{"id":77286,"date":"2021-06-14T07:54:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T11:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=77286"},"modified":"2021-07-08T07:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T11:26:03","slug":"sewn-by-kids-immys-sunny-day-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/06\/sewn-by-kids-immys-sunny-day-shorts.html","title":{"rendered":"sewn by kids: immy’s sunny day shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naomi<\/a>\u00a0has been priming her four-year-old daughter, Immy, for sewing since she began to speak. Recently they made this adorable pair of <\/i>Sunny Day Shorts<\/a> together. In this\u00a0installment of our Sewn By Kids<\/a> series, Naomi shares their mother-daughter sewing journey.<\/i><\/p>\n

When I was little my mum taught me how to sew. I had a little sewing machine and I made duvet\u00a0covers for my teddies, however it was knitting that really took off for me in adulthood.<\/p>\n

Until I had my\u00a0own child!<\/p>\n

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I bought a sewing machine when I was pregnant but, as so often happens, it stayed in a\u00a0box until she was nearly one when I plucked up the courage and made her a Reversible Bucket Hat<\/a>.\u00a0This seemed to be the perfect time for me to get the sewing bug. She was just old enough to really\u00a0start expressing an interest in the colors and fabrics I was using and I started running most of the\u00a0fabric choices by her before I made anything. I\u2019m fairly sure anyone with a\u00a0toddler will know the feeling of despair when they decide that they don\u2019t actually want to wear the\u00a0item of clothing that you\u2019ve spent hours making.<\/p>\n

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I attempted to make a duvet cover for her teddy with her when she was 2 1\/2. I learnt the hard way\u00a0that starting a project that actually needs some thought (she wanted a border round the edge, etc.)\u00a0with a 2-year-old was not good idea, as neither of us were patient enough. It was a very frustrating\u00a0afternoon, but we did manage to finish it at least.<\/p>\n

When Immy was about 3, we made the Oliver + S Lazy Days Skirt<\/a> together. She did some pinning\u00a0and chose the fabric and ribbon. It\u2019s a brilliant little pattern as the fabric is cut as a rectangle from selvage to\u00a0salvage so the seam of the skirt doesn\u2019t need to be finished. This project was promptly followed up by a skirt for her little sister and\u00a0teddy!<\/p>\n

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We bought her a little second hand sewing machine for her 4th birthday: a second-hand mini Janome that the previous owner had thought was broken. My husband fixed the timing\u00a0issue and I put the correct size bobbins in it and it\u2019s brilliant, and pink!<\/p>\n

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Fast forward to April this year: Immy is now 4 1\/2, and we talk about fabric types a lot. She always wants\u00a0to know, “Is this jersey? Is this cotton?” She seemed ready to try another project from start to\u00a0finish. This time we picked the Oliver + S Sunny Day Shorts<\/a>. Once the bike material was picked, we\u00a0then spent an hour going through the scrap bag working out the details. Did it need pockets (of\u00a0course it did, stupid question!), did she want a contrast waistband, any decorations? She helped stick\u00a0together the PDF pattern and trace the pieces (I did the majority and the cutting). She ironed the fabric\u00a0with heavy supervision and then did a little of the rotary cutting. (I\u2019ve since replaced all my rotary\u00a0cutter blades and suspect she\u2019d find it much easier to cut now.)<\/p>\n

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Immy then sewed all of the straight\u00a0edges on her little sewing machine. I finished off the waistband and added the pockets and rick-rack. This was\u00a0partly because we had run out of time in the afternoon that we had to sew them, and I think she just wanted them\u00a0finished.<\/p>\n

Because we have been discussing the sewing process since she could talk, she\u00a0has really great little ideas for flair. She thought of the yellow piping on the pockets, which was a\u00a0detail I\u2019d added to a previous dress I\u2019d made her. We also added secret contrast fabric in the pockets, and\u00a0she wanted a square pocket on one side and a back pocket with a triangular bottom to it.<\/p>\n

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Between the two of\u00a0us, we were then able to take her ideas and vision and make them a reality. I\u2019m really looking\u00a0forward to helping her develop as a sewer. She\u2019s also taught me that there are many aspects to\u00a0sewing that don\u2019t actually involve running the fabric through a machine. These are perfect for children of all ages\u00a0to get involved with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Four-year-old Immy has been talking sewing with her mom since she could speak. Recently she designed a pair of Sunny Day Shorts which her mother helped her make a reality. Read one for details of this fun project!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6023,"featured_media":77293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20835,166],"class_list":["post-77286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-sewn-by-kids","tag-sunny-day"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Immy-hero.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-k6y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73062,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/11\/kids-can-sew-sunny-day-shorts.html","url_meta":{"origin":77286,"position":0},"title":"sewn by kids: sunny day shorts","author":"Masha Richart","date":"November 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Ann is teaching her 8-year-old daughter to sew. 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