To-do list completed so far…

Finished the Ottobre pyjamas. They’re from the 6/2009 issue. I am not overly impressed with them. The necklines are very wide, the top seems quite baggy, and the trousers are very small. I get that they are supposed to have a legging type fit, but there isn’t much bum space! For a child in nappies they would be useless.

This is the first pair I made. The squirrely/moose fabric is from the JOS co-op, and the grey knit is from eBay. Its not quite as stretchy as the interlock. I made these the way the instructions said to make them – the seams are overlapped then sewn with a cover stitch. I found this very annoying! It kind of has a chewed up look to it.

I don’t like the wavy effect on the ribbing. Maybe cutting the ribbing slightly wider would have helped.

The second pair is made from some fabric I got from a friend paired with eBay interlock. I made fake cover stitched seams this time. I just sewed and ordinary seam, then cover stitched over the top – I actually used a mock cover stitch that I have on my sewing machine because I just could not figure out how to sew it with my overlocker. Again I didn’t like the way the cuffs looked.

The third pair are made with JOS and eBay fabric. I did the fake cover stitch seams again and this time skipped sewing it on the cuffs. I think they look a lot better this way.

Here is a close up of the cuffs.

The red trousers look totally stretched and wavy with the extra topstitching. And I’m really not liking the white matched with the red! For the robot pjs I wish I’d used the light blue instead of white for the arm cuffs, but I thought red and blue might look odd together.

Here is a pic of my re-organised fabric storage. I still have a whole set of drawers full of fabric that I could be doing with to store clothes in!

On top from L to R are boxes with micro fleece, scraps, UFOs and wool.

Top shelf from L to R is misc knits, PRR fabric, misc bits and pieces then fleece. I think there are folders in the cube that is hidden behind the dress.

Middle shelf from L to R has plain knits, boy knits, girl knits, then stripes and fabric I plan to use soon. The hidden cube has interfacing, and some old clothes I plan to recycle into something else.

Lower shelf from L to R has basket of craft bits and pieces, PUL, basket of xmas craft things, PUL with suede cloth on top, then… dunno actually. Must be a basket of something! The dress that is hanging there I plan to take up.

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Darling Diapers

I just got this pattern a few days ago. Wow! It has so much in it. I could hardly decide what to make. I decided on some All in Ones for easy Daddy changes. The first one is made with yellow PUL, a hidden layer of hemp stretch terry and a striped flannel inner. The soaker snaps in and is made from 3 layers of hemp fleece and matching flannel. Here is the side view. its really quite trim. I used blue touchtape for the side tabs because I thought it would look cool. This is the inner. The soaker is overlocked with woolly nylon. I don't usually use woolly nylon, but it was in my machine, and it was a pretty good match. My boy would not let me get a picture! He is trying to get the camera. And yes, I totally dress my boy in a lilac nappy! Was trying to get a modelling shot, but he wasn't co-operating. Its actually a bit smaller than I thought it would be. As I was sewing it I was sure the legs were too big. It didn't seem like the elastic was stretched enough, but it f

KCK One

I've seen this pattern for a while but I never bought it because I really don't love aplix. And this has LOTS of aplix. I saw it again while I was looking for the Darling Diapers pattern and I thought why not - its only $5, plus it was downloadable, so no waiting around for the post. I saw the cool video on the website and I was even more convinced to buy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97s5wKbS9Fg And here is the 1st one I made... Basically its a one size pocket. Great if you don't have a tumble drier and good value for money since you only need the one size. This is a close up of the welt pocket opening on the front. Fuzzi Bunz have patented the traditional back opening, and apparently they come after any WAHMs who are making nappies like that to sell. So this one uses the welt pocket opening, which IMO is 100 times nicer looking - and easier to stuff than the Fuzzi Bunz. I thought it might be quite difficult to make, and then I read the instructions - a w

Cutting Fest

I spent an evening cutting out fleece nappy covers. I don't even like fleece nappy covers! But I have a lot of fleece just hanging about doing nothing. I also cut out some pyjamas from the Kwik Sewing Sewing for Toddlers book. I always think everything in the book looks very 80's or early 90's, but who cares when it comes to pjs. I sewed up the first pair of pyjamas, and they fit really well. He put them on and went straight outside. If I decide to cut any more out I think I'll do them without the ribbing waist band. The other pair I cut out aren't quite finished yet. I decided to cut out the jumpsuit pattern. It made really cute pjs! And the ribbing I had matched really well. R is helping me by plugging the camera in. Its impossible to get a picture of him these days because he always wants to help. I'm hoping to finish the pjs and start some of the fleece nappy covers tonight. If I sew them assembly-line style then they should be done pr

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