Back to School Tour

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Or, the Not-Back-To-School stop on the tour...

We're not heading back to school as we homeschool, but each fall the kids are in dire need of some new, well fitting, un-torn, un-stained clothes. 

We do often leave the house for swimming lessons, co-ops, and other functions after all. 

So, first up is the Nivalis Dress from Sofilantjes and the Caramel Leggings from Filles a Maman. 

My daughter is thrilled with this outfit! 

I love the style of the Nivalis--I'm a sucker for European style. 

And the Caramel Leggings.

What I love about these is that they are not just plain leggings. 

They actually have design features, and the fit is great.

Next up is the Dax Trousers from Gracious Threads, the Military Messenger Bag from FABulous Home Sewn, and Rascal Raglan from Ottobre 4/2013.

So for this one, the Dax Trousers are such a classic pant style. 

The functioning fly, adjustable waist, and welt pockets make it so you can have play pants with a sturdy denim or you can have Sunday pants with a fancier fabric. 

My son uses the Military Messenger Bag for taking his Bible, pen, notebook, and other 'necessities' to Church. 

It makes a great book bag! 

(You can read more about this pattern and bag here!)

The shirt is a staple in this house. I keep turning back to this pattern for my kids. 

I do put a different cuff on this shirt than is provided in the magazine.

They have you put a cuff on single-layered and then still hem that. I do a folded over cuff so I don't need to hem the sleeves. It makes it a bit of a quicker sew and I prefer the look. 

Be sure to stop by all the other great stops on the tour!

Monday, September 25, 2017

Host: Sprouting JubeJube

Sewing by Ti  *  mahlicadesigns  *  Momma You Can Make It  *  Kutti Couture  *  MoonStar - Wondermirakel  *  Call Ajaire

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Host: Lulu & Celeste

Sew and Tell Project  *  From-a-Box  *  Ronda B. Handmade  *  MeMade  *  House of Estrela  *  My Heart Will Sew On  *  Tales From A Southern Mom

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Host: Lulu & Celeste

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Tree Climber Trousers and a Raglan

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My youngest son's Sunday outfit for the winter has been sewn for quite awhile already--he has been wearing it all winter.

Yet, I never blogged about it, so here it is now that winter is almost over (hopefully).

The top is the Rascal Raglan from Ottobre 4/2013.

It has become a bit of a staple in our house (see here and here.)

The front panel is made with a woven fabric I won a long time ago from Monday's Milk (though I don't think it's available anymore) and the black knit is from Canadian National Fabric.

The pants are the Tree Climber Trousers from Go-To Patterns...again. It is also a staple in this house.

The fabric for these comes from my local-ish Fabricland. It's a denim-like fabric, though I don't remember the content of it (if they listed it...)  

I'm not going to link all the versions of these pants I've made--there's a LOT of them...you can do a quick search through my blog and find them if you want to see my other versions.

Yep, that's green grass there--I took this picture
early last fall...

Little Hunter

Good friends of ours recently had a baby boy--their first boy after two girls, so I knew I wanted to make an outfit.

The only thing was I wanted it to be something a little different than just a plain pair of pants and shirt.

It needed something original and fitting.

 

With the last name of 'Hunter' and the dad's moose hunting adventures as inspiration, I came up with a fun freezer paper stencil.

Some fun fonts and a moose head silhouette from Shutterstock and I ended up with this graphic.



The shirt is a pattern from Ottobre (3/2013, Brave Fireman, #9). It originally had short sleeves, but I lengthened them, and omitted the sleeve cuffs.

The pants are from Go-To Patterns--the Tree Climber Trousers. (affiliate link)

I think this is one of my favourite pants patterns--quick to sew up, but the fun topstitching details really make it stand out!

 





 

I think the fabric is a type of suiting--I bought it years ago, and have used it for pants before.

I love the softness of the fabric and how the contrasting topstitching stands out on the fabric.

 

Congrats again G & L!

