Bubble skirt from man's Shirt

I got this shirt from my husband, He doesn't want to use it anymore because there a smaall rip on the front. So I thought I use it to make skirt for Isabelle. I have this skirt already for few weeks in my mind, want to try it.

I made this small tutorial, not just for others that might want to try it but also for me, just in case I forget how to make it hehehe

What you need; man's shirt, fabric for lining, stretch fabric for waistband and elastic for the waistband.

First I cut the shirt in three pieces, no exact measurement here, depend on how big your man's shirt originally. Middle part (going to be used for the skirt) is about 60 x 41 cm



Cut the button part, with the right side together, sew it into a tube



From the sleeves, make 2 rectangular size 45 x 10 cm, fold in half, press and sew it into two ribbon, turn it around and press it again


Take scrap of fabric for lining, again there is no exact measurement here, mine is about 38 x 28 cm wrong side together, sew it into tube



Ruffled the skirt and sew together with the lining tube, good side inside



This is how the bottom of the skirt will looks like after you turn it to the good side



Do the same thing on the other end of the tube, this time wrong side inside, this will be the upper side



Now for the waistband, cut your stretch fabric 2 26 x 13, wrong side together, put the ribbon on the left and right side on the right side of the fabric (sounds complicated but it's not)



Sew/serge it together



Sew the waistband to the ruffled tube, good sides together



This is how it looks like



Finished the edge of the waistband with zigzag or serger, folded it inside and sew it round.



Don't forget to leave few cm open for the elastic to come in and out



String your elastic to the waistband, push it all the way through the waistband, sew it together



Sew the waistband closed... finished!!!
Admire your work... from front



from the back



This bubble skirt is for my 3,5 years old daughter. In The Netherlands that's about size 98-104. Sorry for my english, if there is anything unclear, please feel free to contact me

Felt food

http://snazzlecraft.blogspot.com/2008/12/sandwich-and-chips-felt-play-food.html

http://snazzlecraft.blogspot.com/2009/01/free-felt-food-pattern.html

http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2010/04/short-order-cook.html

http://keeperofthecheerios.com/2008/12/best-felt-food-patterns-from-around-the-web/

http://shelleyinspired.blogspot.com/2010/01/sew-loaf-of-felt-bread.html

http://feltorama.blogspot.com/

http://lbbsfreepicnicbasket.blogspot.com/

Tutorial - shortening a pants

Not so important tutorial, but since some of my friends asked me how. I thought I'll just make a tutorial out of it.

Start with, wear the pants and fold the pipe to the length that you want



Mark it with sewing pin



Take the pants off :P



Measure the folding part, here is 7,5 cm



Mark 4 cm from the folding side, of course this is depends on how long the pants is originally, what kind of model etc.



Open the fold and put few sewing pins to make sure that it won't move when you cut it



Cut it



Fold the pipe 4 cm



Iron it



Folded half inside so you got 2 cm measurement



Iron it again



Put on the sewing pins so it wont move during sewing



Sew it



Cut the excess thread



Finish!!!



A happy customer :)

Sundress for me

Still using the idea from this website http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2007/04/shirred-dress-tutorial.html. But instead of making the tube, I opted to shirred averything first the sew the sideseams. and I added the length to make it as a tunic instead of a blouse.

double layer shirred dress

http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/06/double-layer-topdress-tutorial.html

Lots...lots..lots of tutorial to try

http://whipup.net/category/tutorials-patterns/

http://habitual.wordpress.com/tutorials/

http://www.futuregirl.com/tutorial/tutorial.aspx

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=182788.0

Soft blocks

Tutorial can be found at http://flickr.com/photos/98162550@N00/429089607/

easy-skirt-tutorial

http://neverenoughhours.blogspot.com/2007/12/easy-skirt-tutorial.html

Baby sling

Pouch style
Pattern can be found at http://www.ida.net/users/stace/sling.html and http://slingyourbaby.blogspot.com/

to make bias-tape

Found at http://dqb-dqb.blogspot.com/2007/07/bias-tape-tutorial.html

Soft shoes

I found the pattern in http://family-centered.com/needleworks/?page_id=278, complete with the explanation