All day long, about every 5 minutes, I hear a little boy asking “what you doing Mum?” Constantly. He uses the sweetest little voice though, so I can’t get annoyed. This question mark t-shirt was inspired by a Mini Boden applique. Perfect for a constant question-asking little boy!
Once again, I used the same Ottobre pattern from Summer 3/2009. #24 “Jungle Tshirt”. I figured I was tracing and cutting the pattern pieces out once, so I should do a bit of batch sewing and cut and sew another at the same time.
And another question mark applique for a birthday present. This time I did a long-sleeved version of my Basic Tees top. I think this will keep the boy going for a little longer – until the winter sewing begins anyway!
SUPPLIES: Blue/Grey Top – Stella knit in Charcoal Marle Stella knit in Ocean Swafing Gitte knit in Kiwi Striped Top – Make It Perfect, Basic Tees pattern Stella knit in Grey Grey/navy striped store-bought adults tee (bargain price!)
The littlest boy was in need of some new tshirts. Great! I love sewing tops for the kids, especially when my collection of knit fabrics is growing rapidly, it helps me to justify my fabric stash when I don’t end up buying any clothes for them at the shops.
I bought this superhero fabric in organic cotton knit from Spoonflower last year. I love the design for bigger boys as it can be hard to find a printed fabric that doesn’t look too young once they start to get older.
I used my Basic Tees pattern, but I was worried about it looking like a pyjama top though so opted to go with the patterned fabric only on the front and used plain black for the back, sleeves and neckline binding. I think I’ve got a winner and will be using this same design in the future…plus, it means that I am left with more fabric for other projects!
And of course superhero fabric requires some muscle poses.
This next top was made using a pattern from Ottobre Summer 3/2009. #24 “Jungle Tshirt” . I like the design with contrast fabric sleeve panels to add a bit of interest. I’ve sewed this size for Tommy before, but for some reason this pattern seems to run a little on the large size. Which I’m pleased about because it means that he should be wearing it for quite awhile.
My new labels stood out a bit too much to sew them to the exterior of the tops, so I used them as an inside tag instead and added a size label to the side. I’m usually pretty slack at adding size labels even though I’ve got them sitting in my sewing cupboard, so much better when I remember to sew in though – good for remembering what size I’ve sewed, and determining the back of the top. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to turn the kids tops around because they’ve been put on back the front!!
I’ve got a couple more tops to share, but this post is getting a bit pic-heavy so I’ll save them for another day!
Still at it…I think I might have to have another 3 babies to get all of this baby sewing out of my system! Wish I was onto it at the beginning!!
A couple more familiar outfits, new fabrics, cute stuff…
Another “Villikko Romper” from the Spring 1/2013 issue of Ottobre. Size 56. This fabric is up there with the Vikings as being a favourite. I’m loving it.
And another of my favourite bodysuit/pants sets:
The bodysuit pattern comes from Ottobre Winter 6/2012. “Kisuliini Raglan-Sleeve Bodysuit.”
And the pants again, from Ottobre Spring 1/2012 called “Little Houses Knit Pants.” In size 56 again (which I’m guessing is going to be 00).
I’ve blogged about these two patterns so much, that I don’t have much else to say about them except I can’t wait to put them on our little man!
Welcome to the next installment of sewing for baby boy! This is bound to become a series, I’m so addicted! I’ve even had a little look through the baby clothes in some shops recently and walked away with my nose turned up…I can do better than that, I think! It may all come tumbling down when I actually have a baby to try these clothes on only to find that they fit horribly or are a nightmare to get on or off – hopefully not because I’m having fun!
When I first spotted this fabric at Crafty Mamas, I was smitten. Little orange-haired vikings – seriously?! Yes, it may be a bit of a splurge, price-wise, but not if you compare buying a baby suit from a more up-market clothing store and it is way thicker and softer than anything you will buy pre-made. Plus, where else are you going to find a suit made out of fabric as cute as this?
This little all-in-one suit comes from Ottobre Spring 1/2012 – “My Sweet Baby footed coverall”. I sewed a size 50 so hopefully it will fit the baby when he is just fresh. The body looks a little wide to me, but I guess I’d rather have a bit of wriggle room rather than too tight.
A lot of work went into this one, I don’t think I’ll be sewing too many more. The whole thing is fully lined, it’s nice, but not necessary I don’t think. Next time I think I’ll try it without the lining. The suit is extra thick and will be warmer, but I don’t think it’s really necessary from the outside (it looks good from the inside though!) as he will be wearing a singlet underneath and no doubt, be swaddled up in a blanket if we are out and about. And there was HEAPS of binding to attach, I don’t mind it too much but it was pretty time consuming to get it all cut and sewed on. I love the contrasting trim it gives though.
And another of my faithful favourite sets – from The Spring 1/2012 edition of Ottobre, “Little Houses Knit Pants” and “Bert Bodysuit with henley placket”- both in size 50cm again.
The fabrics are both from Crafty Mamas – tractors are a European knit, the grey is a plain Stella.
And look – this time I got the placket centered properly!
I left off the fold-over cuffs on these pants because I didn’t have enough ribbing and really wanted to use this stripe.
And that’s it for today! Don’t despair – there’s plenty more to come 🙂
