What you need:
- Comfortable fabric that’s a little stretchy
- Sewing machine and overlocker
- Scissors
- Pins
- Optional pretty edging like pompoms
We will make the tunic/shirt part first, it’s super easy! You need two rectangles of fabric, the longer side should be as long as you want the shirt to be from the end of one sleeve to the other and the short side as long as you want to be from shoulder to bottom hem.
Place the two rectangles of fabric on top of each other then fold them in half from right to left.
Now we will cut a neck hole along the fold that we just made. Because it’s a simple tunic you can create the neck hole by snipping of a decent chunk of the corner like this:
When it’s unfolded it looks like this:
Using your overlocker or sewing machine stitch along the top seam from the end of the sleeve to the the beginning of the neck hole.
Now you need to decide how big you want the tunic to be around your waist/bust. The easiest way to do this is to try it on and pin in place!
Leaving a seam allowance cut along the line you pinned and then down again to the sleeve. You should be cutting out a big triangle chunk like this:
Repeat on the other side!
Now stitch all of the seams together and also overlock all the loose seams. You should have something like this, big loose and comfy!
Decoration time :D I added a row of this pom pom edging I had left over from another project around all of the seams ^_^
Taadaa!
Now it’s time to work on the matching pants! I wanted mine to be 3/4 length so I cut 4 pieces in that length then cut out a big “J” shape for the crotch area. Always cut your pieces bigger than you think you’ll need, it’s easy to take things in if they’re too big but if they’re too small you’re screwed!
Again the easiest way to get the right size is to try it all on and pin it so it fits. First off I made the pants loose and straight with no tapering to the ankle. I stitched the seams down the sides and down the inside of the leg.
Then I stitched the crotch together so it formed pants :D
After trying them on I decided to make them more fitted around the bottom of the legs so they were more like yoga pants or leggings so I pinned and re-did the seam up the inside of the leg.
After I was happy with the fit I had this…
Again it’s fairly important to do simple pants like this out of fabric with a stretch to it otherwise you won’t be able to get them over your hips! Now you also need a way to keep them up so they don’t fall down unexpectedly XD
I achieved this by stitching elastic into the waistband. After that was done, time to decorate again :D
Again I added pom poms edging to the waist and ends of the legs!
Taadaa pants!
Now put them together and you’ve got a nice set!
And there you have it! Cute and comfortable room wear made in about an hour.
Perfect for chilling out on the couch or writing important business emails… just remember not to offer to video conference call while wearing them XD
This is the kind of post that will eventually have an accompanying pattern. Let me know if you want it and I’ll move it up on the list of to-do’s :) |
Love this tutorial…=)
i’ll try it and see…
looks simple and it’s really nice too…
thanks for the share~^_^
No problems at all, I hope you try it :D
LOVE IT! mayb in a different print you COULD do videoconferencing ^^
Mwahaha yes! I’ll have to get slightly more business prints and do my hair more XD
I love this i want to make it but in pink with white lace <3 <3 <3
That would be adorable, good luck with it!
wooooooooow!!! you did such an awesome job, i can’t believe this is handmade!! the ponpons male it look so cute <3 bravo!!
Thank you Jenia! You should give it a try :D
I cant wait to try this, I’ve had a sewing machine for years now but never really used it. Your instructions are look really easy to follow
I’m so glad you find them easy to follow, let me know if you have any questions :D
These are super-cute! If I had this set, I would wear them with daisies in my hair and super-high platforms, while I do a choreographed dance on an escalator a la Marcia Brady. I love it.
YES!! This is totally a wedge/dance routine outfit :D
Awesome!! Going to try this one out after Easter :)
Let me know how it turns out :D
like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!
Pattern Please! Would love to put my new Sewing Machine to use :D x
Ok pattern coming soon :D
You look adorable! Really 70′s
I personally wouldn’t try it because I’m afraid it doesn’t look as cute on me (I’m 1m82) and I have a stupid phobia of pompoms because my grandma has used the same in a creepy yellow to make all the creepy curtains of her house XD… But on you it looks much nicer ^^I’m not scared at all when I see you in these XD
Aww I’m sure you would look adorable, I’m glad the pompoms don’t scare you haha!
Woow!! They look so nice and comfy:D I love wearing soft, fluffy clothes at home too;p
:D Heehee we both love the same comfy girly clothes!
The way you make your own clothes and patterns is so inspirational! I am always trying to find new patterns or make new clothing but I am always too afraid to start in case I get it wrong.
:D Thank you! Don’t be afraid to try new things, sometimes they don’t turn out the way you intended but there is *always* a way to fix or turn them into something even better :D If you take the leap you might be pleasantly surprised!
This looks adorable! This would work really well with stretch velour too, which is really soft and warm this time of year:)
You’re totally right, got to love anything that’s soft and warm at this time of year :D