This month’s Sewing Blue blog tour is called Changing Up the Tee. Hosted by Made For Little Gents and featuring a great pattern by this month’s sponsor, GYCT Designs, the challenge was to take a basic t-shirt pattern and to ‘change it up’ into something different. The Pattern This pattern is the Primary Tee and … [Read more…]
I have subscribed to Ottobre Design magazine for many years, if you’re not familiar with Ottobre, it is a pattern magazine. Every year there are 4 issues featuring patterns for kids, and 2 issues with patterns for women. They have also recently introduced a family issue which features some designs for men as well! The … [Read more…]
Today’s post is all about Christmas outfits. Every year I seem to be doing a last minute scramble to get Christmas themed outfits done for the kids to wear to the various end-of-year functions that they always have. Every year I’m doing it at the last minute, night before, having a highly stressful experience of … [Read more…]
New Pattern Release: Andy and Andrea’s Athletic Bottoms by Snuggle My Baby Patterns. This new pattern is sure to become a wardrobe staple! It comes in a huge ranges of kids’ sizes, is suitable for both boys and girls, and has options to take it through all seasons. These pants have a colour blocking feature … [Read more…]
Today is the release of One Thimble Issue 15. So now I can share with you the Dax Trousers by Gracious Threads that make up one of 10 very cool patterns in this issue of the magazine. I made up a pair of these pants for Jonathan in denim to make a really great pair … [Read more…]
I know its been a bit quiet around here, but I have been very busy sewing up lots of things – some blouses and skirts, a dress, and a drum (!) – all of which is pattern testing and still in progress, so I can’t share it yet! But…this does mean that I have lots … [Read more…]
My last few posts have gone into some pretty deep territory – whether its the ins and outs of garment fitting and body image, or technical details of sewing swimwear, I thought that I needed a break from all the heavy stuff and wanted to share something on a lighter note. So, today I’m going … [Read more…]
I’ve been doing some more pattern testing and today I’m sharing the newest pattern by Snuggle My Baby Patterns – the Vick and Vicky’s Button Up PJ Top. The Pattern This is a pattern for a kids pyjama top designed for woven fabrics. The top can have either long or short sleeves with buttons or … [Read more…]
This is my third post as part of the ‘Watcha Wearin’ January’ blog tour. Today I have Jonathan in some awesome coordinates that he just loves to wear. He’s wearing a t-shirt and pants that I made, both using patterns from Hallå Patterns. The Stardust Shirt I bought the Stardust pattern last year, I already … [Read more…]
This is the third Tahoe Tee that I have made for my husband. The first two I made out of some sacrificial fabric, but this time I felt confident enough that I would use some purpose-bought fabric! The pattern is the Tahoe Tee from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop, a t-shirt pattern especially for men. I have … [Read more…]
I like to keep my eyes out for interesting sewing patterns for boys, they are not as easy to come by as the plethora of offerings for girls. I have had my eye on this particular shirt pattern for a while – and it recently came on sale, so I snapped it up. This is … [Read more…]
It’s time for another Kids Clothes Week – the challenge is to sew for the kids for at least 1 hour every day for a whole week! I’ve been in a kind of sewing hibernation for the past few weeks – life has just taken over, so its so very good to get back into … [Read more…]
Last week I sewed something for my husband! I still find that to be quite astonishing. Just to catch you up: I made up the Tahoe Tee by Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop, I made some fairly average fabric choices, The overall fit was great, but… There were some tweaks required. So, I made a second t-shirt, … [Read more…]
Kids Clothes Week Days 4, 5 and 6 I’ve been a bit busy with all sorts of things this week, and sewing time has been mostly late at night. I find that the sewing machines are a bit too noisy after a certain time, especially the overlocker, because my sewing room is right next to … [Read more…]
This week I am participating in Kids Clothes Week. On Day One, I made a skirt for Veronica – a quick and easy sew that was very gratifying. But for the past 2 nights I have put my efforts into something a little bit more complex – a button-front shirt for Jonathan. The Fabric The … [Read more…]
When Project Run and Play announced the themes for Season 11, I found this week’s theme – Cosplay – a bit of a challenge, so I had to think about it a bit before I knew for certain that I was going to participate in the sew-along. I could easily have made another My Little … [Read more…]
This Christmas I made outfits for all three of my children, I’ve already posted about the skirt and t-shirt that I made for Mathilda and the two skirts that I made for Veronica, so, to complete the series, here are the Christmas clothes that I made for Jonathan. I made a couple of different pieces … [Read more…]
This is my son Jonathan. He’s 5 and he’s quite an individual. I made the shirt and pants, which I’m going to share with you today. The Shirt The Pattern is from Ottobre 2011/3, number 21 – “Art Camp”. Its a pop-over style shirt with a collar and button placket. It has a single pocket … [Read more…]
Yesterday, I posted some pictures of a t-shirt that I made for Jonathan, as part of Kid’s Clothes Week. I also started on making a pair of pants too, but it got too dark to be able to see the black fabric clearly in artificial light. So, today I started my sewing earlier than usual, … [Read more…]
Today is Day 3 of the Kids Clothing Week Challenge – the challenge is to spend at least one hour per day, for one week, sewing for the kids. Yesterday I finished a Tinny Dress for Mathilda, today I made a t-shirt for Jonathan. The Fabric I used a really nice tartan printed knit from … [Read more…]
Hello everyone, today I am so very pleased to be participating in the Citronille Challenge hosted by Sew Mama Sew. For this challenge I made all three of my little ones something really fun. Super hero capes! The Challenge For this challenge I was given a pattern by Citronille. Citronille is a brand of unique … [Read more…]
Wow! I can’t believe that its been a whole year since I started my little blog! Just for fun, and because I’m getting a little better at doing this whole thing, here is just some of the things that I made this past year! Its been such fun, and I’m looking forward to another year … [Read more…]
