My Father in Law gave my husband a bag full of XL undershirts. He said "just toss them if you don't need them!" I wanted to pass them on to the goodwill but my husband wanted to keep them "just in case". Hmmm. A year later the bag was still untouched and I finally looked at them- nice quality lands end white undershirts surely could have some use, right? I washed them and bleached them and finally dyed them tangerine orange and sunshine yellow. Now, THAT was something I could use.
Super soft peachy tee shirt material makes a pretty cute nightgown. I used the existing hems for the sleeves and bottom hem and since I haven't tried to make necklines with knits (yet!), I made an easy peasant dress collar. Finally, I cut out a heart for some other scrap knit and zig zag stiched it on to give some extra cuteness. I used my serger (thanks again Mom!) for the sewing up the sides. This was a fast project! Certainly under an hour.
We took these pictures this morning at about 7:30 AM. Isn't the light pretty? She slept in the nightgown last night and loved it. Here is one last shot for you of the nightgown in jumping on the bed action. My daughter wanted to make sure I included this one. This is how all our photo shoots end these day with requests for "action shots".
More about how to take jumping pictures here. Not the most exciting sewing project ever but I liked using some of the hand me down undershirts (and I have plenty more of this "fabric" now too!) and it was fun to experiment with using RIT and all that. Have you been making clothes for your kids this week? I am finding myself wanting to sew other things but I am trying to stay on task!
What a great way to recycle - love the pj's.
Posted by: Anne Marie | April 28, 2012 at 05:19 PM
So cute!! It looks really comfy too! My girls would love some nightgowns for summer.
Posted by: amy dunn | April 26, 2012 at 02:47 PM
I love this idea! I just went through some of my old clothes and have a ton of T shirts I never wear. We are always looking for extra pj's, especially for the big girls. Thanks!
Posted by: All in Stitches | April 26, 2012 at 01:13 PM