KCWC: Geometric Tees
After sewing pants and a shirt for my oldest, my two-year-old said to me, “Where’s my shirt, Mommy?” And when a child asks for handmade clothing, who am I to deny him? Using a men’s thrifted T-shirt [made…
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KCWC: Color Block Striped Tee
I decided I needed a little quicker project, after the pants I worked on the past couple of days. One that wasn’t quite as detail oriented. So obviously a striped T-shirt is the way to go! This shirt…
KCWC: Corduroy Pants
KCWC is slow-going these days. Apparently children think that napping is optional during this week. Mama does not agree. But nonetheless, we have pants! These pants are a modified version of the Nowhere Man pants pattern. You can…
Sewing Around the Blogosphere…
There are so many fun things going on around the sewing blogosphere right now. Well, aren’t there always?! Here are the super fun things that are catching my eye right now: Project Run and Play This week is…
Fleece Pants for Baby
One of the easiest things to sew is a pair of fleece pants. Seriously, if you’re scared of sewing clothing, this is the project to try. Fleece won’t fray, so you don’t have to worry about finishing the…
Sweater-alls: Take Two!
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you might recall some sweater overalls that I made for my now two-year-old. I really loved them on him, and they were such a super quick upcycling project. So I…
The Slim Fit Tank
The weather around here is not quite summer… or even spring, really. But eventually summer will come, and a certain four and a half year old doesn’t have any tanks. Well, thank you Kids Clothes Week Challenge, we now…
A slow-going KCWC
Kids Clothes Week Challenge is wrapping up. I managed to get three pieces sewn this week, even with a two and a half year old who just gave up his naps. [sigh] In my dream world, I would…
Kids Clothes Week Challenge – It’s Back!
Elsie Marley is back with her bi-annual Kids Clothes Week Challenge, starting next week! I’ve participated the past three years, and I am always happy I did. Even if I kind of wimp out toward the end of the…
KCWC – day 1
Yesterday was one of those days as a parent. One of those leave after dinner, get a milkshake, and go shopping for fabric kind of days [all while my fabulous hubby gets the kids to bed, I might add]. Yes,…