I made some harem pants for Beatrix

I've taken to snipping out clothes from magazines, just little things to inspire and to reignite a sewing bug that has been in hibernation for too long. Have you had that happen ?, I know many of you have.

My life just got too busy to sew, I missed it terribly, I'd dust off my table but that was it.
I am hoping that with the holiday's and nowhere in particular to be that I'll start up again.

I am not necessary going to find a pattern for any of this stuff I've cut out, but at least I have some idea of what fabric I like and what things I might make, see I get a little overwhelmed when faced with 100's of  patterns.

I came across this picture of this little girl and loved her pants, I loved the carefree nature they inspired. So I took a pattern I had and for some pants, I added some length and also added the elastic at the bottom for the same kind of look, I guess It's a harem pant or a boho pant, i don't know I just know that they turned out just as I wanted them. I have orders from my other two girls and a pair for myself. The fabric I used is a lawn from spotlight, just wish I had bought metres and metres of it.

Made for older girl

I really want to make more clothes for my eleven year old, A because she loves me sewing her stuff and B because she actually will wear them, ( how long will that last I wonder)

 The type of clothing I have made for her include 

• I have made her 2 tops from this pattern, Burda easy 9573, she loves them  I am going to attempt to simply lengthen it a little to make a mini dress for her.

• I have also been stretching myself a little making my own pattern, following instructions of course. I made her a chemise top from Carefree clothes for girls, I love this book. Except the sizes range from  4 to 7 but if I can make my petite 11 year old clothes from here anyone can.

I added a cute button covered in the same fabric, because it's always hard to tell the back from the front.

• I have found that the older children get the more difficult it becomes to sew them simple clothes. I found these knot shorts over on this brilliant site MADE, these were fun, I used a pants pattern I already had and just shortened them, I then followed the easy instructions and made the pattern. I would suggest that if you are going to make these, only leave about 7 or 8 cm from the crotch, they look better being quite short, as skimpy as that seems kids have short legs ( well mine do)  I made them a little longer but wish i hadn't.This pattern has a contrasting facing piece which is a little big if you ask me, next time I am going to alter this, next time. However as is works just fine. The knot is dead cute and for this age group I think they're quite funky. I just finished making these in time, she left for Tasmania that afternoon and wore them on her first solo plane trip to meet her best friend, that made me feel really good.
• I also found this pattern just last night in the wee hours.

 What have you made for your older girl or boy, I'd love to know, if you can link a pattern or site for me, I will check them out.