Category: Making

Part way through KCWC last week, I had a sudden insight: Right now, Caitlyn doesn’t actually need any new dresses or skirts. She’ll disagree with this assessment, of course. But I folded up those two floral prints and put them away for future sewing and focused on the knits. And the serger. First up, Figgy’s Tee for Two in the leftover teal floral. Kid-sized clothes sometimes look weird on full-size hangers. I made the sleeves as long as I could with the fabric I had, thus the three-quarters-ness of them, but otherwise, I think this came together pretty well for …

These photos were taken this morning, before the school bus came. I don’t know that I can remember ever being this excited about anything before, oh, say, noon. Maybe if I had a new top and – surprise! – got to wear it unexpectedly? Possibly, if I was wearing said new top at a reasonable hour. School buses do not come at a reasonable hour. Where was I? So, this is my first KCWC finish for the week. It came out well enough and Caitlyn seems to love it, but I’m not super thrilled. I don’t think it’s the pattern …

It’s that time again, when elsie marley hosts the Kids Clothing Week Challenge. Commit to sewing clothes for your kid (or any other kid in your life, I expect) for a minimum of one hour a day for a week. Therefore, it’s also that time when, unlike any other time of the year, I over-commit and over-extend, planning to accomplish way more than I should reasonably expect of myself. I know this, and I still do it. I’m less organized than last time, when I had a bunch of things cut out by the time KCWC got started. This time, …