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I was featured... with my Maternity Tunic from a Man's Shirt Tutorial

for the second time at Mine for the Making. Thanks a lot Kara!

Isn't she so lovely?

I've got a thing for the Barbie doll... I do, I've always had. Perhaps because my parents couldn't afford a genuine one when I was a child, I found myself buying one in my late teens. I just had to have one. And this was the first real Barbie I had. I didn't like the outfit she was originally wearing, so, I have made her a new one, of course. I guess I made this in 2010, but I am not 100% sure anymore. I did sew it by hand entirely.

I still haven't decided for a name for her. Any ideas? 

Later I bought another one. One day I'll get around to finally make her a new outfit too and then I'll introduce her to you. 

Tutorial: Maternity Tunic from a man's shirt

I know I have my blog a little abandoned. It's just that I've been so busy with baby G. lately. She's been crying out for attention more than usual, and honestly, I spend too much time online. I want to follow all the posts from the blogs I follow and when I realise, I haven't even made the post I was thinking about, and it's too late, and I am completely tired and I go to sleep. 

Besides fixing a pair of pants for myself, another one for my V. man and sewing the hems from G.'s bedroom curtains, there's nothing I've done worth sharing. 

I've been trying to take photos each hour during one day but I always mess up at some point... so, I haven't made the A DAY IN PHOTOS post just yet either. 

So, to keep it a little busy, I was searching for something I would like to share, and I thought it'd be a great idea  to share a tutorial from a refashion I made while I was still pregnant. I've turned a man's shirt into a maternity tunic... Though I still wear it a lot, it's so comfy!

So, here's how I made it:
1. First I've separated all the shirt pieces. I am sorry I don't have photos of that process or from the original piece (the before). I tried to make nice pleats on the front piece. I don't know if you can understand by the picture, but I folded on each square from the fabric print to make 4 pleats. I started making them on the right side of the fabric but soon realised it had a mark from the front pocket... So, I used the wrong side as if it was the right side... no one could tell after all.
2. After pinning I linned it to sew it on the machine later.
3. The pleats were from the top to about the nipples. I ironed it flat before I sew.

 4. Then I sewed front pieces together (after cutting off the bottons and botton holes).
5. On the wrong side I basted it and ironed.
6. sewed all pleats into place.

 7. Then I grabbed the back piece and cutted it into shape to fit me.
8. Sewed front and back pieces together on the sholders. Basted and ironed.
9. I played around with some lace and ribbon to decide what to add to my tunic, in order to cover the front stitch (from sewing front pieces together).
10. Then drew and cut the sleeves, they were a 1/3 sized sleeves.

 11. Folded each sleeve, sewed it and basted.
12. Folded the sleeve's seam allowance twice (13) and pinned it.

 14. 15. 16Sewed it but left a little entrance to add some elastic.

17. Then I cut a stripe about twice longer than the front piece.
18. Added some lace on the middle of the front piece, from top to botton. Sewed it in place.
19. Made a bias tape out of the same fabric and added it to the neck line of the tunic. And it was done.

I know this isn't the best tutorial out there, but I just hope you enjoyed it, and maybe helped in any way... 

One more featured.

My baby Boots were featured!!! Go check it out! Thanks a lot Tara. 

Featured again!!! Happyyyyyyyyyyyyy...

This time I was featured at Blissful and Domestic, from Danielle. I love her blog and it's amazing that she featured me too... =) Thank you deeply!

I was featured

Gab's Blouse Tutorial was featured today on Threading My Way. Thanks so much Pam.

Baby Boots

Hey there!

Here's something I've been planning to show you for a few days now.
G.'s new pair of boots:

Yes! I made them matching the shorts and out of an adult pair of pants. But unfortunately it didn't turn out as well done as I'd wish. 

I had in mind how I wanted them to be, and had started tracing a pattern for them, but then I came across the Boots Tutorial from Rose (A Rosie Sweet Home), and it was easier, so I followed her tutorial but still altered it to look more like the boots I had in mind. 

This is what I wanted:

But this is what I got:

And those were the best pictures she allowed! A 9 month old won't stop for a minute!!! ;)

I thought about making the tutorial for these too, but I gave up half the way, since I was messing it all. Hope you like it though, they are weareable, though a little too big for her yet. She's got this very very very little feet, even for her age! Cindrella feet as I usually say!