I was so lucky to be included in this cool Handmade Kids Clothing Swap organized by Robin from Nested in Stitches. Basically, a group of bloggers got together, and drew secret assignments to sew for each other’s children using our chosen person’s pinterest board as inspiration. Click on the button to learn more…
The very talented, Heather from Well Crafted made this really cool top for Owen.
He has become such a cool cat lately, as you can see in these pictures. 😉 I had fun styling his outfit and finding this awesome blue wall to complement his awesome new shirt. We love it Heather!
He has never been super picky about his clothing and only exudes excitement over Legos, ocean animals, and Legos. So, when I asked him if he liked it, he shoulder shrugged “yeah.” But then, he wore it for the rest of the day after we were done with pictures, which he doesn’t do if he doesn’t like it and if it’s not comfortable. So, I take it that he really likes it! Thanks so much Heather for making him such a well-thought out, uniquely cool shirt!
Here’s Heather with how she designed it and made the cool scribbled effect…
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I knew early on that I wanted to do something using scribbles—or “gestural mark-making” as we said in art school ; – )—inspired by this pin on Delia’s Boy Style board.
Figuring out how that would take shape was the biggest challenge. I tried sewing the scribbles, I tried various forms of stenciling, fabric markers, and fabric paint (using a super fine-tip applicator). None of these options satisfied me and I was about to give up on the idea when I heard about this amazing product: Inkodye by Lumi. This stuff is super cool! It’s like making sun prints, but on fabric.
For Owen’s shirt, I just drew with a black paint pen onto a sheet of acetate and then set the fabric outside to develop with the acetate on top of it. The black lines prevented the dye from developing. Voila! Scribble fabric.
The shirt pattern is from this book. I up-cycled a white, men’s dress shirt from J. Crew, so the fabric is a really nice crisp shirting weight.
I really hope Owen likes his shirt. It’s a little crazy but in a fun way, I like to think!
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I’d say he does Heather! Amazing job!…and cool square buttons. That was my favorite part. 🙂 I appreciate all the thought and care you put into this special garment for Owen…and the fit is perfect!
I am super excited about what I made for my secret sewing assignment too. Go HERE to check it out…
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…or click on the picture to find out who I got to sew for! I’ll just say that I could gush and gush over how much I love this blogger and her sweet little ballerina. 😉
P.S. One of the pieces is my sixth Geranium.
P.P.S. Oh! And a big thank you to Robin for organizing all the fun!
Here is a list of all the participants as well:
cherie from you and mie
danielle from my sparkle
delia from delia creates
gail from probably actually
heather from well-crafted
kristin from skirt as top
meg from elsie marley
sanae from sanae ishida
vanessa from lbg studio
robin from nested in stitches
I love this, Heather!! What a fun idea! Your scribble shirt and my scribble dress should get together–I bet they'd make cute scribble babies 😉 Love the photo shoot, Delia. Cool cat, indeed! 😉
I love that she made the fabric! and the blue is beautiful on your boy!
Wow, that's so awesome that Heather made the fabric! I love it…so cheerful and stylish too!
So creative! I am totally intimidated by boys dress shirts. Great job. And cute photos as always Delia!
Love what you made for Kristin! The tops were amazing and perfect leggings to match. Such a lucky little girl over there!
This is a really cool scribble shirt–my boy would love something like this!
I looked at all the kids clothes and I really love what you made for Em. Great work!! I am definitely going to have to make something like that for my baby girl!!!
-Ash P
http://distractedashley.blogspot.com
love the scribbles, heather – brilliant idea! and he wears them so well! seems like there's some serious fun to be had with that ikodye stuff!
What a great shirt! The dress you made is amazing as well. What a fun project.
Such a cool idea for a shirt! Looks great on your son 🙂
You did an ah-mazing job on the outfits for Em – so cute!!
What an awesome shirt, Heather! I love the scribbles. That paint looks like it would be a ton of fun to play around with.
Those scribbles are a lot of fun. =)
I love the tunics you made for Em… so playful and girly!
love it all so much, you guys all did amazing!
Wow – what a cool looking shirt (for such a cool kid)! Definitely a unique piece and I'm glad he seemed to like it!! Delia – you BLEW me away with the adorable outfits you made for Kristin/Em. They are sooooo freakin' adorable and the perfect combo of your style and theirs. I LOVE that mustard top and striped tights outfit. I REALLY REALLY want to recreate that mustard top!!! It'
Such a fun shirt!! Great work, Heather!!
And yes, sorry I didn't comment earlier but I really can't thank you enough for what you made for Em. It's all so perfect, for both me and her! Really wonderful. I second Cherie's request – please do a pattern/tutorial for that yellow tunic!!!!!
Great idea to do "scribbles"! Looks terrific on him:)
how fun!
What a great shirt! The dress you made is amazing as well. What a fun project.
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