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Christmas Concert Dress-up

12/5/2014

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Can't find it... Then make it!

There is apparently a dress code for Lauren's Christmas Concert this year, and it's a doozy! The kids have to wear ALL WHITE!  White tops, white pants or leggings, and a white skirt for the girls. I don't buy Lauren all-white clothes for obvious reasons, and kids clothing stores have the same basic understanding.  I don't know where people are going to find all-white boys pants... I didn't even bother hunting through stores to find something... I decided this was something that needed to be sewn. With fabric I already have (because I'm not hunting for white fabric either!).  I believe this is what you call 'up-cycling'.
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The shirt is a peasant-style shirt made from 3 of my husbands old white t-shirts that he was throwing away.  The beauty of recycling clothes is that you can cut around stained areas, or holes, or whatever.  I used as many of the existing seams as possible too.  Cutting down on both sewing time, and improving the end-product.  It needed a little something to make it 'fancy', so I made a fabric flower and attached it using a plain white button.  Super easy and Lauren LOVED how it turned out.  
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I made the leggings from a thick, beautiful organic bamboo french terry fabric that I bought awhile back (it makes the most beautiful tie-dyed pants and skirts).  I drafted the pattern myself, but learning to draft patterns is pretty easy.  The tutorials on the blog Make it, Love it are the BEST, and I highly recommend using them to help you draft leggings.  
Now to make a skirt....
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    My name is Robynn, and I am a wife, and mother, living in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.  I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), a vegetarian, and an artistic, crafty individual.  I am passionate about the old-world things my Grandmother taught me... Gardening, canning, sewing, and cooking.  I believe they all have an important, and under-appreciated, role in the modern world.  Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about me.  Enjoy!

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