It's over. Thank goodness.
I used L from Happy Homemade Vol 2 as usual. They are a bit big but no big deal.
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Showing posts with label kcwc october 2012. Show all posts
KCWC Day 7
Sewing time: 1pm - 2.15pm
It's over. Thank goodness.
I've ended this challenge with a funny pair of shorts that accidentally are remarkably similar to the Australian World Series cricket pants. Would I have made these had it not been for KCWC? Most certainly not but hey. He seems to like them.
I used L from Happy Homemade Vol 2 as usual. They are a bit big but no big deal.
It's over. Thank goodness.
I used L from Happy Homemade Vol 2 as usual. They are a bit big but no big deal.
KCWC Days 5 and 6
A bit of sewing here and a bit of sewing there
After feeling less than satisfied with the way KCWC was panning out on Day 4, I found a bit of mojo and actually started to enjoy myself on Day 5 and 6. As you will see there are some ups and downs with the sewing but the main thing for me was that it became less of a chore!
So first up a fun failure!
I bought this Marc Jacobs tshirt 6 years ago from ebay. I adored the fabric and the style but to be honest it was always a bit too big and the fabric was starting to wear. So I took to it with scissors to make a top for Elliot.
Strangely, when you see the half finished failure below, I had a lot of fun while attempting to make this top (based on the flashback skinny tee pattern). This was my first go at up cycling a piece of clothing and it was actually fun to work out where I might put the different parts of the original tshirt. The funniest bit is the pocket at the front which was actually the back of the shirt. I kept the tag in it just to be reminded of it's origin. The material is so soft that Elliot put it on and called it his 'warm up tshirt'. It might have something to do with the super tight sleeves..
So yes, I did have problems by the number:
The sleeves are super skinny and so I now realise if I'm making a short sleeve tshirt I need to adjust the pattern a bit.
I didn't have enough fabric in the body so when Elliot tried it on it was a bit like a midriff top.
And obviously things went all wrong with the neck (my inexperience with knits is showing through and I now realise that the neck piece should have been much shorter...doh... can you believe I actually added fabric to the neck thinking I had cut it wrong??!!). Anyway off to the trash with it unless I can thing of something else to do with it....maybe a pair of baby legs???
Now to my work in progress.. Realising that the problem I was having with KCWC was my lack of interest in the materials I was working with (booooring) I pulled out some left over drill from costumes I've made and told Elliot to choose the colours he wanted for a pair of shorts. So this is what he chose!
I should finish KCWC with a bang as these are almost done.
The really scary thing is that somewhere in my subconscious they have ended up taking the form of a pair of coloured Australian cricket pants from 70s-80s world series cricket right down to the green pocket. This is unintentional. Really!
At least the waist band will be blue???! Don't worry, I won't be making a matching top or matching Dennis Lillee moustache or maybe....
After feeling less than satisfied with the way KCWC was panning out on Day 4, I found a bit of mojo and actually started to enjoy myself on Day 5 and 6. As you will see there are some ups and downs with the sewing but the main thing for me was that it became less of a chore!
So first up a fun failure!
Strangely, when you see the half finished failure below, I had a lot of fun while attempting to make this top (based on the flashback skinny tee pattern). This was my first go at up cycling a piece of clothing and it was actually fun to work out where I might put the different parts of the original tshirt. The funniest bit is the pocket at the front which was actually the back of the shirt. I kept the tag in it just to be reminded of it's origin. The material is so soft that Elliot put it on and called it his 'warm up tshirt'. It might have something to do with the super tight sleeves..
The sleeves are super skinny and so I now realise if I'm making a short sleeve tshirt I need to adjust the pattern a bit.
I didn't have enough fabric in the body so when Elliot tried it on it was a bit like a midriff top.
And obviously things went all wrong with the neck (my inexperience with knits is showing through and I now realise that the neck piece should have been much shorter...doh... can you believe I actually added fabric to the neck thinking I had cut it wrong??!!). Anyway off to the trash with it unless I can thing of something else to do with it....maybe a pair of baby legs???
