Malotke Sews

My Pie Run costume is comprised of cherry pie workout leggings, a faux suede lattice crust vest/shirt, and a whipped cream hat with a cherry on top. Once I have pictures from the costume in action during the Pie Run I will post them! It was really fun to make something so different for a change. I look forward to other fun challenging pieces in the future.

Using an old vintage hat from my stash I figured out where I would want to attach the elastic to hold the hat on my head. Then I hand stitched the elastic in place. Once my elastic was sewn on I started building the whipped cream using white fleece. It worked really well. I pinned the pieces in place as I built upwards. I was planning on leaving a whole in the top to place a red cherry. All pinned together. Next step: hand sewing everything together. Then cherry time!

I cut long strips of this light brown faux suede fabric and started laying them out on my floor. I overlapped them like a lattice pie crust. Here is an image before I started pinning all of the overlapped sections together. After pinning the pieces together I laid it on my mannequin to see where the head hole would be, as well as the arm holes. I then pinned the overlapping sides together as well. Once I decided where the head and arm holes would be I started hand sewing all of the overlapping pieces. Then when it came down to just the sides I switched to using my sewing machine.  Final product! It's a great length and will allow me to wear a shirt underneath it and also run. By sewing the pieces at a diagonal it gives me a lot of flexibility. 

Sewing panels together I really enjoyed making these workout pants. Shout out to the Simplicity Pattern 8212, the Up For Anything: Your Ultimate, Go-To Pair of Leggings. It was a pretty straight forward pattern to follow. After cutting all of the pieces out I decided I would zig zag stich them together instead of serging. Why I did this I don't know. It wasted a lot of my time. I had to be extra careful of the fabric snagging in my machine. Then I top stitched several of the pieces just for the extra touch, it wasn't a part of the pattern. Once I had sewn the panels together I decided to switch to using my serger to finish sewing the pants. So much faster! Time to sew the crotch seam I managed to finish them fairly quickly and after trying them on I needed to take them in a little bit to get a better fit for myself. Once I had them fitting the way I wanted I attached the waistband and hemmed them just a little bit shorter than suggested.  While I used a commercia

Cherry Pie and Lattice Crust Fabric The cherry pie fabric I ordered from Spoonflower arrived!  It is a sports Lycra and since it's from Spoonflower it is a white fabric and the design is printed on it. With that process in mind, I was slightly worried about it potentially being see-through, but when I got it I was pleasantly surprised. It has a nice feel and despite it being very stretchy, I'm not worried about it being see-through when I wear the garments made from it. Cutting Time! After washing and drying the fabric I decided to get cracking on my pie costume for the upcoming Pie Run. Because of my time limitations with work I am unable to create a pattern for my workout outfit from scratch and I have chosen to use a commercial pattern from Simplicity for my workout pants. After remeasuring myself (my size has gotten a lot smaller since I took measurements last year), I cut out the pattern and laid out the pieces on the fabric. I am insanely thankful for my cutt

I haven't been able to put as much time and effort into my small business as I would like to be able to do lately. I just finished costuming a show and I am currently working on a pie themed costume for myself for a 5k coming soon. As soon as I am done with that it is all Malotke Made all the time (outside of my full time job of course)!  I have been sewing items but have been neglecting posting them on Etsy. My product goal for September will be to post 1 item a week to the Etsy shop. As for marketing, I want to be able to post on the Instagram account 3 times a week. I believe it will go well, I just need to put a little more love and time into Malotke Made. I will post progress on sewing projects and other fun behind the scenes snippets.

Next project is a pie costume for a pie themed 5k in mid August! Because of my time commitments I am unable to make a custom pattern for myself so I will be using a commercial pattern for my workout attire.  My costume will consist of cherry pie workout pants (haven't decided on length yet), a red top, a lattice looking vest made from tan felt, and then a whipped cream hat with a big red cherry. Big goals but I am very excited about the finished look for the 5k. I have about 2 weekends to complete the costume. I don't usually sew sportswear so this will be a fun adventure. I ordered a few yards of sport lycra on Spoonflower that is a cherry pie print. I'm hoping to incorporate the leftover fabric either in a top for the race or a sports bra.