GrassLands T-shirt from Pollywoggles Patterns

INTRODUCING 

3 BRAND NEW PATTERNS!!!!  

  I made my daughter this suit last fall, you can read about it here Sydney's New Suit.

 

 

Pollywoggles Patterns is Releasing 2 new color block shirts. 
Sizing kids 2 - Tween

AND an Applique pattern to add to her collection 

Weather Applique Collection

   

Grasslands is a t-shirt and Mingan is a raglan
They mix and match with her previous t-shirt pattern Redberry
All 3 are available as a bundle here
Grassland, Mingan, Redberry Bundle

Short YouTube Video of The Sydney Suit

 

When Heidi at Pollywoggles Patterns asked for some testers for her fabulous new color-blocked t-shirt Grasslands, I knew this was a great opportunity to make a matching top.  The brown on the shirt is the same knit that was used on the sides of the skirt. 

Grasslands T-Shirt is a unisex pattern for kids and teens.  It has a very large size range.

Sydney is wearing the size C.  In adult patterns she wears a 2-4.

Grasslands T-shirt
Size range includes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, A, B, C, D (tween/teen sizes)

 

 

Grasslands is designed for knit fabrics.  The color blocking lets you add a splash of color, and be creative in your designs.  It's also a great way to use up some scraps or incorporate some special fabrics. 







Suggested Fabric: Cotton Lycra and similar stretch/recovery knit fabrics (10-11oz, 200-230gcm) with 50% stretch for main body. Same fabric or good quality ribbing for neckband.

 

The Grasslands pattern has step by step photo instructions and is very easy to follow along.  Pay special attention to matching up your color-blocking seams, hand basting like she recommends really helps. 

 

 

 

 

 



This pattern is so versatile you can dress it up or down 

 Sydney's New Suit Blog Post

Check out the patterns now while they're ALL on Sale.  click each picture Below or This link here to go to the website.

Pollywoggles Patterns- SALE

Grasslands T-shirt

Mingan Raglan

Mix and Match Bundle Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sydney's New Suit (George & Ginger, Patterns for Pirates Mash-Up)

 

I found this lovely plaid wool on sale at Fabricland, and knew I had to make something for my daughter.    It was difficult for me to put my ideas on paper and then find patterns for the outfit I had in my head.

 

YouTube Video of The Sydney Suit

 

As I knew I wanted to make some sort of suit, I thought the Downtown Coat from George & Ginger would be ideal for the jacket. (This is such a cute pattern, but unfortunately the pattern has been discontinued.)

Now to find the perfect skirt. After searching high and low, I could not find a pencil skirt with a flounce that didn't have a zipper.  I have a book I have called Improv Sewing.

In the book there are instructions on how to draft your own woven skirt, using knit panels. This way I didn't have to add any closures. 

 PERFECT!!! 

I thought. 

So the Sydney Skirt, as I'm calling it, it is a mashup of the Pirate Pencil Skirt, the method in the book Improv Sewing, and an added flounce.  



Pirate Pencil Skirt is a free PDF pattern, from Pattern for Pirates.  I just used the size her measurements fit. 









To make the flounce I cut off the bottom 8" of the below length skirt.  And then slit the fabric all along at 2" to create the flounce.  I followed this great tutorial on how to do it. How I create a flounce Pattern-- Sew Custom  I was pretty nervous since I'd never done anything like this before, but it all came together.  For the added fabric panels on the sides, I had to add 1.5" to each piece. I am so happy with how it turned out, my daughter loves it.

It all came together beautifully!!!! I am so pleased with this entire outfit.  It is definitely one of my more challenging outfits to date.

 

 

Finding a top to match is always tricky but thankfully my friend Heidi at Pollywoggles Patterns was doing a pattern test for some tops.  Enter Grasslands T-shirt.   Check out my next blog post for more info on the new release, but here's a sneak peak!!!

 

Just kidding ahhahaha

 

Grasslands t-shirt from Pollywoggles Patterns Blog post

We had a lot of fun taking some photos.