Now to my work in progress.. Realising that the problem I was having with KCWC was my lack of interest in the materials I was working with (booooring) I pulled out some left over drill from costumes I've made and told Elliot to choose the colours he wanted for a pair of shorts. So this is what he chose!
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| Dennis Lillee |
The really scary thing is that somewhere in my subconscious they have ended up taking the form of a pair of coloured Australian cricket pants from 70s-80s world series cricket right down to the green pocket. This is unintentional. Really!
At least the waist band will be blue???! Don't worry, I won't be making a matching top or matching Dennis Lillee moustache or maybe....
KCWC Day 4
Day 4 Sewing time: 4.45pm- 5.45pm
It's pitiful how much little I managed to sew on Day 4 in one hour. Another little kerchief:
And some plastic hair band bows using this tutorial. I will now hide my head in shame at my output and think carefully about what I will do tonight to improve.
KCWC Day 3
Day 3: sewing time 8.30 - 9.40pm
They are finished, but they aren't great. The wine I had at the preschool fete meeting prior to sewing didn't exactly improve my matching skills and to be honest I felt like these were a bit of a chore. I suppose that's why it's called KCW CHALLENGE. I still love the pattern I used which is L from Happy Homemade vol 2, which I see has now been translated into English from the Japanese original. I can't recommend this pattern enough. The pockets, fake fly and elastic waist are great.
Oliver loves them and I can see they will be great on a hot summer day with sandals so while I'm being hard on myself they are loved and will be worn.
They are finished, but they aren't great. The wine I had at the preschool fete meeting prior to sewing didn't exactly improve my matching skills and to be honest I felt like these were a bit of a chore. I suppose that's why it's called KCW CHALLENGE. I still love the pattern I used which is L from Happy Homemade vol 2, which I see has now been translated into English from the Japanese original. I can't recommend this pattern enough. The pockets, fake fly and elastic waist are great.
KCWC Day 2
Day 2: 5.05pm to 6.20pm
Yes, woops over one hour today! Tonight I did make some further progress with the check pants for Oliver and am confident that I might even be able to finish them tomorrow. I did have a few moments tonight where I wondered whether I am actually sewing the material the wrong way around - but I'm running with it..
To liven the sewing up a bit I also made a quick 'kerchief' which I'll add to the pile of things to sell for the preschool fete craft stall (after I can remove it from Elliot). When Elliot was a baby (and toddler) he wore these all the time (though unfortunately never a Dr Suess one). In my humble opinion they are far more classy than a bib or a wet tshirt from baby drool. Hopefully someone at the fete will think the same.
Unfortunately, I cut the material out a bit 'upside down Miss Jane' but never mind. I think it is still pretty adorable. I seem to have quite a bit of Dr Suess material in the stash which I'll use up for the fete so prepare for more Dr Suess creations.
To liven the sewing up a bit I also made a quick 'kerchief' which I'll add to the pile of things to sell for the preschool fete craft stall (after I can remove it from Elliot). When Elliot was a baby (and toddler) he wore these all the time (though unfortunately never a Dr Suess one). In my humble opinion they are far more classy than a bib or a wet tshirt from baby drool. Hopefully someone at the fete will think the same.
KCWC Day 1
Day 1: 5pm - 6pm.
It's a public holiday today so while normally this time would be out of bounds for sewing the easy (no school no work) day allowed for a steal of this timeslot.
For some reason I found the sewing against the clock (my own rule mind you) pretty stressful - like I was in some crazy race to get things cut and sewn (I regret greatly the fact that I didn't have something already cut out.. having something already started may have helped calm me down) but I cooled down and got the pants cut out, back pockets sewn on and the front pockets started. Not bad for an hour - which went so super quickly. Without the imposed one hour limit I could see myself trying to get them finished tonight but I stuck to my commitment and it was tools down at 6.
So, no finished objects but a good start and when I asked Oliver whether he was going to wear these pants he said "I know I'm going to love them". Well that's one of us!
It's a public holiday today so while normally this time would be out of bounds for sewing the easy (no school no work) day allowed for a steal of this timeslot.
So, no finished objects but a good start and when I asked Oliver whether he was going to wear these pants he said "I know I'm going to love them". Well that's one of us!