Dungaree Dress, a Raglan, and a Sale!

Merry Christmas yet!

 

 It feels like it's been a while since I've posted any new outfits.

I have been busy with some, but it has been rather slow in my sewing area!

I thought I'd share this dress--I made it a little while back now, but never blogged about it yet.



 

It is the Cassidy Dungaree Dress by Modkid.

I used a denim I had in my stash, and since I had no purple topstitching thread, I used regular thread.

It is a lot lighter than it would have been with topstitching thread, but it does the trick in a pinch.

 

I love the details on the dress, the pockets, the front seam, and the topstitching.

I did not like the buckles I bought. They keep slipping open, even though I've tried bending them in a little tighter.

 

The top is a raglan from an Ottobre--the Rascal Raglan which I've also used here.

The fabric is from Girl Charlee a while back now--they have it in a different color way but I haven't seen this purple for quite a while now. The grey is also from Girl Charlee.

 

 

My daughter loves this outfit, even with the unhitching straps.

And, it's a sturdy denim so it should outlast her time of wearing it!

(Many of her dresses have been patched, either because they get caught on barbed wire, a tree, or in her coat zipper, even!)

 

Oh, and have you heard of the sale yet?

It ends on the 28th (and I don't know if it ends in the AM at 12 or in the PM at 12) but in my Etsy shop, you can get 25% off using the code BD2015 for Boxing Day.

Enjoy!!!

Upcycled Hoodie

I had recently gone through my kids' wardrobes and handed down the clothes that no longer fit certain children, threw out the raggedy, stained clothing, and stored others.

In the process, I realized that my oldest son had only one sweater left.

One.

And, he wasn't impressed by that fact.

 

 

My husband I had gone through my husband's clothes some time ago and had saved some clothes that I thought could be upcycled.

A grey sweater was one of them.

 

Now, to find the perfect pattern to turn my husband's large sweater into a sweater small enough for a seven year old.

I found something that I could use as a jump-off pattern in one of my Ottobre magazines--pattern #40, issue 4/2013.

The only problem was that he wanted the hoodie all in the same color.

And the pattern pieces would not fit.

 

So, instead of using the hood for the pattern, I carefully seam ripped the hood off the original and re-used it as it was.

It had to be eased into the neckline as it was a bit larger than the neckline.

The pocket was also not in the pattern so I drafted my own for that as well.

(The pattern has in-seam pockets.)

 

He loves it.

It's comfy especially with the super-sized hood!

And, it turned out to be relatively stylish other than the mark you can see where I took the front pocket off the original.

KCW Sewing

I have been sewing along with KCW.

It's just been a bit crazy this week with no time to take pictures and post!

 

First up was a baby gift for a friend who just had a little baby boy.

The pattern is from Ottobre 3/2013--#3, Baby Whale in size 62 (3-6 m).

 

 

The knit is a thin jersey knit from Girl Charlee.

I love how the stripes lined up--first time I got them so perfect.

I did do the neck and arm binding a bit different than the Ottobre method--I just folded it in half and stitched it to the neckline and sleeve ends.

 

 

Next, I sewed up 8 pairs (yes, 8) of shorts for my kids.

PJ shorts for the spring that *has* to come sometime!

 

The fabric is an assortment from my stash:

two in a Thomas fabric from Fabricland,

two in a red star print from a friend,

two in City Centre by Marie Perkins (Robert Kaufman) from the Fat Quarter Shop,

and one each in: Off to the Rescue by Becky Taunton (Newcastle Fabric)

and Meadow Friends by Deb Strain (Moda) both also from the Fat Quarter Shop.

 

 

The pattern is from the book, Sewing for Boys--the PJ pant /Sweat pant pattern.

I took it in majorly for the two smaller sets and used the actual width for the two bigger sets.

It also didn't have a shorts option, so I just measured how long I wanted for my kids and cut it that length.

They will be paired with t-shirts from Walmart.

 

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