Striped Birthday Tank
Boy number three turned four yesterday. To celebrate, I made him a striped tank. The tank is self-drafted and upcycled from an XL men’s tank top. The stripes on this tank are so rad. I love finding t-shirts…
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No Doubt inspired sewing: Sew in Tune
Today I’m letting the music be my muse, with one of my favorite blog series: Sew in Tune! I super love this series, put on by Stacey of Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy Crafts and Melissa of Melly Sews (you can…
Striped Tanks
I’ve been trying to beef up my boys’ summer wardrobes. My oldest has grown out of most of last year’s shirts, and my almost two-year-old doesn’t have quite as many hand-me-downs as his older brother did. These boys…
Cool Cardigan… with mix and match patterns
Have y’all seen Blank Slate Patterns by Melly Sews? This girl is a fellow boy-mama and a pattern making machine. I recently sewed up the Cool Cardigan for my oldest. And seriously, this pattern is fabulous. I used…
Stripes and Polka Dots – sewing along with PR&P
Have you been following along with Project Run and Play? If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s an online sewing/design competition for kids’ clothing. It’s super fun and introduces you to lots of fabulous kids’ clothing designers/bloggers. Along…
Comfy Overalls – the Naptime Pants!
Little boys wearing overalls. Seriously, can it get any cuter? Well, he is my kid, so I’m probably biased. But the one problem I have with overalls is that most of them are denim with all these buckles…
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…
An Upcycled Slim Fit Tank
A couple weeks ago, I made my oldest this upcycled, striped tank. It’s upcycled from a Target clearance tee [$2 for an XXL, if you’re wondering]. Once again, marrying my love of stripes and refashioning. The ribbing was…
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…
Short to Long Sleeves – a Quick and Easy Tutorial
Truth be told, long-sleeved shirts get much more wear around here than short-sleeved. While our summer season isn’t very long [insert sad face here], we do have a great spring and fall. So when I found a grey…