KCWC-kids clothes week challenge

I just signed myself up to participate in the KCWC and I'm actually really excited.  Hopefully, I'll find some time between wipes cases and block sets to sew for fun-not that making things for my Etsy shop isn't fun.  I know exactly what I'm going to make.  I want bug and my niece to have matching suspenders and shirts for a Mother's Day pic for their Grammy.  I'll post pics when I'm there, but you'll have to wait another week!  Also, I finished my niece's toddler bedding set and will post pics shortly.  It turned out so adorable I can't stand it.  I just wish it hadn't taken me until a week before May to sew some flannel sheets-oy!

Fireman Diaper Cover

So, bug is having a photo shoot tomorrow and I thought how cute it would be to dress him in his favorite rain boots.  They're fireman rain boots and he LOVES them.  This isn't the kind of photo session he can be naked for.  So, I decided to make him a diaper cover and I remembered seeing an adorable fireman fabric at Wally Mart.  I have no idea how to make a diaper cover, so I scoured the crafty blogs and decided to use this one.  I'm feeling a bit skeptical because the pieces look ginormous!  We'll see what happens.  I wanted to give the diaper cover a more finished look, so I decided to use the colored bias tape.  In this case, we're using red.  If I do it right, I think it'll be adorable.  Here are the steps I took:

• print patterns
• cut pieces to right size (6-12 mos for bug)
• place on top of fabric and cut
• make unsure faces at the very large fabric pieces
• trim off a bit at legs and waist to allow for bias tape
• line up front and back pieces, pin, and sew together
• sew crotch pieces together
• iron down 1/4 on all raw edges
• pin bias tape on-1/2 in for legs, 1 in for waist
• rip stitches at seam because I forgot to leave an opening for the elastic
• thread elastic through with safety pin
• overlap elastic and zig-zag stitch
• stitch legs and waist opening closed
• convince bug to try it on for mommy

And here is the end result-Pretty cute, right?  I think I shall make several more and pair them with tanks for summer lounging in 110 degree weather!

More Chloe & Mieko

For whatever reason, the first set I took didn't load right, so here are some more pictures of the girl's shirt:

Chloe & Mieko tees for Japan

Well, I did it!  The shirts for Japan are DONE!  I'd like to say they are fabulous, but my sewing skills aren't quite up to snuff with Susan from Living With Punks.  By digging through what I already had, I spent about $2 on felt and $5 for a shirt.  My mom also wanted to participate, so she bought a shirt for $5, as well.  I had everything else in my craft stash; yay me!  I made the shirts by following Susan's tutorial (mostly), broken up into smaller tasks over three days.  I, however, tried to accomplish it all in one day.  I almost made it.  I would have finished them last night, too, if bug hadn't woken up screaming at 12:30 a.m. and taken an hour and a half to get back down.  At that point, I almost crawled into his crib next to him and said, "Shirts be damned, I'm exhausted!"  I promptly crawled in to my bed, instead.  I started fresh this morning and finished up the last bit in about 40 minutes.  Whew!  We decided to make two shirts; one for a boy and one for a girl.  I think I actually like the boy's version better.  I think it's the crooked hats.  My mom doesn't know how to use a sewing machine, but she was super helpful.  She fused all the pieces, sewed on the eyes, cheeks, and mouths.  I couldn't have finished them without her.  Thanks Mom!  Here are some pics of the completed shirts.  I hope the little boy and girl that get them won't judge too harshly.



whole shirt

up close

 




Bug modeling the shirts for Mommy



Good job Mommy and Grammy!





What?!  He'd have made a cute girl, too!