Mother, son & daughter matching outfits - Lelala #4452 & Ottobre 3/2015 #7 & 3/2016 #10

I am still trying to hold on to the black and white for myself and Eva see what we can achieve till mid May. I needed a dress for Eva for Easter / 1year old events and I had a really hard time getting set on a pattern. One one hand I loved elaborate and doll dresses but on the other hand I new it will not be comfortable for her to wear and will probably just be a picture outfit and nothing more. So I had to keep talking myself out of dress fabrics and more into knits even for a more festive occasion. In the end I was set on this beautiful  Black Kilim Tile on White Cotton Jersey Blend Knit Fabric from Girl Charlee UK. It is not my favorite quality in knit but it was nice that it didn't had a tone of stretch like others I like to use and that made it more stable and suitable to my plans. I also loved the print.
   I first cut the blouse for myself - Lelala 4452 - this time without the bow:

I added a small knitted lace trim to the collar to have it defined better:

Then I cut the dress for Eva. I used a pattern I loved : - Pocahontas jersey top Ottobre 3/2015 #7. The first attempt was way way to long - the dress was hitting the floor almost with my added ruffles. So I cut it again , I shortened the body by almost 2 inch and made a new shorter ruffle and this is the result:

   It also has some black interlock knit and the polka dots fabric is a scrap left from a pair of pants for my mom last summer.
   For Eva I also sewed a pair of very very simple jersey leggings - Ottobre 3/2016 #10 : They only had bigger sizes but I traced 92 and sewed it without adding seam allowances and I got a good pair for 1 year old.

eam allowances

   For my son i wanted to try some new pattern so I traced the tee from the last issue of Ottobre - 3/2016 #10. It is a really nice scraps busting project:

On Sunday we all enjoyed our new outfits. My mom were the 1st lekala tee that I made and was to big and fit beautifully with us but daddy was no match for us. Now I feel bad I didn't had fabric and time left for him as well.... maybe next time.

 

 

 We were all so tired at the end of the day:

And since I was at these tee pattern I could not resist to sew 2 more. For the 1st one he choose the fabric himself and the stripes were my choice.

He feels good playing in his new tees:

Clasic black outfit - lekala blouse with a bow #4452 & pencil skirt with flounce in the back #S3002

The Lekala journey continues... After sewing successful with knits I got the courage to try some of their patterns in woven fabrics. I picked up a pencil skirt with flounce in the back and blouse with a bow. The pencil skirts are not what I wear at all but I always love to look at them so I thought I should bring one in my wardrobe thinking maybe I would wear it if it turns out nice and if is made by myself. I always push myself to wear what I sew. I don't think pencil skirts look bad on me but I just feel they are too elegant for most of the occasions and usually even if I wear I skirt I prefer the comfort of a full one. - Lekala S3002

The top is rather simple with the collar and a bow to give it some magic. - Lekala 4452:

   For the 1st skirt I used a stretch satin cotton fabric and it seems it was too much for the non stretch pattern I had at hand. So the end result would not sit well on me and it would seem 1 or 2 numbers too big. The skirt ended up fitting my mother perfectly so it was not a disaster. In that light I slimmed the skirt down a bit more ( a bit on the center and a bit on the sides ) and sewed it in a suiting rayon-lycra blend that had as well some decent stretch to it. I think it ended being a bit too tight on me this time but it will work. I also separated a band at the top of the skirt to fit the facing and added it separately to the skirt for more stability. My skirt also has extra "flounce" - instead of cutting the lower back on the fold I kept the upper point on the fold and rotated the pattern a bit then cut to include the extra fabric.
   With my mind on Lekala patterns being with to much ease I lied a bit about my sizes with the top and It is just a bit to tight. If I would have added the actual sizes for this top and fabric I think the fit would have been perfect. I am still learning how to work the system.

   The skirt goes well with the last lekala tee:

I will update here with the 1st draft of the skirt that stretch a bit to much that ended up to be for my mom. I love how it goes on her. what a lucky incident: