So, post holiday and everything has settled back into some resemblance of normal. I'm back at university (boo - less sewing time) and the children are back at school and nursery. First week back, we had a letter home regarding P.E days and what kit would be needed. So, packed Talea off to school with P.E kit in her backpack and she came back saying that as much as she loved her backpack (it IS Doctor Who!), some of the other kids had 'proper' P.E. bags (you know, the drawstring ones)...
I googled P.E kit tutorials and after trawling through piles of poorly written ones (and one that sounded realy good but had no pictures - i like to know i am on the right track) I stumbled across a gem on Kitchen Table Sewing and had the confidence to proceed. Appealing to my eldest geekchild's girly side, i ordered a lovely piece of princess material with Rapunzel on (so rare to find her on things that i snap it up quickly when i do).
I followed the tutorial through using my princess material and a plain pale yellow cotton for the lining. I added a panel with her name (just in case any other child had one like it - you never know) with buttons for letter holes and kept it as simple as that.
And here is the finished article.
Really hard to photograph because of how the cord puckers the material when pulled but i did my best.
Hanging with Full P.E kit (trainers, shorts and t-shirt) inside
It is large enough to fit everything she needs inside, is cool and suits her style. And most importantly, it is hers and unique.
Close up of the name panel - with added buttons!
I can't wait to see her face when she catches sight of it. I have ordered some more boy-suitable material and will be making another for my son, they are really easy to do and counting the time i actually spent working on it, i would say 3 hours (a bit longer with the name panel as i hand cut my letters).
Thanks to Kitchen Table Sewing, my daughter now has a P.E. bag she will adore!
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