Wild Thing
Kid’s Clothes Week is on!!! How exciting! Have you seen the project pool? So much creativity!
Last season I only made a t-shirt, but this time I want to make a bit more. Last week, I spent it coming up with a few ideas, drafting, testing, cutting… so that on day 1 I could start sewing.
So it’s day 2 and my first project is done! (Yaaayyyy!)
I felt so inspired by my fellow contributors, that I wanted to step out of my confort zone (Well, not too far out, I still made a t-shirt!).
I decided to make a Lion tee, using the Rowan tee pattern, with a face in the front and (some how) add a mane.
For the lion’s face, I drew it on the front of the t-shirt, and then used a tight zig-zag stitch, to embroider it. On the wrong side, I used fusible interfacing, to give the knit more structure, so it wouldn’t end up deformed, because of the zig-zag. I was going to sew a couple of buttons, for the eyes, but I think I prefer it as it is…
For the mane (or in this case, more fringe than mane! :P), I used a knit in the same color of the back, traced the top part of the front panel pattern and sewed it along the shoulders and neckline, to the front panel of the tee. To finish and give it some movement, I just cut it in strips. Simple as that!
My son loved it! He went into “lion mode” and we took some fun pictures! (He has a flare for the dramatic!)
Wild thing… I think I love you!
Inês
April 21, 2015 at 9:46 pmGenius!!! LOVE this! Great job.
Diana
April 21, 2015 at 9:50 pmThanks Inês! I’m so happy it worked out!
Maria Borges Duarte
April 21, 2015 at 9:53 pmThe t-shirt turned out great and I like particularly the embroidery 🙂 It’s funny how they love to play “wild things”!! 😉
Diana
April 21, 2015 at 10:22 pmThanks Maria! I was just reading your post, and had a laugh when I saw the last picture! 😀
Louisa
April 21, 2015 at 10:01 pmWhat a fun shirt! I love the face. I would never have thought to zig zag over hand drawn lines list that. What a cool idea!
Diana
April 21, 2015 at 10:25 pmThanks Louisa! Glad you liked it!
Sara @ Made by Sara
April 21, 2015 at 10:06 pmEstá perfeita Diana!! Amazing work!
Diana
April 21, 2015 at 10:27 pmObrigada Sara!
Marta
April 21, 2015 at 10:29 pmGreat idea. What a cool tee!
Such wonderful photos! You two must had fun during the photo shoot.
Diana
April 21, 2015 at 10:35 pmThanks Marta! It was the first time, in a while, that he wanted to take some photos. I didn’t have to ask him, he just started acting like a lion.
Soraia de Sousa Mendes
April 22, 2015 at 1:11 amFicou o máximo! Essa t-shirt cá em casa também fazia mega sucesso! Grande ideia!
Diana
April 22, 2015 at 7:17 amObrigada Soraia!
Carla
April 22, 2015 at 3:20 amOwwww, this is the coolest shirt I’ve seen. Amazing job Di <3
Diana
April 22, 2015 at 7:20 amThanks Carla! You’re too kind! <3
catarinasimoes
April 22, 2015 at 9:11 amAdorei! Estás uma pró ;)!
E esse rugido ouve-se daqui 😀
Diana
April 22, 2015 at 9:26 amObrigada Catarina! Isto não foi nada, usei um desenho simples, para não errar muito!
Rita @ ConversasdeHermanas
April 22, 2015 at 10:41 amEsta t-shirt ca em casa ia ser um sucesso… Voces sabem do eterno romance do meu filho com o seu leao! ADORO!
Diana
April 22, 2015 at 1:48 pmObrigada Rita! Eu até dizia que fazia uma ao teu filho, mas com uma mãe tão talentosa, nem me atrevo! ;D
inspinration
April 22, 2015 at 1:06 pmWow, I love it! The manes are soo cool and you drew the face so well!
Diana
April 22, 2015 at 1:50 pmThanks Miranda! I think the movement on the mane makes it fun to wear.
Ana Sofia
April 27, 2015 at 6:21 pmSuper cool!
Assim vale a pena costurar para rapazes! Congrats Diana 😉
Diana
April 27, 2015 at 8:07 pmObrigada! Há que tornar as coisas mais interessantes, só assim consigo que ele goste!