Tuesday 11 May 2010

kids clothes (week)

i signed up for elsie marley's kids clothes week challenge a couple of weeks ago and got a jump start on my sewing over the past weekend. shane took maesey to bendigo to spend time with visiting family and i took the opportunity to stay home and have some alone time, probably my last for a good long while! they left early saturday morning and came home mid-afternoon on mother's day so i had plenty of time for a little op shopping, fabric shopping, cheesecake eating and lots o' sewing (and, of course, a bit of house cleaning, too). mae really just needs some winter basics to i pulled out my ottobres last week and picked some simple options:

grey sweatshirt
grey sweatshirt made using pattern #2 from ottobre 1/2010. i left the bottom hem unfinished in hopes that it will roll up a bit after washing. the bell sleeves are really cute!

blue long sleeve
simple, super soft cotton jersey long sleeve made using pattern #11 from ottobre 4/2008.

polka dot t-shirt
another cotton jersey long sleeve made using pattern #11 from ottobre 4/2008. (a perfect basic t-shirt shape, if you ask me).

black ribbed t-shirt
another one made using pattern #11 from ottobre 4/2008. i had to do some fun sleeve modifications as i made this out of one of my tank tops and didn't have enough fabric for the full sleeves but i think it turned out kinda neato.

peach hoodie
cotton knit hoodie made using pattern #9 from ottobre 4/2009. easy peasy and super cute! the pattern is for a reversible version but i just went with lining the hood.

i know t-shirts aren't expensive and i probably could've picked up this lot fairly cheaply but i really enjoyed making all of these. i tried to use different techniques or materials for all the cuffs and necklines and picking out the colours and patterns was VERY satisfying. i've made a few other things for mae in the past few weeks that i finally got around to photographing when i snapped this lot:

blue shirt
perfect blue cotton/linen shirt made using pattern Q from japanese craft book ISBN978-4-579-11194-7. i love this shirt, even though it was a pain to make and the japanese instructions were a bit baffling. wish i could whip one up in my size...

sweet velvet dress
a sweet, velvet pinafore in the most perfect blue EVER. this is a first draft of my own pattern and is sadly just a smidge too small for miss mae but i will pop it away for number two to wear next winter : )

new dress
i redrafted the above pattern to fit mae and made her another version in a soft, dark denim. success! i foresee many more of these in her future.

whew! i think we are all caught up on the sewing now (except for a few things i have made for myself and haven't photographed), i hope to do a proper may update this week. time is just slipping away from me these days...

20 comments:

  1. everything is SO cute, you are SO clever x

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  2. I LOVE the pinafore - it is uber cute!

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  3. they are all so cute, i love the hoodie and that little girl of your is darling!

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  4. Wow, so many cute things. I love them all. :Love the colors as well. So subtle and classic.

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  5. love all of the knit tops - where do you buy your knits from?

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  6. What a lucky girl to have such lovely homemade clothes! Better than sweat shop tees...

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  7. You HAVE been busy! They all look so lovely. Much better to have handmade by Mum.xx

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  8. thanks, everybody! most of these knits are from rathdowne remnants - i am addicted to rifling through the remnant bins : ) i think the dark grey for the sweatshirt was from carmel's last year.

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  9. They are all so adorable, great job!

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  10. so so cute especially the pinny. Mae is very lucky!

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  11. unspeakably cute clothes! especially in person :) I am going to attempt the kidlet pants. wish me luck!

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  12. Holy talent Batman!! Nice work! I love the shirts. They look really soft and cozy.

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  13. Well done. Might have a go at some winter clothes for Emma this weekend.

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  14. WOW, all so cute, I have been to scared to try tops but might give it a go now, especially love the hoodie and pinny :)

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  15. I love everything. That pinafore IS the perfect shade of blue :)

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  16. Um. Aren't you supposed to find a few minutes to put your feet up inbetween all this gorgeous creating bizzo?

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  17. Such adorable sewing from a devoted mother!

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  18. these are all so gorgeous. can't wait to see what you've made for sweet little girl #2. x

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  19. They all look so cute! Looks like you've been very productive. Love the little denim dress on her- very sweet and will look great with all those T's too. I love the Japanese shirt as well! All good...

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  20. WOW!what an awesome creator such a beautiful clothes really like your work.

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