thread. I already had the flower and bird patterns made from using the same designs on my apron and oven mitts. So it was essentially the same designs. I used more of a "vine" detail to connect the pieces together.

From there I decided to try my hand at making a shirt. I bought some black linen fabric, made my own pattern again (I sort of followed a basic pattern from a shirt I already had, just to see how it was made). Then added the embroidery around the neck. I love the way this one turned out! I'm big into the baby doll look, so I had to have some pleated sleeves on this. It ties at the neck, and also at the back, to cinch in the waist a bit.

Detail at right side of neck.

Detail at left side of neck.

With the left over linen fabric I decided to make another skirt. Not a wrap skirt, but a simple A-line draw string skirt. I had the embroidery go all the way around, and did slightly different flowers than from the shirt.