Its Cullen's Turn

How many of you crafters are guilty like me? I have a son and a daughter and my daughter does way better out of my crafting than my son. Don't get me wrong - he doesn't get nothing. Over the years he has had many a project focused on him like a darth vadar cape, long shorts, pj pants, wallets, pouches, crochet beanies... to name a few. However, Macie definitely gets flooded with gifts of the sewing machine. Girls are more interesting to sew for perhaps - skirts, dresses, tops, dolls, dolls clothes..... jackets, pants, hair accessories.... 

Anyway, today it was Cullen's turn. I was excited, he was really excited.

My project was an upcycled merino jersey that belonged to my husband. It was a work one that could no longer be worn to work due to the bank changing names and the wee hole in the sleeve. It was still in really really good nick and given that my hubbie is a 2xl, plenty of fabric to play with. I also had some contrasting merino in a green and grey stripe that I had in my stash from a recent Martinborough fair. (If you are ever able to go to the fair, the off cut merino stalls are a great way to pick up a metre or so of great merino in plenty of colours for projects like this one for a very reasonable price).

I found a great burda pattern.. its pattern 9614, sorry poor pic but you get the idea.

 It has four options for knit fabrics. Short and long sleeve t shirts, a hoodied t shirt like one below and a no hood option. Great valued pattern - it comes in size 3-13! Only downside is, you have to trace your pattern pieces and make your own if you want the pattern to actually last up until size 13. I have the size 7 cut out now and will also do a size 5 for Macie next. 

 So here is my handsome red head modelling his new top. These are proud smiles!

 We quite like the wee pocket option on the front.

Great days sewing today on this rainy Sunday. Macie has her 2nd pair of PJ pants, and we have cut out her Belle dress ready for Sew Club this week. I look forward to sharing with you the trials and successes of sewing that. Looks darn fiddly. Here are the pj pants in any case - not fiddly at all ;)

Happy sewing this week! A xx

Piggy PJ's? Why not?!

Right now in our house we seem to be going through pj's like they are going out of fashion. Macie is growing really fast. She likes to be tucked in.... you know, pj top tucked firmly into pj bottoms and it stays that way all the night through. Kinda hard ask of current pj's. The tops don't stay tucked for long. The pants are getting a tad too short. Solution..?.. Mummy digs out some great flannel that Grandma had given her about 2 years ago. And guess what?! There was a choice of about 5 colours/designs. Macie chose piggy's and purple with stars (those cut out ready to sew).

It might be a good place to mention that my Mum is quilt mad and a little.. ok a lot... obsessed with pigs. She purchased about 2 metres of this flannette some time ago - perhaps for a quilt backing. Anyway, now about 70 cm of it has been used to clothe her granddaughter.

 Check out the look on her face! Good models are hard to come by at the mo! Wait til you see the last pic!!!

These pj pants were from a boys pattern for sweatpants. I have done the pattern to death. It has been mended twice with cellotape. I used it to make these shorts several summers ago for Cullen. This time I have made them full length - with a good sized hem so I can let it down for next winter.

I popped to TNT this avo as they were having a good sale and picked up two long sleeved cotton tops so to use as pj tops. Pretty sure this one will have plenty of 'tuck in ability'.

 The print on the pants is actually really sweet. Macie loves them. Fresh flannel is so warm and snug. We whipped these up in about 30 mins this evening waiting for Daddy to arrive home. Quick hem and they were on. Right now she is snuggled up in her bed wearing her piggy pj's. Love it! I love that sewing can be quick, easy and useful. I have even remembered to add my little orange tag. It goes on all the things I make (if I remember).

Here she is...look at that face!!!!!!!.... sick of mummy trying to get a shot in focus - help needed with the photography please RachaelBrownPhotography! Happy sewing everyone!