Hoorah! A new branch of Abakhans has opened in my nearby town of Shrewsbury, 20 mins walk from my workplace. We went for a visit - I'm lying, we went to buy stuff - last week. Big girl wanted to make some new pyjamas. She has grown three inches in the leg but nothing in the waist in the last nine months.
I can't hide it but I was nervous about the pricing. Abakhans is a remnant company and fabric is sold by the kilo so I had no idea how much my purchases would cost until I got to the till for the weigh in. I was mightily surprised because this piece, about 1.5m was only £3.72. I was also surprised to find we could make a top and trousers out of it. Bonus.
We used her current bottoms to draft a new pair and just added length. To make a top we used another Sleep Tee which was going to be the partner to the bottoms but it turned out we could be all posh and have a matching set. I marked a back and front to get a smooth neckline and made a grown on sleeve with sleeve tabs (just like the Stevie dress)instead of the inset sleeves of this top.
It worked a treat. My serger is out of action so the whole set was made on my normal machine with a 3 way stretch zig zag to finish the edges.
She did some of the sewing herself and I did the tricky bits like the elasticated waist and the neck binding. It was a team effort.
She also chose some lovely jersey with little rabbits on to make a long sleeved set which should then last her for the Autumn and winter.
I bought some ponte roma for myself too but more on that later.
Thanks for dropping in. Jo xxx
are you aware that if it is a large piece of fabric, you can ask for anything as small as half a metre cut from it, any length as long as it leaves them with a metre still to sell ???
ReplyDeleteIt saves having loads left over.
The assistant did say there had to be 1m left over but this one was just right - no leftovers! Perfect.
DeleteThey're fabulous. I'd love to be able to sew, especially as like your daughter, mine is also blessed with long legs and it can be difficult to get clothes to fit. Such a good price for your fabric too. X
ReplyDeleteThese look great! What a lovely pair of pyjamas and that fabric shop sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteThat pj set is truly lovely well done both of you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, she'll sleep like an angel. I love the zigzag detail on the hems. x
ReplyDeleteI can see sweet dreams in her future - mostly to do with jam and the man in the moon.
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xo
That is a fabulous matching set at a bargain price, great team effort!. Have you looked on youtube for your serger problem? I managed to find videos for both tension and blade issues. x
ReplyDeleteWill do. It was so expensive last time when I took it to the shop.
DeleteThe sleeves look pretty and comfy and over all I expect your team effort will promote sweet dreams : ) xx
ReplyDeleteVery pretty fabric.I have not heard of this place.Happy Sewing.x
ReplyDeleteYou both make quite a team, those are wonderful pj's!
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