When I saw this fabric by Lillestoff, I thought it would make a pair of pajamas perfect for a little boy to dream of magical dragons and adventures on the Viking seas. It's also so cute I may have to make something for myself with it too. It's available in Ottobre Design's Etsy Shop (click the picture), although I believe this particular colorway is sold out.
I bought some blue and purple ribbing from Ottobre as well for the neckline and cuffs on the shirt, and also cuffs on the pants.
The shirt is going to be a solid dark navy cotton jersey with some Viking applique.
How do you do Viking applique? Well...
- First I find a cute image of a Viking Dragon Ship on my Viking fabric
- Then I trace it with some Swedish Tracing Paper (this is an essential supply for copying, tracing, and drafting patterns).
- Then I enlarge it 200% on a copier
Now I have the proper size Viking Dragon Ship to make my applique. I'll be dyeing and cutting up some of my husband's old T-shirts for the applique. I'll post my progress on that soon.
Make something beautiful! (or something with Vikings!)
Jen
