A girlfriend asked me to make a gift for some twins she knows, who's birthday party is Saturday. Yes, this is the same friend I made that little back pocket jeans bag to gift. Yes, this is the same friend I made fleece hats for last year to gift. Yes, this friend wanted me to make a crazy hat for her BF. Yes, I am insane :juggle:

Anyway, good thing I needed to make some summer clothes for DS#2 anyway. First up are tank/shorts sets. Tops are modified KSFT with interlock from fabric.com. Very nice and soft if not the thickest I've seen. Side tags from Serena. Shorts are PRR, used KSFT again and added a side pocket. Each pair has a different part of the print centered on the pocket. These 3 outfits are headed for the dye bath in the morning. I'm planning to use Dylon's Bahama Blue. Hopefully it will come out okay <eek!>.

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Then, this morning I wanted Leah to wear a cute dress that we were handed down from Suzanne's DD. It's still a bit chilly for bloomers here, so since I had out the white interlock and cotton thread...

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/1003/hfdoyle/Sewing/DSC22700.jpg

I used the NC Baby Essentials pants in 0-3mo with added length so they'd be more like leggings. ETA: that DH was pretty impressed that I whipped these out this morning in about 15mins or so. He said it was great that I could make them faster than I could wash something she already owns! Here they are on:

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Finally, since all the white stuff was already going, I decided that DS#1 and I both could use tanks too. His is KSFC and mine is KSES, both modified to be tanks. I think I'll dye both of these. Carter wants a lizard iron on or two on his, so I'll probably add one to mine as well.

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*Yawn*! Thanks for looking.

Wow Heather! Those all look great. What a wonderful friend you are. I hope your dyeing goes well. Can I ask how you modified the patterns to be tanks? Did you just leave the sleeves off? I was thinking of making some for my son for summer.

Hey Niri! What I do for the tanks is to taper in the arm hole up to the shoulder when I'm cutting. For the kids tanks I bring it in by about a little less than an inch. Does that make sense? For mine I actually start the arm hole a little higher than it normally is on the pattern (at the armpit) so my bra won't hang out, and then taper it up so that it's in a little more than an inch at the shoulder. Then I just turn under and hem with a double needle.

HTH!

Thanks for saying how you modified the kids shirts to tanks, I was just getting ready to ask- so I don't have to trial and error. I am making some tanks for Hannah this summer, FOE straps, and was wondering what patterns I had that would work for Elias to get some tanks too- you solved my problem.

Great sew and show Heather, lovely lovely. I wanna see the bahama blue stuff when its done getting dyed

Sarah

WTG.. that is a lot of sewing. Can't wait to see them all blue.

Thanks again for the tank top help. You rock. I'm planning on making some next week.. I really think you have a real talent for drafting and altering patterns.:thumbsup:

I still swoon at pics of Leah :heart: Glad you are getting some use out of E's things.

WOW! Great Job Heather ~ they all look so comfy! I had modifified the KSFC (or Tod.?) for a tank, but mine didnt look as nice, I made the shoulders too wide!

Great job!!! I had to laugh when I saw your tank. You so teeny, it's about the same size as your son's shirt. ;)

hey great job that's nice stuff!!!

Wow--I'm impressed Heather! You've done a great job and to whip out some leggings in 15 minutes.....(bowing to you) super!!:thumbsup:

Those are really cool! I like white but I like blue too so I can't wait to see them dyed as well! Good job!

Cool stuff! I love the PRR shorts, that print is so cool. Can't wait to see what 'Bahama Blue' looks like :)

Great job!! :D

Originally posted by MosaicMama
Cool stuff! I love the PRR shorts, that print is so cool. Can't wait to see what 'Bahama Blue' looks like :)

Me too!

Oh and I meant to say in my post pppffffttt to Marcey, I'm leaving the leggings WHITE! :p

Heather did you adjust the neckline at all for the kiddo tanks? Or did you just cut on the regular neckline, ommiting the ribbing, and turning under and topstitching? How much did you turn under? 1/2"? 1"?

Thanks,.
Sarah

Originally posted by Carter&OwensMom
Oh and I meant to say in my post pppffffttt to Marcey, I'm leaving the leggings WHITE! :p Bwahahaha! You know it's going to be painful to see all those pre-dyed, right?! Lol! :D

Originally posted by snugbug
Heather did you adjust the neckline at all for the kiddo tanks? Or did you just cut on the regular neckline, ommiting the ribbing, and turning under and topstitching? How much did you turn under? 1/2"? 1"?

Thanks,.
Sarah

Yes, I'm hovering here this morning :D perpetual nak :rolleyes:

Anyway, I did include the ribbing on the tanks, I just used the interlock since it's pretty stretchy. for the arms I turned under about 1/2" I'd say, having the twin needle straddle the edge IYKWIM. I hemmed them before serging the side seams, which makes them a bit less wavy/wonky I think.

Originally posted by Carter&OwensMom
having the twin needle straddle the edge
Heather,
Do you mean on needle on one side and one on the other???
Suz

Originally posted by Blueberry-Farm
Heather,
Do you mean on needle on one side and one on the other???
Suz

Yes, if you picture the underside with the raw edge of the hem, then I try to have the raw edge as close to the left needle as I can. That's just because I'm lazy and don't want to trim :p

Here's a pic of the dye job. I think it came out pretty nicely!

Ohhhh, I love the dye job! I just cut some of that surfing knit today to dye brilliant blue. Hope mine comes out as nicely.

The tanks look great too, BTW. :)

Oooooo...love the dye job. That color goes awesome w/ that print. The little leggings are just the sweetest too....your dd is such a cutie pie!!! :heart:

love the color!