Refashion A Scarf Into A Tunic

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Hi there, welcome back 🌸 I refashioned my old scarf into a cozy tunic and love how it turned out. I planned to do this many months ago and glad I finally did it.  This tunic can be worn as a layer or as it is. It is so comfy and warm, perfect for the cooler weather we are having now.  The material of my scarf is a wool blend in a lovely print. I got it from a friend 15 years ago. The refashioning process was easy and fast, I started with making the neckline. Cut the length and use the leftover fabric for the neckband. I pinned and sewed the neckband to the neckline. And here is the look of the neckline on the wrong side. I got a little problem, the neckline was gaping and I reduced both sides by adding darts in both sides at the shoulder lines 0.50". And happy it worked, it fit nicely after adding the darts. After that, I measured 15'' from the hemline up to the armhole, pinned and sewed both sides. I...
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DIY Boy's Underwear

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For my weekly update "Diy Friday", I made four underwear for my 4 year old son  :)
This little project wasn't easy to make. It took me almost one week to figure out the right size and fit for my son.
I found a free underwear pattern and tutorial from sew-ing.com but the pattern is for baby. As I want to make for a kid, I just read the tutorials and copied my son's old underwear for the pattern.

Materials:
Four different colors knit cotton fabric scraps from stash
2.5 cm wide elastic for waistband
threads

Sewing Process:
Firstly, I prepared the pattern by copying the old underwear.
I laid the underwear on the top of the ruler. Then I clip one side of the underwear using small clipper. Stretched the underwear and clip another side.
Then I put the paper on the top of the underwear. Weight each sides and copied. As shown in the picture below,
 
After the pattern done, I cut the fabric and elastic waistband. The fabric pieces should be two pieces of front side and one piece on fold of back side.
I cut the elastic 52 cm including 1 cm seam allowance in both sides.
I also cut 4 bands, 2 band for fly (4 cm wide x 11 cm long) - 2 bands for thigh (4 cm wide x 32 cm long) all the measurements include 1 cm seam allowance.
 
The rest of the sewing process was quite fun but a little bit tricky at the same time. I used a lot of pin, stitch and pull the fabric when inserted the bands.
I used two types of needles, blue point needle and twin needle. I also used an overlocked sewing machine to sew the fabric in both sides of underwear.
You can see some of the sewing process in the picture below, 
 
And here is the final result of the underwear, front - back and inner views
 
And two more pictures of four of them. They are very cute aren't they? And more than cute, they are very useful and my son love them :)



 
Happy sewing!!
 
I am linking this little project to Caroline at sewcanshe for Show Off Saturday

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  1. UnknownMay 3, 2015 at 3:18 AM

    Thank you for this post! These look easy and I think my son would like them!

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMay 4, 2015 at 11:42 AM

      You are welcome, Annie. Sure, your son would like them :)

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  2. Sarah LizMay 3, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    What smart underwear - I love the way your figured out how to make the boy's bit openings - they look fantastic. A real credit to you.

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  3. CarolineMay 3, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    Those are so cute! Great job.

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  4. The Winter~QueenMay 4, 2015 at 3:40 AM

    So cute, what a lucky little boy:) x

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  5. UnknownMay 10, 2015 at 7:57 PM

    OH MY LIFE - they seriously rock -better than RTW - there is part of me that says "really" there are some things that are not worth the hassle but i take it back they were and are. x

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