COMMUNION CLOTHES FOR MY SON

My son had first communion in May 2025. So, yeah, I like every sewing opportunity that I can get. I decided I would make a short-sleeved shirt and some fancy trousers for him, because he always wears tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie to church. So I want to change that. He can have these clothes for Sunday service.

So I made this shirt and these trousers:

When the actual event was, it was so cold that he wore just the trousers and a hoodie under the communion robe.

I used Burda pattern from 3/2022; mod. 132; size 134.

When I held the paper pattern to his body I noticed that the size was very big for him (he's small and thin) so I decide to do my usual trick - I added only 0.5 cm of seam allowance when cutting but then I sewed 1.5 cm of allowance (around the collar I sewed only 1 cm). It turned out the perfect size. I don't dare to cut patterns without seam allowance so I use this trick - I add less and sew more. And usually the size that comes out is just right.

 The fabric is 100% cotton - poplin: 1.20 m/ 9.98 EUR, bought in an on-line Slovenian shop Liupka:  https://www.liupka.com/Metrsko-blago 

I used a very useful video on YouTube - the burrito method for sewing back yoke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pINDBq-xmuM&list=LL&index=5 

I enjoyed sewing this shirt, cotton is always a really nice material to sew. Even the button holes were fun.
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I did these trousers from Burda 3/ 2016, mod. 141, size: 134.

I used blue bengaline fabric - very stretchy but lengthwise. 

It consists of 77% viscose, 20% polyamide, 3% elasthane. I took 2.20 m an it cost me 21,42 EUR (9.73 EUR per meter). It was bought at the same shop already mentioned above - Liupka (Slovenia).

I made pockets, a zipper and inserted elastic in the trousers' waist band because I wanted a really nice fit. They fit great. I ironed a permanent crease.

The material is a bit funny, very stretchy. At one point I ironed it too much because I had a feeling that the iron needs to be hotter and it got stuck to the iron - dear Jesus. I hope to make similar trousers for myself: slim leg, pockets, a zipper and elastic in the waistband. The material was OK to work with but when washed it is very creased.

It's not connected with this topic but I have been blocked from Sewing Pattern Review site and I don't know why. This happened some time ago. I've noticed that my site gets more attention but I just don't understand why that has happened. I have to write a letter of complaint to their administrator because I used to love posting there and watching other people's projects. (But there is a silver lining 😁: I concentrate on my website more and I publish more regularly. Before that my attention was more scattered all over the place.)

Spiderman tracksuit trousers/ tracksuit bottoms/ sweatpants

I made these trousers for my son (5.5 y) in spiderman-style so that he feels more like spiderman. I decided to make them very practical - they are made of red and blue sweatshirt fabric; they have 2 pockets and an elastic band in the waist. He loves them. 

Initially I wanted to draw/ paint some spiderman web pattern on the red part of the legs but I decided not to. I could either draw them with a black permanent marker or I got a contour relief paste.

I used the pattern from burda style 10/ 2013; mod. 142; size: 110.

And a glimps of the costume (2 piece outfit) I made when he was 4 years old, now it's full of holes, and worn out. He really liked wearing it and playing in it.

Making a doll

I was asked to make a doll for our school children (4th grade) beacuse they are reading a book by Alf Projsen and they exchange this doll with another school. In Slovene we call her čajna ženička = the tea lady - (Teskjekjerringa in the original). Anyway, I like a good sewing challenge. 

My inspiration was: (pictures from the book) 

                               

My creation was this:

Purely by chance I came across a doll in Burdastyle magazine 9/2012 

and immediately I decided to use the pattern and just change it slightly.

The process of making - in pictures:

  

  

 So, that's it. I'm to lazy to write a very detailed tutorial. I hope pictures show the process.