My cute friend Stacey from Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy Crafts has come come out with an awesome pattern with her company Beatnik Kids. I just adore The Bond Top pattern and am so excited to share my happy experiences with it. L loved it so much she’s already planning on wearing it this Friday for her free dress day at school!
I hacked the pattern a little bit to make it a dress and added some heart pockets. Scroll down for my heart pocket tutorial. Before we get to that here are a few notes about the pattern that you might find helpful.
Just for reference L is 5, skinny, but not short. Based on her measurements I cut a size 4 for her but lengthened it because she wanted a dress. To do that I angled the side out towards the size 8 hemline and then added another 3 inches.
Confession: While I’m totally comfortable making princess dresses collars, plackets, and other menswear details always make me a bit nervous. Luckily the pattern and directions were really easy to follow so it went pretty well. I wouldn’t think of this as a very beginner type of project but it’s not particularly complicated either.
Now, making your own heart shaped pockets is really easy. Make some to add to a cute Valentine’s day outfit, add details to purse or even pillow cases. Really the possibilities for cuteness are endless.
- Make yourself a heart shaped pattern.
- For each pocket cut two fabric hearts.
- With right sides together sew around the edge of the heart leaving a small gap on one of the straight edges of the heart in order to flip it right side out. I used a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
- Wedge out the point of the heart and snip all around the heart up to the sewing line but not cutting the stitching.
- Flip right side out and iron down.
- Pin to your garment or project.
- Sew from the middle of the rounded edge, down around the point to the other rounded edge making sure to back stitch at be beginning and the end.
And there you go you have a cute little heart pocket! Thanks so much Stacey for inviting me to be a part of your pattern tour! See what other bloggers have done with this pattern all week long. Today Rachel from Once Upon a Sewing Machine is sharing her version too.
Heart Pocket Tutorial
Instructions
- Make yourself a heart shaped pattern.
- For each pocket cut two fabric hearts.
- With right sides together sew around the edge of the heart leaving a small gap on one of the straight edges of the heart in order to flip it right side out. I used a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
- Wedge out the point of the heart and snip all around the heart up to the sewing line but not cutting the stitching.
- Flip right side out and iron down.
- Pin to your garment or project.
- Sew from the middle of the rounded edge, down around the point to the other rounded edge making sure to back stitch at be beginning and the end.
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Kami Watson says
Okay, I am just going to hire you to make all of my girls’ clothes! You are so talented and I love this!! Thanks for sharing!
marissa says
if they stay babies and toddlers forever that can be arranged ;)
Veronica says
This is so adorable on her and just perfect for Valentine’s Day with the heart pockets! Cute!
Jonie @ Just Between Friends says
So cute! I need this pattern for my girls! They would love it. Pinning
Polly @ Pieces by Polly says
So cute!!!
mikaela says
Gah! too cute!
Jesseca says
oh my cute!! I need a girl. Or some cute boy patterns!
marissa says
Me too, on both ;)
Anne says
Cute!!! I’ve linked to your tutorial over at Craft Gossip:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-heart-shaped-pockets/2014/01/28/
–Anne
marissa says
Have I told you that you’re the best? Because you are :)
aimee @ like mother like daughter says
oh my gosh, I love these heart pockets so much! Cute!
Stacey says
If I haven’t told you before, you are SO awesome Marissa. I love, love, love how your Bond Dress turned out. And those pockets are genius!
marissa says
Thanks for making such an awesome pattern!
Summer says
This is adorable – my daughter would love wearing this to school! I just love the heart pockets!
Audra @ RealityToDreams says
This heart pocket is super cute <3
Leanne says
This is adorable! I love that you made it into a dress, it’s perfect! The heart pockets are such a beautiful touch. BTW I have that same birdcage.
Debra says
This turned out fabulous! Darling little model too!
Holly @ Bits of Everything says
I love how making the pockets in the shape of a heart makes this so much more fun! Love it.