My first ever T-Shirt

I've been trying to overcome my fear of knits. I've sewed a few pants for my son and finally decided to tackle a shirt. It took lots of thinking and trial and error but I am pretty pleased with myself. 

The Hounds-tooth Shirt

I used a old shirt I found at D.I. and just traced one she already had that fit her well for the pattern.

 I know this picture is a bit blurry but I wanted to share it because I'm not sure why that neck looks so wonky. Any ideas? I used rib knitting around the neck for the first time ever! Do you need to stretch it and then pin? Or maybe it was how I traced out the pattern? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. :)

Overall I really like it. I learned a lot and am just glad my first attempt is wearable. :) Here's to hoping shirt number two is even better than the first. 

Re purposing: shirt into dress

My daughter is growing so fast! Almost all of her shirts are too short. I was just going to put them in storage until I remembered I saw a few tutorials on how to use old t shirts and make dresses out of them. Like here and here.

I give you the purple flower dress:

I had this purple flower fabric I bought a while back in the remnant bin that was just perfect for this little dress.

I also used some scrap purple fabric and sewed it on the front and also made some fabric flowers.

I don't usually sew clothing but I had TONS of fun with this and already have a few more ready to make. I guess I'm just intimidated by making clothes from scratch...... but this was super easy and I love how it turned out. And I just used up things we already had around the house so it didn't cost me a thing.

:)

Baby Top Knot Hats

I found this tutorial for some cute baby hats and just had to make them. My son is still pretty little (he'll be 3 months old next week) and the hats you can buy at the store are either too small or way too big. I got the tutorial from Prudent Baby.

For this hat I used their one knot and just used a old knit t-shirt.

I also made one that has two knots on the top. But it isn't knit fabric and won't fit over my babies head. :) So make sure that you use knit fabrics. ;) I really like how they turned out and can't wait to make some more.

The great thing about these hats is that I just used old shirts and only had to sew one side. All together I think they took about 5 minutes.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!