Sharing all these tops out of order feels a little weird. I just haven’t pushed the girls to wear them. I just get pictures when they do. Good thing they like to match! The other day, E and V wore…
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Good Thing I Love That Child…
Because this pattern… Ugh. I hesitated to name the pattern company because I rarely see people actually naming the pattern companies they have issues with. But they deserve my criticism and I paid for this pattern. Anyway. It’s the Amelia…
A Couple Baseball Tees
I went through a short blitz of sewing tops for the girls while they were at camp, hoping to finish up some stashed fabric. (Spoiler alert: I didn’t.) They each got 2. One of them was the T-shirt V is…
Easy Maxi Dress
After making those pants for E, I felt like I should make V something as well. So on the way back from school one day, I talked to her about what she might like. A maxi dress. I forget the…
Cozy Aviator Pants
Project Run & Play has opened a pattern shop! It’s all patterns that were created when the designer was a contestant on Project Run & Play. This week is separates week and I got to sew up one of the…
Trio of Exercise Tops
I bought this fabric a long time ago at, uh, Spandex world? Yes. Spandex World. It’s moisture wicking stuff apparently and I chose it because it reminded me of the cosmic microwave background. Yes, yes it was a Project Run…
Henry and Mudge Leggings
And also a knitting update because there isn’t much to say about the leggings but I’m excited about the knitting. But first, the leggings… Right before Kids Clothes Week, V came to me telling me that I needed to get…
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Posted in Knitting, Sewing
Posted in Knitting, Sewing
Kids Clothes Week Part 2
My plan to use Mother’s Day to get the girls to model their clothes for me worked! First up, the shorts I made for E. They’re the Oliver + S Class Picnic Shorts. I’ve made them twice before but the…
Kids Clothes Week Part 1
Confession time. Kids Clothes Week was 2 weeks ago. I made, uh, 3 dresses for V, and exercise top for each girl, and shorts for E. So 6 items. I’ve taken (crappy) pictures of two dresses. And I only took…
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Posted in Sewing
Roaring 20s Dress
Got a message from E’s school a few weeks back. This morning, all of 5th grade has a 20s themed dance party. They’ve been playing stock exchange for social studies and I suspect the crash is going to happen today,…
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