Skip to main content

Kids Clothes Week (KWC) - July 2013 - Day 1 and 2

I can't call it Summer 2013 as it's definitely not summer here!

I ummed and ahhed about doing KCW this time as my kids have no serious clothes needs right now. and I am in the middle of other projects.  However, my sister and nephew are coming for a visit so I decided to use the time to make him some more pyjamas.

Not long enough..._KCWJuly2013

I used a blue check flannel, which is annoyingly shown here on the wrong side.

I cut this out a while ago and I think I cut it too short, so I am also going to add a cuff, likely via the method in Sewing for Boys.

I only plan to make one item this time (well a top and and bottoms), or maybe a few - as I have some skinny flashback tees already cut out from last KCW...don't judge my extreme slackness!  Because I am not making much, I wanted to make this something I did super properly.  So I decided to concentration on the details and finish, using nicer seam treatments etc.  Here are some rather boring shots of that!


Turn and stitch crotch seam_KCWJuly2013

Here is the turn and stitch on the crotch seam.  I love this for trousers as it will be super comfy.


French seaming the inner seam_KCWJuly2013


Here is french seaming the inseam

Outer Seam Stitching_KCWJuly2013

And this is the outer seam.  The seam allowaneace was 1/2" so I pressed it open, then raw edges to middle, then back together and edgestitched it closed.  I don't know if that has a name, but it looks almost identical to the french seam on the inside.

Then, feeling very happy with myself, I put on the waistband.  After sewing the first seam, I decided to make buttonholes for elastic rather than enclosing it.  So I put those on the main leg as the waistband will fold down over that....

Mistaken buttonhole_KCWJuly2013

Except it wont.  It folds in half onto itself.  So now I have random "feature" buttonholes in the side of the hip for no good reason.  I am annoyingly dumb sometimes :)

And here they are nearly finished - renewed elastic plan and cuffs tomorrow and then I will move onto the top :) 


Nearly finished PJ bottoms_KCWJuly2012

What are you sewing for KCW?
Labels:

Comments

  1. ElliebooJuly 19, 2013 at 6:38 PM

    Did you get the jim jams finished? I have had a shocker (as I knew I would) this week and achieved approximately sod all. Hope you had more luck than me? P.S. I quite like the purely decorative button hole!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What to wear to a winter wedding?

I recently attended the wedding of a close friend in New Zealand.  If you aren't aware, early August in New Zealand is COLD!  Cue a lot of googling on what to wear to an (outdoor) winter wedding :)  I even made a pinterest board of ideas I also took inspiration from my #SewStyleHero as part of the theme month that was running via The Sewcialists .  You can read about that here . Here is what I came up with: I used a heavy stretch navy sequin ( Pitt Trading ) for the skirt... ...and a soft silvery beige colour stretch velvet (from Tessuti ) for the top. The skirt was self-drafted and designed to be as full and sequiny glorious as the amount of fabric i had would allow.  I will probably cut off the skirt now to make it more wearable in everyday life, though I loved the effect for a fabulous winter wedding. The top is the  Seamwork Astoria  and was a bit of a revelation.  This was my second Seamwork pattern and I really liked it.  I know it's tren
Post a Comment
Read more

Purse Palooza 2014 Guest Post - Scallop of the Sea Clutch (Katie Canavan)

This post was originally part of Purse Palooza 2014 over at Sew Sweetness .  I wanted to repost it here for my own records to remind myself of what I liked and didn't like in this pattern! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was very excited when Sara asked me to be part of this year's (2014) Purse Palooza and instantly knew I wanted to make the Scallop of the Sea Clutch by Katie Canavan (available from Holla Knits here ). This clutch is definitely  a statement piece.   It's oversized (compared to most clutches) and the outside is made of knitted scallop shapes.  Yep, I knitted a bag!  It felt good to both knit and sew a bag - catching three of my favourite pastimes all in one!  The bag is stranded colourwork and is knit in the round to form a big tube.  The tube is blocked, lined and interfaced, seamed and then folded over to make the big envelope clutch shape. Here is the versi
Post a Comment
Read more

"A Walk in the Woods" Quilt Cover for Ava

My super stylish friend Rita has a husband who owns a manchester (if you are not Australian read: bedding and bed linen) business.  So obviously, I don't make quilts or bedding for this woman!  Except now...she showed me a Linen House (I think) range which she had bought for her 1 year old daughter Ava, ready for when she is in a big girl bed.  The range is full of red riding hood, toadstools and the like, and I was immediately reminded of Aneela Hoey's range, " A Walk in the Woods ". I showed her the range and she asked if I would make her a cot quilt for her daughter now, so she didn't have to wait for the big girl bed (which let's face it is at least a year away if not more!). I was stoked to be asked for two reasons; firstly, she is a good friend and I love making things for the people who really matter, and secondly, because she has access to all sorts of amazing in the realm of bedding, and she still wanted me to make something! High praise indeed
Post a Comment
Read more