Kids Clothing Week - Day Two - I broke my overlocker
By ari - April 24, 2012
EDIT: Tutorial + Pattern for the slouch beanie is now here!
Yeppppp. What the title says! Lucky I still have a sewing machine but it really broke my heart. I totally and utterly killed my overlocker. I think I'm going to have to get it serviced. It was my own fault, trying to resize a pair of jeans for Vince that were turning out REALLY CUTE and looked so good. And it was just too thick for my poor machine to finish the seam.
I wanted to cry. I very nearly did. I only JUST fixed my overlocker myself on Sunday night in time for KCWC and two days in I go and murder the poor thing.
Ugh.
I did get two slouch beanies done though. Not an epic accomplishment like yesterday, but at least this evening I can cut out patterns and see what I can do. My mum has the same overlocker as me and she lives right behind me so perhaps if I'm very good and ask very nicely?
Anywho, before I slaughtered my poor Elna, I managed to write a tutorial for a toddler slouch beanie! It's super easy and all you need is an old sweater or a t-shirt. Make sure it's stretchy!
I'll post the tute up later tonight.
So I cut up two sweaters and made Vince slouch beanies. They were so easy! The jeans he is wearing in these photos are the ones I made him yesterday.
This photo cracked me up, like he was going really fast on his 'motorbike'
I asked for his Superman Stern Face. I got this. Hahah.
I still need to take photos of the leggings I made Edison yesterday! Maybe tomorrow when I'm not so disappointed in myself for breaking my overlocker!
Yeppppp. What the title says! Lucky I still have a sewing machine but it really broke my heart. I totally and utterly killed my overlocker. I think I'm going to have to get it serviced. It was my own fault, trying to resize a pair of jeans for Vince that were turning out REALLY CUTE and looked so good. And it was just too thick for my poor machine to finish the seam.
I wanted to cry. I very nearly did. I only JUST fixed my overlocker myself on Sunday night in time for KCWC and two days in I go and murder the poor thing.
Ugh.
I did get two slouch beanies done though. Not an epic accomplishment like yesterday, but at least this evening I can cut out patterns and see what I can do. My mum has the same overlocker as me and she lives right behind me so perhaps if I'm very good and ask very nicely?
Hint Hint: Mum are you reading this?
I have a pattern for it, and if you like I can scan it in for you to download + print? Let me know.
I'll post the tute up later tonight.
So I cut up two sweaters and made Vince slouch beanies. They were so easy! The jeans he is wearing in these photos are the ones I made him yesterday.
This photo cracked me up, like he was going really fast on his 'motorbike'
I asked for his Superman Stern Face. I got this. Hahah.
I still need to take photos of the leggings I made Edison yesterday! Maybe tomorrow when I'm not so disappointed in myself for breaking my overlocker!
First day of the Kids Clothing Week Challenge went really well! I even left the house and took the little Monster to the library for Rhyme Time! #MummyPoints
I woke up pretty early to get started, not intentionally, but after Monster woke me at 4.30am I couldn't get back to sleep. I sat at 6am on the loungeroom floor cutting out fabric and freezer paper stencils.
Day One's list included three pairs of pyjamas for Vincent, cutting some sweaters up to make beanies for both the kids and leggings for Edison. I also wanted to resize some jeans for Vince but decided to just cut one pair to start with and make them the perfect fit, then cut the others to match that perfect pair.
The only thing that let me down was my t-shirt pattern. I still need to tweak it to make it perfect for Vinnie, and the neckline is too big in all three pyjama shirts. The pj pants are made using Dana's kids pants pattern. They fit him perfectly, except when he goes to bed at night. He wears nappies during the night still and there's no room in those pants for his nappy booty! More tweaking needed!
Dana's pattern for the pants has lasted me for Vince for over a year now. He's tall and lanky and I just love the width in the legs. Just need to make room for the junk in his trunk when I use it for pyjama pants.