KCWC A Plan of Attack
Monday 8 October marks the start of KCWC, so for the following 7 days I will dedicate 1 hour per day to making my boys some clothes. There are two other things that I'm going to commit to for this week:
Firstly, I'm only going to do one hour a day. No more. I might even have a timer on so that after one hour I have to stop. I have a tendency to say to myself and my boys - I'll just do this little bit which then snowballs and the sewing takes over everything, but not this week.
Secondly, I've committed to using material from the stash, which is frankly a bit boring to me, but there it is and I've made the boys pick out what they want so there's no turning back. No buying more interesting fabric. I will allow myself to buy some elastic but that's it.
Now to my sewing plan which will be using patterns from this great Japanese pattern book: Happy Homemade Vol 2.
1. A pair of pants for Elliot out of the pin striped denim that Ben bought back from a trip to Japan a few years ago (this will be L but made into pants)
2. Oliver wants shorts made out of the red and blue check (so I'll do 'I' just so I can do the button and button hole)
3. Elliot says he wants a t-shirt out of the sear sucker (??) but I'll see how I'm going for time and will probably just make him some shorts..
4. I have quite a bit of coloured drill left over from costumes so might be able to squeeze out of pair of shorts or pants using this as an inspiration.
The goal is one piece for Oliver and one for Elliot.
L (and I) from Happy Homemade Vol 2 is a really really great pattern with a fake fly and an elastic waist. Perfect for little boys. I have already made it a number of times for the boys and have used the concept for two pairs of pants for myself (my Aladdin pants and my knickerbockers).
Oliver used to have a pair of pants made out of the check seersucker which looked fantastic and very 'golf'. Unfortunately we went to a party at a park last year and he and some friends decided that the concrete skate half pipe was a slide and after spending half the afternoon sliding down the concrete wore the bottom out of them. Devastated I tried to sew them up but alas they were shredded beyond repair.
If I'm feeling bored with my sewing during the 7 days, I'm also planning a robot party for Elliot's 4th birthday party which we will do early November so I might sneak in a few robot things - otherwise I've still got to make items for the craft stall at the preschool fete on the 28th October so I could sneak in a bib or two. In fact given my slow progress on items for the craft stall I might need to do a craft stall sewing week challenge the week after!!
This weekend though, I need to finish my dress!
Firstly, I'm only going to do one hour a day. No more. I might even have a timer on so that after one hour I have to stop. I have a tendency to say to myself and my boys - I'll just do this little bit which then snowballs and the sewing takes over everything, but not this week.
Secondly, I've committed to using material from the stash, which is frankly a bit boring to me, but there it is and I've made the boys pick out what they want so there's no turning back. No buying more interesting fabric. I will allow myself to buy some elastic but that's it.
1. A pair of pants for Elliot out of the pin striped denim that Ben bought back from a trip to Japan a few years ago (this will be L but made into pants)
4. I have quite a bit of coloured drill left over from costumes so might be able to squeeze out of pair of shorts or pants using this as an inspiration.
The goal is one piece for Oliver and one for Elliot.
L (and I) from Happy Homemade Vol 2 is a really really great pattern with a fake fly and an elastic waist. Perfect for little boys. I have already made it a number of times for the boys and have used the concept for two pairs of pants for myself (my Aladdin pants and my knickerbockers).
Oliver used to have a pair of pants made out of the check seersucker which looked fantastic and very 'golf'. Unfortunately we went to a party at a park last year and he and some friends decided that the concrete skate half pipe was a slide and after spending half the afternoon sliding down the concrete wore the bottom out of them. Devastated I tried to sew them up but alas they were shredded beyond repair.
If I'm feeling bored with my sewing during the 7 days, I'm also planning a robot party for Elliot's 4th birthday party which we will do early November so I might sneak in a few robot things - otherwise I've still got to make items for the craft stall at the preschool fete on the 28th October so I could sneak in a bib or two. In fact given my slow progress on items for the craft stall I might need to do a craft stall sewing week challenge the week after!!
This weekend though, I need to finish my dress!
kids clothes week challenge: 8-14 October 2012
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