Finally! Some Sewing....

I have intended to get Thing 1's hooded fleece shirt done for a long time now - heck, I've had it cut out for months! - and I finally got the motivation to do it....mind you, it was when I really should have been sewing new shoes for Thing 2. But, hey! It's done, so that's what's important, right? :)

This is Butterick 5164, done in a knit as suggested. (The first time I made it, I just used wovens, and that worked fine, too.) I left off the kangaroo pocket, as it looked rather jarring with the print, and I bound all edges in black fleece instead of turning a hem under. I also lined the hood, but I don't think I'll do that again if I make it in another fleece. Thing 1 is thrilled!

And I also managed to get the new shoes done, too. Yay! Thing 2 was in desperate need. His other shoes are both size 12-18 months, and the thinner pair was starting to come apart at the stitching, and the thicker pair is just getting gnarly and small, so....here is the first new pair, in size 18-24 months. I did some decorative stitching on these, and I like how it turned out. I do wish that my machine had fancy stitches, but alas, it does not. Oh, well. I like the Chloe Toes pattern, but I still want to try the Make Them Yourself pattern. I also ordered some Toughtek so that my next pair of shoes will have waterproof soles. Maybe I'll try the MTY pattern for those....