Several weeks ago, the Little Man discovered some frog buttons at the local fabric shop. This led to jubilant exclamations over frog appliques, frog fabric, frogs in general. I let him pick out a fabric and opted for the frog applique in a $9.99 grab bag (50 appliques and I have a 6 year-old designed diva). Here are the results:
The top and shorts are Simplicity 5537 (OOP, I think.).
I cut a size 4 in both. The only changes I made to the pattern were:- The pattern called for contrast flaps on the shirt pocket, contrast bands on the sleeves, and a contrasting collar. I chose to leave those off because my green was “just” the wrong color.
- I interfaced my pockets on both the shirt and shorts with a very lightweight interfacing. That always seems to make my patch pockets look so much nicer.
Here’s a close-up of the pocket:
The shorts include cargo pockets. I didn’t have any twill tape, but I discovered some very well aged bias tape in my stash that worked for the tab. Here’s a close-up:
And of course, the frog applique…I just fused it, then outline stitched it onto a store bought tee.
And last, but not least, I picked up this piece during our beach trip. I’m thinking the LM needs some boxers.
And the frog buttons? Well, they didn’t get used at all. Oh well.
Very cute! Gotta love it when the kids get involved and excited about new projects. Boxers will be adorable.