The Mulberry Tunic - A Pattern By Kid Approved for Willow & Co
It's Day 4 of our Glamping Week! Today I'm showing you the Mulberry Tunic I made for my little man. This pattern was designed by my friend Olga of Kid Approved, for Willow & Co. This is the second Mulberry I've made and I love it even more the second time around! (See my first version here)
When I was sewing my first version I kept seeing it in seersucker in long sleeves and couldn't get it out of my head until I made it come to life. And oh my goodness. I am SO glad I did!
I used Imperial Nassau Seersucker from fabric.com. It is SO soft and buttery. Waaaaay better than some cheaper stuff I've used before. I want to use it to make all the things now!
So let's talk about the tunic! When I was cutting out the pattern, I asked E if he wants hood/no hood, pockets/no pockets. OF COURSE he chose to bling it out all the way ;) Go big or go home! I'm super happy he chose them, it's all in the details for me.
I did make one minor change to the pattern as written. Instead of making the shirt hem I cut it straight across the bottom and then used a method from another Willow & Co pattern to create a split hem detail. If you've seen the patterns, you'll know I'm talking about the Hawthorn Sweatshirt. I CANNOT wait to sew that thing up! It's just way too warm here right now to think about sewing sweatshirts but I will certainly be making some in the fall!
I totally, totally love the result with the split hem on this version of the Mulberry. Basically the shirt turned out exactly like I envisioned in my head, and that is a beautiful thing.
For the bias tape hem finish on the inside I added that pop of orange that's working to keep the collection together. I've recently discovered I really love orange in kids' clothes and it was so FUN incorporating in my own little "collection".
I also double topstitched all the seams on this one, another fun detail to make things pop.
Eek! Love that orange!
Sadly I didn't have orange bias tape for the split hem, but I do love how the contrast and detail is working on the one I did have.
And now for the fun golden hour shots!
Can I just tell you I'm so totally in love with this outfit?! If you've been considering any of the patterns, well, I recommend them ALL, but the Mulberry, Kudzus, and Hawthorn are my faves for the boy!!
Outfit Details:
Tunic: Mulberry Tunic pattern from Willow & Co
Size Sewn: 5
Changes made: Straightened hemline and used split hem detail tutorial from the Hawthorn Sweatshirt pattern
Tee: Basic Tee - to be blogged soon!
Shorts: Kudzu Cargos (read about it here)
Fabric sources:
Mulberry: fabric.com
Kudzus: Joann Stores
Tee: thrifted tee
Happy Sewing!!
I loooooove this Mulberry. The fabric and the orange binding is perfection. And I LOVE that you used a technique from another of our patterns on this - yay.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Thanks Mie! I'm not just saying this, Willow & Co has AWESOME patterns! ;)
DeleteI love seersucker great spot for it! Wish my little guy would wear this top but he is on a strictly knit top stage.
ReplyDeleteI love seersucker too! I've seen quite a few versions of this pattern made in knits, actually! :)
DeleteI love it! The pop of orange, the hemline, the fabric, the perfect topstitching - everything looks superb! So well done! Looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteYay!! Thank you Olga! I totally have other ideas up my sleeve for this pattern too, it's so versatile! Great job, you! :)
DeleteI love this fabric and your pictures are so amazing! Great idea to do the split hem too. Love!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Golden Hour is my fave ;) The split hem was just kind of meant to be, I think!
Deletelove the fabric. Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteLove it Heidi :) Sneaky orange is fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenya! Hehe, sneaky orange :)
DeleteI am a sucker for secret little pops like that orange bias trim! Also I'm going to have to get some of that seersucker bc it's perfect for boys!
ReplyDeleteThat's what's so super fun about sewing right?! And yes that seersucker is pretty great, I have some left and I think I'll make him a pair of shorts yet. Just so he doesn't get the idea to pair the two together, lol :)
Deleteawesome sewing and photos Heidi!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Suz!
DeleteThanks! He loves it so it must be :) The seersucker is so soft too, I want to make something for myself with it, ha!
ReplyDelete