Sewing Stripes for my son

I'm so happy with how these turned out. I have always liked stripes..But shied away from them. Thinking I could never get them to match up. The secret is..Cutting. Really I think careful cutting and lots of pins were helpful :)

I used Kwik Sew pattern 2894. Love it Some pumpkin striped velour I bought from my friend Shannon in LA.

The other stripes are from www.fabricline.com, they are super nice people :) The black cotton/spandex is from my store. Sorry for the "You drug me out of bed to go to the Gym with you look":yawn:

I enjoy sewing for my older kids. And luckily for me they enjoy what I make for them. My son Landon is in real need of some new tops. He is growing soooo fast. I can't believe it. He is a bundle of energy this sweet boy. This year has been a good one for he and I. AS he(and I ) are maturing I have found the most amazing soft spot in my heart for this boy.


No seam ripping, probably because I was so careful with the cutting and pinning.

Do-Wop Ditty Sweatshirt

Oh this pattern is fun. It's the Hannel pattern by Bunte Nadel. It turns out much cuter than the pattern cover. Very simple pattern. My daughter has so much fun with the little do-wop thing's that dangle down.

I used some soft pink velour and some white fold over elastic. I didn't follow the instructions (I was sewing and talking with my friend Cheryl on the phone) Bad idea. Talking and sewing, at least for me :)


You need to apply the binding in certain steps. I did have to seam rip a little of the binding off to fix it.

The skirt is from the Ottobre 4/2004 Issue. Very simple! It was supposed to have flap/mock pockets..but I got sewing, not reading the instructions again and forgot to add them....:sigh: Oh well it looks fine without them. But I do think it would be cuter with them added.





I enjoyed the sewing and the results of this outfit.
Suzanne

Oh Happy Day

I just loved this picture of my daughter. She looks filled with happiness, joy and freedom.


The skirt is the wool skirt pattern from Ottobre Issue 4/2004.
I added some cute pink eyelet trim from a local crafting thrift store. Sage green velour and yet another embroidery from www.bunnycup.com



I really should have first stabilized the velour and then used a layer to cut away, or at the very least used two layers of cut away. The design ripples because I didn't... Can't seam rip that mistake. Luckily this is just a play skirt.


She was having a wonderful day washing her big brother's car "all by herself!" It was a soapy, sudsy, watery day. How lucky are we that we can wash cars in the warm sun in November :) It was -6 degrees in the Arctic Circle where the Ottobre Magazines come from! brrr.
Suzanne

Would you like a blue or yellow hood?

"RED...." She says....
I said "blue or yellow".
"I want RED"

She knows what she likes. I have to agree it does look good
Spiral Hood.






Here she is hugging her new cat "Kangaroo". Yes, she named him that He really likes it.


A close up of the embroideries from http://www.bunnycup.com/



I should have seam ripped the pocket 'cuz it got a little 'wonky' with too much pressure on my presser foot.

Sew... , the Lesson is to Lessen the pressure on the presser foot.
.....say that 10 times, fast.