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| Pretending to sleep... |
The first set of pjs turned out really well. The neckline is a tad too gapey but compared to the other two pj shirts it looks awesome {I'm really disappointed in myself with the shirts}. I got the space invader flannelette from Spotlight. I got half a metre of each flannelette, not realising that my son's legs are longer than half a metre! The Space Invaders go horizontally across the front, but vertically down the back. No biggie. It's a 'design element'.
I freehanded a space invader onto some freezer paper and made a stencil for the shirt. The cuffs are blue leftovers from a Superman tee I made the kid a fortnight ago {which I'll blog about after KCWC}.
The next pyjama set is made using this cute snowboarding flanno. I chose it because suddenly Vince likes skateboards, even though I don't know where we got it from. We have a few skateboards but Tim and I don't skate anymore! Anyway snowboards are the next best thing.
I freehanded a larger version of one of the snowboarder silhouettes and made it into a freezer paper stencil for the shirt. I like how THAT turned out. I lazily made this shirt raglan sleeved, but really didn't think about what I was doing. The neckline in this shirt is WAY too big. I'm pretty sure I can fix it and make it like a boat-neck, we'll see! The cuffs on the shirt are black, and the pants have black cuffs too.
Last pj set I did was from this cuuuuuuute vespa flannelette. The fabric is like a mushroom colour with black scooters over it. Vince loves scooters!
The shirt is black with a fold-over neckband, which made it look like a loose skivvy or a tiny cowl-neck. Blergh. Still, he's only going to sleep in it. I made a quick V appliqué for his name, although it could stand for Vespa too. Heh. The scooter pyjama pants have the same black cuffs as the snowboarding set.
I didn't get photos of the leggings and beanie yet for Edison, but it was a quick last minute thing I sewed up last night.
I resized a pair of jeans into some jeans for Vince, they turned out really well for his height. All of a sudden I constantly have to alter my patterns for him to get them to fit! The crotch is a bit low in these jeans, but they fit him well and he loves them.
I managed to sew up all I had on my list for the day that I wanted to get done, but I'm a little disappointed in those two pyjama shirts. I really need to work on the t-shirt pattern I've made. I've been trying to get the perfect fit tee for Monster, but the neckline is always either too big or too small. Onwards! Maybe I'll have it perfected by the end of this week?
Honestly trying to get photos of my Monster in the clothes I make him is nearly impossible these days! He doesn't stand still for more than a second!
October last year was the Kids Clothing Week Challenge, and now tomorrow heralds the arrival of another one!
Check out Elsie Marley for details, but basically you spend the week sewing for your kid. Put aside at least an hour for sewing, whether you get one thing done all week or twenty, it totally counts.
Here's some things I made last year as part of the challenge!
This year I'm sewing for a little girl as well! I'm planning loads of winter things for her, and basic things for him that will actually fit {he's getting so big and solid!}
You can check out my Pinspiration boards for kids clothes over on my Pinterest. I have a few.
I'm super excited to see what Sophie at Cirque Du Bebe churns out!
Check out Elsie Marley for details, but basically you spend the week sewing for your kid. Put aside at least an hour for sewing, whether you get one thing done all week or twenty, it totally counts.
Here's some things I made last year as part of the challenge!
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| Robin Tee |
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| Strong Man Singlet |
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| Le Shirt |
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| Dragon Slippers |
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| Batman Urban Hoodie |
You can check out my Pinspiration boards for kids clothes over on my Pinterest. I have a few.
- Boys clothing is in the Vincent Style Pinboard
- Girls is in the Edison Style Pinboard
- And then the baby stuff is in Baby
I'm super excited to see what Sophie at Cirque Du Bebe churns out!
Yep there's a tutorial and yep I'm actually going to make a few of these to sell to some people who want one! At the moment, this is what you're getting of it until I can get some better photos!
I hacked up a skirt I got from the op-shop, epicly, and stitched straps with garter clips to the bottom. It's so comfy!
I hacked up a skirt I got from the op-shop, epicly, and stitched straps with garter clips to the bottom. It's so comfy!
