I was oh so lucky a few weeks ago to receive a message from fabric designer Laurie Wisbrun (of Tufted Tweets fame!) asking me if I would like a chance to work with her newest line Brrr! Twist my arm….I GUESS I could do something. 😉 Uhm. Yeah. I jumped at the chance.
It was like a little Christmas present to me when the fabric arrived. But I knew right away that I needed to make something for my little gal. And even though I was already making her a pair of pajamas, this fabric was just begging to be made into some pajamas as well. So out came the Oliver & S Sleepover pajama pants pattern again.
I took the girlie out on a warm winter day when the snow was starting to melt and let her play a little. Remember, she’s super cooperative for pictures right now. 😉 Eating a little snow helped keep her distracted.
I thought it would be too much to make a whole top in the polar bear fabric (isn’t it the cutest!), so I opted to do an applique on a simple white t shirt. I’ve actually never done that before and I’ve been wanting to try it for a long time. I made sure to use a jersey needle because I was working on a knit…I was too lazy to find my tear away stabilizer (I honestly don’t even know if I have it where I’m currently living) but it still worked pretty well. I would like to try this technique with the stabilizer though because I think it would be even better.
Here’s a little tip for the applique. I knew that I was putting the cut fabric onto a white t shirt and appliqueing it with white thread. So when I cut out the polar bear, which is also on white fabric, I left a little edge of white around the bear…maybe an 1/8″ of white. That way that applique blends more seamlessly into the t shirt and the polar bear isn’t covered in thread itself.
I have a few more tricks up my sleeve for playing with Laurie’s fabulous fabrics (due out in June I think!) and I’ll share those as I do them. But I wanted to show off my cute girl and her new fab pjs. Oh she’s sweet!
What do you all think of Laurie’s fabric line? I love that it’s wintery and not Christmasy.
Stay tuned because we will be having a giveaway of a fat quarter bundle of Brrr! (but I have another fun giveaway to do first!) So a couple of fun giveaways on the horizon.
It is delightful fabric, isn't it? I used to love making PJs and little shirts for my boys when they were little! I have to wait for grandchildren now! The 'stripes' would make great little boy PJs with another of the fabrics for the trim! Great job and cute little one!
The whole line is delightful.
Adorable pajamas! The fabric is super cute too! I love that she won't stand still! That was how my kids were at that age too! Can't wait to see what else you do with this line!
I love that fabric and the PJs you made with them! What a cutie! 🙂
What a cute, cute idea for that fabric Angela! Can't wait to see what else you make.
The Brr fabric is delicious! I love winter – and this fabric is going to have to find it's way into my house. Please let us know when it's released!~!!
Your little girl is precious. She's such a good model!
Oh, I love the entire line! And your little one looks so cute in her new pjs. I like how you appliqued on the polar bear. So cute!
AHHH! So adorable, so so so adorable! Good job, cute fabric, lucky little girl!
Could she be any cuter?!?!?!? Love those pjs!
those pj's are so freaking adorable! and i love the photo of her cramming the snowball in her mouth, lol. i can't get over how big she's getting!
i wish June would hurry up and get here because I'm DYING to get some of this fabric! i already designed a block that looks like a bottle cap so I can make a Coke themed quilt with it 🙂
Such cute fabric! Love it!
Oh, my goodness! This is so cute. I'm lucky enough to have some of the same fabric and keep thinking of more possibilities, but I never thought about pj pants. That is too cute!
Love the look of this line. And those PJs are super cute!
Very cute, both the jammies and model. I do hope she was avoiding the yellow snow when she was chowing down ;o)
How stinking cute is that fabric and those pajamas! And that was a very creative way to turn a plain shirt into a matching shirt. Absolutely adorable! I'll have to give that applique trick a try. Thanks for sharing.
What an adorable project you made! I have a shirt that I want to cut out the design on an applique it to a new shirt. This is giving me an idea. I may try to do the reverse applique process. 🙂
Very sweet… and so is the fabric and pj set!!
Gosh she's cute – but isn't she cold??? I would be!! The pjs are adorable and you did a great job on that appliqued tshirt!
Oh it is a wonderful line, and what you did with it.. I love it! As soon as I saw it I thought, "Oh now that is cute!"
Adorable Angela! both the line and your little one 🙂
What a perfect project for this project. I love that you left a little white around the fussy cut polar bear to hide the stitching. You are very clever. The model if fabulous.
i love that line and holy moly your little is soo cute!
I love it! It will come out just in time for me to make something cute for my granddaughter…so adorable!
Cute fabric and great as pjs
I love this line and I love your pjs! What a fab idea, the polar bear on the top is the perfect finishing touch!
Oh my gosh, this is the cutest fabric – can't wait to get some. And your daughter is a great little model!
Oh so cute! I love the pjs and they are perfect for winter.
Too cute both the fabric and the model 😉
I LOVE those polar bears! The polar bear was my college mascot so I'm a little biased 🙂
Wow, those are soo cute 🙂
Great fabric line and really cute model in the PJ's. I also think this fabric line would make really cute pillowcases:)
LauraT
Oh I just love this!! The applique was the PERFECT choice!
I think this fabric line is adorable and so are your cute jammers. I'm already thinking of what I could do with the blue & red…..
Hi Angela. I have been poking through my book Modern Blocks. You sure are credited with a lot of blocks. I love the it's a stretch block. Thanks for inspiring.