Oliver + S After School "Shirt"

 

Oops, before the Christmas gifts post I have Oliver + S winter dresses!

 

 

I used the "After School Shirt + Pants" pattern but made the shirt into a dress by increasing the length.

 

 

The pattern, like I have found with other Oliver + S patterns, was really easy to follow, came together perfectly and looks very professional.

 

 

Because the dresses were so close in size (size 4 and 5) I couldn't tell them apart, so I embroidered their names on the front of the dresses.

 I used a blue and brown fabric for the skirt portion that has little reindeer and snow flakes on it. It is winter themed without being too "in your face" about it.

 

 

The back of the dresses have the same 2 button yoke.

 

 

They turned out really cute, so cute that they wore them in our family photo this year... 

 

 

to a Christmas church musical...

 

 

In school Christmas Choir performances....

 

 

And even family reunions!

I love these dresses.... probably would love it as a shirt too. I will put that on to my to-do next list :)

 

~Jessica

 

 

Freezer Paper Stenciling

 

Ok- so I have been super busy lately and neglected my blog. So I am going to quickly post as many of the projects I finished in the last two months in the next couple posts.

 

 

First up is my Elemeno Shirts. Aren't they so cute, espically on a preschooler.... guess it is preschooler humor anyways.

 

 

I found this idea on Pinterest. And entered in the lettering in my Sure Cuts Alot program and cut it out of freezer paper using my Cricut.

 

 

Up next is the shirts I made for my Jaybird soccer team:

 

For this shirt I just used an Exacto knife and cut out my design.

 

When I began my project I was just going to make coach shirts for myself and my friend Janie,

 

 

but then I went on to make some Jaybird FAN shirts for the parents,

 

and then I made all the girls team shirts. For the girls' shirts I used the cricut to cut out their names from freezer paper and painted it on to the back of the shirts.

 

When it was all said and done I made 18 shirts!!!

 

And last but not least is the "I Know I Play Like a Girl" shirt:

 

I designed the shirt using the Sure-Cuts Alot program and cut them out with my Cricut.

 

 

Iron it on and sponge paint onto the stencil.

 

 

And *voila* you have a professional looking t-shirt!

 

 

 

 

Ok- those are the shirts I made, up next are some of the christmas gifts....

 Jessica