faaiz putting the t-shirt on to see if it fits

more photos to share :)

sleeves a bit too long.

sometime the recycled pieces are too short.
the result....colour blocking

3 pieces of old t-shirts get a new lease of life.

now to bind the neckline and to hem the sleeve.

cheers,
YunY

2nd prototype, faaiz's t-shirt with the sleeve attached

using recycle old t-shirt that once belonged to his big brother, i made the 2nd prototype.   here are the photos.

sleeves attached

close-up, sleeve and shoulder seams,

close-up, shoulder seam

close-up, sleeve,

yep.  again, i am pleased with the result.

cheers,
Yuny

t-shirt pattern....now to recycle old t-shirts

found these on the net.  made a print out.

it is a pattern for making t -shirts for kids.

i have a bundle of old t-shirts and i am planning to up-cycle them to make new ones for faaiz and aman.

i cut out the neck and the sleeves, spread open the front and back panel, fold the pieces in half, length wise...making sure the grain is straight, traced the pattern with 1cm seam allowance all over. here are the photos of the 1st prototype.

this is faaiz.
it was his big brother's old t-shirt.

not bad looking eh?

 yep.  i am happy with the results.

will produce another prototype with sleeves and share the photos with you.

cheers,

YunY

the completed sleeveless dresses: a number of dry runs

in trengganu....with beloved hubby upon arrival at the primular beach resort.

knee length,worn underneath a loose sweater, and a full long skirt
material: korean cotton purchased online

a formal dinner with beloved hubby, at the royal chulan.

full length, worn over a long sleeve cotton t-shirt, and a full long skirt.
material: sateen cotton purchased in mecca

the dress

enjoyed making them.  love wearing them.

i have made a few more.  will be sharing more photos soon.


cheers,
YunY

the favourite dress, spotted at BTB 2209, the famous keropok lekor joint in bukit tok beng, t'ganu

the cotton sleeveless dress, worn over a long sleeve cotton t-shirt and a long cotton skirt.  loving it and it's so comfortable.

close ups of the sleeveless dress that was completed a few months ago.

neck,
all-in-one facing,
back,
wrong side,

armhole,
all-in-one facing,
a wrong side,

front,
right side,

back,
right side,

the dress

cheers,

YunY

faaiz's trousers.....

the 1st muslin from the pattern drafted on 7 sept 2014.

will be attaching an elastic waistband for fitting.  once it is ok, i will make another muslin with a zipper fly.  

using polyester fabric

again...not bad eh?

cheers,

YunY

i am making trouser for my sons...

aman is 11,  faaiz is 9.  i have been having problems buying trousers or jeans that fit them well.  the waist are always too big.  so i decided to make them myself.

i googled and found these on the net.  i print them out and used google translate to read the instructions.

these are the photos of the pattern and part of the instruction that i printed out.

yes.  they are in russian.

and these are the pattern that i drafted for faaiz and aman.

aman's

faaiz's

i spent a total of 2 days. it was not easy.  but i nailed it in the end.  and i am so pleased.

i apologise....the photos are a bit blurry.

i will be drafting one for my eldest son  and one for my husband.

then i will be making some prototypes.  here is the prototype.


cheers,
YunY

baju kurung moden that i made for alya and lisa, eid 2014

more photos of the baju kurung moden for alya and lisa.

i prefer making baju kurung moden rather than traditional baju kurung.  i think it gives more space to experiment on my creativity.  i am trying to incorporate raglan sleeves into the baju kurung moden in my next project.  alya prefers a looser armhole. i learn that a bigger armhole for set in sleeve will result in more restrictive arm movement.

easy care cotton for alya

love d sleeve

love d sleeve

made the long skirt with a kick back flare.
alya's rocking it while lisa and their cousin looked on.
lisa's pink sateen cotton baju kurung is teamed with a paneled long skirt.

pink cotton sateen for lisa

lovely!  easy care cotton.
the fabric for alya's baru kurung is the top one.
the one in the middle is for my sister.

i will share photos of the paper patterns of the dress and the skirt, in the next post, insha Allah.

watch this space.

cheers,

YunY

baju kurung moden for alya, eid 2014

this is the kurung moden i made for alya.  it's cotton.  will be posting more photos of this baju kurung and the one i made for lisa.  and the paper pattern that i drafted using their current measurements.

front view

back view

cheers,
YunY