Happy Sunday Hivers

Hope you all are having a relaxing weekend, wishing everyone an excellent new week.

It's another beautiful edition of the Hive Learners Creative Sunday, and once again, I will be sharing with us a gift project I made for my Nephew who just clocked 6 years, the same age as my daughter. I'm mostly used to making girl's dresses, and I've regularly been accused of being partial preferring to glamour up the females while I leave the boys yearning for new outfits, not that I don't make boy's outfits too but it is not as often as I make dresses for the girls. So you can imagine the joy when I told my nephew I was making him a new outfit to celebrate his special day.

For this project, I had it in mind to buy an ankara fabric initially, but when I saw this indomitable fabric, with its anime characters, I knew my nephew would be more thrilled with this fabric than the conventional ankara fabric I intended to buy because he loves Indomie noodles, he is a foodie😅 and also stretchy,
One of his favorite cartoon characters was designed on it, and though buying this fabric cost more than I had planned, I was more than happy to be able to afford it for him.

Materials used

• custom fabric
• Buttons
• Matching Threads
• Elastic
• Colar stay.

Cutting and Sewing Process

• I started by drafting the front and back pattern of the shirt, the front is extended by 2.5 inches which will be used as the button and button hole placard.

• Next, I joined them by the shoulder area

• Continuing, I cut out the collar pattern pieces, turned, and joined them around the neckline.

• Then, I cut out the sleeves, which is a basic short-sleeve pattern

• I joined the sleeves to the shirt, also sewed the sides, and hemmed it the shirt is made.

Moving on to the short,

• I cut out the pattern of the shorts, two pieces each for both front and back

*I joined them by the crotch area for both the front and by the sides before hemming the short. I also created an elastic casing for the waist area where I passed an elastic yo hold the waist firmly.

The shirt and short is ready, and he absolutely loves it. I think I will try to create more time for making boys outfits, and to think that it is easier to make their outfits compared to making girls' dresses.

All Images used in this post are mine.