Friday 19 November 2010

.New pattern...PLAYTIME SKORT.

Welcome back!!!  The first pattern I'd like to introduce you to is PLAYTIME SKORT...
Playtime Skort puts the fun back into funky!  Active little girls can play as they please while wearing their Playtime Skort, providing modesty in the playground.  
Made from super comfy stretch fabric and with dainty bubble skirt detail, it is simple to pull on in the morning and have fun playing all day.  Whether hanging upside down on the monkey bars or heading off to a birthday party, Playtime Skort will cover all bases.
This pattern provides options to make a pair of shorts, a cute bubble skirt, a comfortable single-layer skirt or a skort from one easy pattern as well as instructions to create a matching reverse-applique shirt for a complete outfit!
About a month ago, I was contacted by Angela from Sew Bright Alpine Quilting asking me if I would consider creating a pattern using some of the new stretch (knit) fabrics that are around.  After hearing feedback from a few of my customers, saying that they would love to see more stretch sewing patterns, of course I couldn't say no!

After a bit of discussion with a few friends, I decided upon this skort pattern for little girls.  I don't know about other Mum's out there, but I am totally sick of seeing Lil's undies every time she wears a dress or skirt - which is just about every day!  A skort is the perfect way to solve this problem, she can wriggle around and lift up her skirt as much as she likes without giving the whole world a view of her underwear!  She thinks it is the funniest thing and calls it her "magic skirt" :)

And just incase you don't want to make a bubble-skirt, there are options to make a skort with a VERY simple single-layer skirt.  Or you can forget about the skort altogether and the make skirts on their own or a pair of little shorts that look super cute with a longer t-shirt.
For a lovely selection of stretch fabrics, contact Angela at Sew Bright - they are great to work with!

A big thankyou to the brilliant Fiona Harding for these super cute photos of Lil - I just love them!!
Click here to see more Playtime Skort pictures and check out the fabric requirements.  If you have a store and want to stock this or any other Make It Perfect patterns, contact Creative Abundance to place an order.

If you would like to purchase a copy of Playtime Skort for yourself, they should be popping up in retail stores very soon. Ask your favourite store to get one in for you!


With all of my new pattern releases over the weekend, I'll be giving away a free copy to one lucky winner.  If you would like to win a copy of Playtime Skort, leave a comment on this post :)
(Giveaway will close Friday 26th November and winner will be drawn via a random number generator.)


Come back same time tomorrow to check out the next pattern!

46 comments:

Emily said...

Love it! Fun pictures and great fabric choices.c

red in oz said...

My little one would love this! And I think with a shorter skirt it might work well for my crawler as well. Well done!

Courtney @ Sweeter Than Cupcakes said...

So perfect for the playground!

Christy said...

I'd love to win! great idea

Melisa Jane said...

Love the skort! Been looking forward to a knit pattern.

Rebecca said...

I think this is my new favorite pattern! Perfect for my 3 year old that wears a skirt every day!
ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com

Cullis Family said...

Love it! Think I could even manage to sew this one. :)

Fiona Harding said...

Out-takes of the shoot are now up Tone - you can find them here:
http://fionaharding.blogspot.com/

Caitlin - craftycrackpot said...

What a great idea! Love this one!

Jodie said...

I love this one! Perfect for my little monkey :)

thornberry said...

Super cute and super practical! My girls pretty much insist on skirts, so this would be wonderful.

Megs said...

Great idea, love it, and I have been really wanting to try a knit pattern, just got a new machine (hello, Bernina 440QE) and I think it is time to face my fears and give knit a go! Your pattern are so user friendly so I am sure it will be a breeze!

Leigha said...

Awesome pattern Toni. will be great for church.

Anonymous said...

That is a fantastic idea! and I just happen to have some of those exact same fabrics laying around :)

Melissa said...

Theres just no stopping you, a book, 3 new patterns, Quilt Market! Superwoman indeed!!

Tanya said...

well done Toni, looks ace x

Jen O said...

Perfect for my little active girl!

mamatamera said...

I have four girls (and another on the way) that would benefit from this skort. I love it's playability.

Little Munchkins said...

Love the skirt Toni, it looks cute!

Becky said...

Wow! Another great pattern :)

Margaux said...

I'm reading your blog from France and find your skirt absolutely perferct for my lovely one !
Great idea !!!

Margaret said...

Wow great pattern, I really don't know how you do it!! Can't wait to see the other 2 new patterns. I have never seed stretch would be great to give it a go.

Millie said...

Brilliant skort...like you say this pattern will cover all bases!

Dianne said...

What a great idea - would be perfect for my nieces :-)

Lisa said...

ooooh, I'd love to win this and I bet my 5 year old would too!

georgyct@aol.com

Bec R said...

This is JUST what I am looking for for my newly toilet trained daughter who loves skirts and is not very lady-like ;-)

Lisa said...

I'll definitely be getting this pattern. I love the knits that are out there and they are nice and comfy for kids.

Claire said...

Love it! With your book and new patterns, my husband is in a panic. He just doesn't understand that a little girl can never have too many clothes. Thank you.

SewHappyJan said...

I love sewing with stretch fabrics, but Im even more thrilled to finally see fun and bright fabric choices in this line. This pattern would certainly be given a work out by me!.

Cass said...

This would be perfect for my little girl. She loves skirts but also loves to climb a lot.

Anonymous said...

Perfect for my little monkey bar loving one who is starting school next year.
Diana

barneyn said...

aww i would love to win this pattern! thanks!

nelly.barney@yahoo.comun

Gill said...

Such fun!
I'd love to win a copy of this pattern
Gill

Anonymous said...

What a great idea. Would be perfect for my active wee girl. Love your new patterns :-)

Kristy said...

Great idea, love them.

Rebekah said...

I love this!

rebekahricker at yahoo dot com

Karen said...

Perfect for my little knicker flasher too!!

Lee said...

This skort would be great for my active niceces - its so cute too :)
thanks for the giveaway!

Susan said...

Great idea. Susan

Unknown said...

so fun! somehow, I'd never thought to make a skort. clearly i need to remedy that!

I'm Deborah said...

What a great idea..... love the fabrics too. I could do with some more stretch fabric patterns for my little girl!

Julie said...

I've been trying to figure this one- I would love to win one! thanks much! jhales_finance at yahoo dot com

WandaFish said...

Definitely just what we need! So sweet.

Tas said...

After 2 sons, I have a daughter who has just advanced from nappies to undies. She loves skirts and dresses but she is no lady so making some skorts would be fantastic.

Anonymous said...

love this soooooo much!!

Ruth said...

How much fun is a bubble skirt- and I love the "modesty" pants too!

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