Sunday 4 March 2012

A Shirt for Lil Faris!

I have not been blogging much lately...mainly because my personal sewing had dwindled down to almost nothing...perhaps a few peasant tops or dresses for my girls which is so basic and not blog worthy. Other times I tend to over-think about whether I want to blog about my personal happenings in this blog or not...well...since I have re-themed this blog as "My Life, My Sewing" I think I'm just gonna go ahead and blog about whatever I want even if there is no sewing in it. I'm reminded that one day my grown up children (and nieces + nephews) could come back and read some snippets of their earlier days and appreciate more of what they have - abundance of family love and joy and laughter with some healthy dosage trials and challenges to toughen us all up in this life...

Speaking of family love, I made a baby boy's shirt for my nephew Faris!! Yes, even I could not believe that I was brave enough to attempt it lol! If you ask me what am I afraid most in sewing I would say - collar and set in sleeves and boy, of course this shirt has both! It's a personal milestone for this sewing mama coz having no little boys in the house I never had the motivation to make one but when my sister lamented that it's hard for her to find baby's shirt made in high quality fabric I just forged ahead and yes, that is LOVE... :)


I used this shirt pattern by Carla C. The fabric is from Michael Miller. I like that the plaid is somehow funky and uneven so I don't have to worry much about the placement/alignment etc. The pattern is so unique because the shirt is fully lined! I mean, here in tropical Malaysia we rarely see fully lined shirts but I have to say the lining process actually saves me a lot of hemming/finishing work, that's a plus point. 



As I mentioned, these are the two most difficult part for me to sew...and the fact that this is a teeny weeny 6-12 months size...not helping! Lol...but the result is wearable...because the uneven bits are well hidden either inside the shirt or at the back of the collar :D



I actually made this a day before our big family trip to Jakarta & Bandung, Indonesia last week. I will blog about it in a separate post as I didn't bring my camera and all photos are still in my dad's. Baby Faris wore it in Bandung, prefect weather as it is a highland area and quite chilly. Here's me holding baby Faris in his new shirt (pic from my sister's camera)....


So what do you think? Did I pass? :D

15 comments:

  1. I love the shirt and the fabric!!!

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  2. Thanks Suze! I pun kalau ada 3 boys definitely kena jait hehe....

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  3. Thanks Suze! I pun kalau ada 3 boys definitely kena jait hehe....

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  4. Zura, shirt tu super cute !
    Terpaksa masuk dlm my must do list .. for a mom of 3 boys..

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  5. Zura, shirt tu super cute !
    Terpaksa masuk dlm my must do list .. for a mom of 3 boys..

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  6. cantiknya!! tp mcm susah jer.. ;)

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  7. cantiknya!! tp mcm susah jer.. ;)

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  8. cantiknya!! tp mcm susah jer.. ;)

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  9. bravo! yes..u dh lulus! very cute and funky shirt!

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  10. bravo! yes..u dh lulus! very cute and funky shirt!

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  11. bravo! yes..u dh lulus! very cute and funky shirt!

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  12. Eeeiii...memang susah bab kolar & lengan kecik cenoit tu...! Tapi bila siap puas hati berjaya jait hehe

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  13. Eeeiii...memang susah bab kolar & lengan kecik cenoit tu...! Tapi bila siap puas hati berjaya jait hehe

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