Here are some more bibs made from vintage umbrella fabric! Even after 100 washing cycles the vivid colours won’t be gone! And your kid stays dry and clean too ☂
Category: Melanie’s Projects
This is the selection of my personal projects.
An easy-pattern T-shirt
This is a T-shirt made of a very easy pattern. It is cut from the center front to the sleeves. The back is cut all in one piece, but I had to add some centimeters to reach the same sleeve-length of the front. The hem is added with as a simple square and the collar…
A handmade Book Cover
Nobody’s sure if the taifun from Okinawa will really hit Tokyo this weekend, but sooner or later the sunny days will be gone and the colder days and longer evenings will start… beside that: Japan switched to digital TV in July and in case you didn’t by a new telly yet: TIME FOR A GOOD…
A Universe Kindergarden Bag!
The kindergarden bag is finished! Stars, planet earth, moon and saturn, the rocket and of course my customers name “KAIYA” formed up to a sewn picture of the wonderful theme “universe”!
Kindergardenbag…Work in Progress
It’s not really the season for a kindergarden bag in Tokyo. Usually these bags are made in March to have them ready for the start of the kindergardens in April. But, as I was so busy recently, I’m making this bag now! A client asked me for a “Rocket” and the name application and look…
Summer Sleeper
Tokyo temperatures are reaching 37 degrees during the day and even the nights don’t seem to cool down… Saving Japan’s electro energy and not using the aircondition means finding clever ideas for the little ones to feel comfortable as well in this heat. One great idea is this Summer Sleeper. Made of a double layer…
Sleep well!
Hot summer nights are fun and comfortable with these colourful pyjamas! Shirt and pants are inspired from a kimono cut. The light fabric is called seersucker and is often used for summer bed sheets as well.
Baby Girl Blouses
These denim and cotton print blouses are really cute summer items for my 22-month old daughter. Smocked collar and sleeves and a wide hemline… …are comfortable for a walk in the grass… …and matches the bloomers perfectly. I used the same cut for the cotton print… smocked collar, elastic tape at the bottom arm-hole and…
Short Pants with Diagonal Buttonline
I tried a new pattern for a short pants. The cut is very simple with A-line legs that makes them look like a short skirt. But the special point is the diagonal button line. From the center seam to the waistline I cut the fly diagonal and closed it with 5 buttons. To open the…
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