$10 leggings in 10 minutes

I have been trying for weeks without success to get my hands on some black and white leggings for Theo.

I had almost given up when my sister in law spotted this wee number in the pumpkin patch outlet shop on sale for $10.

 I figured the fabric and elastic would cost more than that

and a ready to go waistband and pre-sewn hem would make these a breeze to make!

Here's how I did it.

Fold skirt in half, grab a pair of pants that fit and lay them on top for your guide. Allow a 2.5 cm seam allowance on the side not already sewn and cut out your shape.

 Separate and sew up each leg

Turn one leg in the right way and leave one inside out.

 Tuck the pair thats right side up into the inside out leg.

Pin into place and sew right around 
pulling it into a line as you go, it will pop back into

 shape when you are done.

 Like this!

Untuck them and trim  the excess thread

and watch your sweet baby dance in his gorgeous new pants!

Cute!!

Huge thanks to Jenny over at mend and make new

for the use of her overlocker. 

My machine is still in the repair shop.

Must pick it up!

Been making anything lately??

xx

making: sweet baby pants

I was a lucky girl on Tuesday and got to spend all day with the delightful Jenny from mend and make new... she did a post a while back on how to make the cutest baby pants and I was amping to give them a go! I am a tad fearful of sewing knit fabric though and was keen on a bit of hand holding while I got the hang of it. Jenny is super sweet and despite juggling a newborn and two preschools she spent the day teaching me how to make these divine wee pants using this tutorial.

While they only took about an hours sewing... it did take us about 4 hours to actually complete them in between baby feeds and cups of tea!! 

Jenny also cooks the BEST scrambled eggs by the way! 

Thanks my friend for a lovely day with lovely company... I will be back!

I made these using a mid weight merino so they will be extra toasty warm for those sweet chubby legs..

The owl fabric is from Spoonflower and was a generous gift from Jenny

xx

Stills - a beautiful week

  

               1. Making - more bibs to match his cowboy doll
               2. Enjoying the last of the summer roses
               3. Lavender, silver teapots and roses
               4. Mollie Makes - Favourite magazine right there
               5. Lavender and old bottles
               6. Rosemary and a beautiful thank you from one of my favourite sellers
               7. More roses.... 
               8. A beautiful memory... this week I wrote my birth story... such a precious night    

Joining in with the lovely Em from the Beetleshack