Now that I know how to make a pair of Dortje Pants, I felt the urge to make more and have some fun with it. Here’s the second one I made in pink corduroy with flower print accents and lots of ruching. Very playful! (Patterns are based on Sewing Clothes Kids Love
)
Rinoa in her Corduroy Dortje Pants
Closeup of the Corduroy Dortje Pants
Closeup of the Corduroy Dortje Pants
What I love about the Dortje Pants is that it’s perfect for active children! It has a faux fly and elastic waistband which makes it look like real zipped-up pants with the ease and comfort that young children require. It also has full pockets in the front and back just waiting to be stuffed by its lucky wearer. {Rinoa loves ‘em!}
I’m back chugging at my sewing machine, whipping up a fun, playful wardrobe for my youngest daughter who is difficult to shop clothes for. In the process, my sewing machine and I are fast becoming best friends – lol! As with the Insa Skirt, my patterns are based on Sewing Clothes Kids Love by Nancy Langdon and Sabine Pollehn – a book I highly recommend if you’re interested in trying to make some children’s clothes yourself. I have no garment-sewing experience before the Insa Skirt but this book makes it very easy to sew clothes.
This is the Dortje Pants which was so fun to make. When I bought the fabrics, I meant to make some pajamas but I loved how the pants came out that it didn’t feel right for it to be worn only at home. I paired it with a Brooklyn Tank Top which I had to make twice because the first one was kinda snug when I tried it on Rinoa. My bad! I forgot to fit it on her before I sewed all the seams.
Rinoa in her new Dortje pants and Brooklyn top.
Closeup of the Dortje pants
The only trim/embellishment I added to the pants was this pink ribbon around the waistline. This is the first pair of pants I ever made so I wasn’t comfortable with the frou-frous yet. At this time, I was just hoping for a wearable garment – lol!
Closeup of the Dortje pants
Of course with all these modeling she’s doing for me, at some point, Rinoa had to start complaining: “Mommy, why are you taking a picture of my butt??!!” But for the most part, she was having fun.
Rinoa loving her new outfit!
Like I always say, it’s never too early to start building your personal brand and hone your entrepreneurial skills. {She’s also planning on selling handmade jewelry in her blog. So watch out for that!} Please give my 13-year old daughter some online love and pay her blog a visit at www.micaredington.com.
Mica's Blog
| Con mucho amor, |
|
|
 |
|
