More boxers!

We've mentioned before how boxers are a go-to gift for the men in my life.  So of course I needed to sew some new boxers for Thing 1's recent birthday.  I bought these fabrics a year ago (with his approval - he's of the age where you don't just pick for him!) and even cut them out then, but with all the upheaval in my sewing room, there they sat.  So his birthday was motivation to finally stitch them up.  These are size XS men's.

Cocoon Cardigan

I mentioned the Star Wars cardigan I made for myself when I blogged about my niece's cardigan.  Well, this is another one from that pattern, Cocoon Cardigan from Patterns for Pirates.  I bought the knit Tardis fabric at JAF quite a long time ago, with intent of making this cardigan for a friend who's a die-hard Whovian.

I got Thing 2 to model it for me for pics.  It's not his usual style (well, maybe - when combined with PJ pants!), but he looks pretty dapper! ;)

This is size S, with the short bands and 3/4 sleeves.  I did add the patch pockets, and I also added short bands to the sleeves to avoid having to hem them.

I hated sewing with this fabric, but I love how it feels and looks.  And my friend loved it, which is what's important!

Toddler fun!

Ah, I remember the days when I did a lot of little kid sewing, and it was so gratifying.  Well, a coworker has a toddler, and I had been meaning to sew for her for a long time.  It all started with finding this Nightmare before Christmas knit remnant at JAF maybe a year ago. So finally I did a lot of cutting (patterns from Kwik Sew's Sewing for Toddlers) and sewed these up over Memorial Day weekend.

The Nightmare before Christmas pants are size 2T.

Along with those pants, I also had a few other knit fabrics.  From top left and going clockwise - Nightmare before Christmas, rainbow spiderweb (stash - 2T pants), cats (JAF - 2T shorts), sharks (stash - 2T shorts), superhero cat words (JAF - 2T shorts), and blocks of cats (stash - 2T pants).

My coworker was surprised and excited to get these for her little one!

Cardigans!

So I made myself a Star Wars cardigan a year ago (never blogged it, apparently) using the pattern Cocoon Cardigan from Patterns for Pirates.  It's super comfy - and it even has optional pockets!  And there's a girls' sized pattern, too - the Butterfly Cardigan.  So naturally I thought my niece needed a cardigan or twenty.  This is the first prototype, to see whether she likes it and how the sizing is for her.  I found this fabric at JAF - pretty sure it happened to be on sale that day.

This is a size 8, tunic length (she's 7 at the moment), with "short bands," patch pockets, and three quarter sleeves.  All of these are listed options in the pattern.  I added bands to the sleeves to avoid hemming.  I can't wait to hear how she likes it!

And of course I figured her doll needed a few, as well.  The pattern is a free one from Fleece Fun.  No changes made to that.  The first cardigan is from leftovers from my niece's cardigan, so that they can match.

The second is from leftovers of my Star Wars cardigan!  (Hopefully it doesn't give my niece any ideas about what her next cardigan should be!)

I'm still alive!

You know how it goes....long time between posts.  I'll start with what I just finished and work backward.  It's Father's Day, so new boxers were in order.  This was a last-minute trip (Friday) to JAF for fun new fabric.  Novelty cottons were on sale for 40% off, which worked out splendidly.  So I got two.  You can see the bright taco print in back - I knew he'd love those!

And a close-up of the sunbathing bananas print.  This was too hysterical to leave behind.

Thing 2 came with me to the store and picked the bananas. ;)  This is the usual Simplicity 9958, adult size S, no changes from my usual (I think I folded an inch out of the hem years ago?).