Last weekend was a totally Sean weekend.
First, a short set with a Gecko theme:
The pattern for the shorts was Simplicity 2907, size 4. Thank you Nikita for finding the pattern! I am a little worried that these shorts won't fit --- I'm thinking I should have gone all the way around with the elastic instead of flat front like the pattern called for. You can't see it, but on the side is a little safari pocket with a velcro flap - too cute! We'll see what Mr. Sean says. He's the boss!
The design on the shirt was a free design but I don't remember where it came from.
Next, I found this cute motorcycle fabric at Walmart:
For this pair of shorts, I used Butterick 5565 size 4. This is the pattern I used for the froggy Christmas PJ's and I know they still fit. I added the pockets from Simplicity 2907 because a guy's gotta have pockets! I also lined the pockets, which made them much easier to construct. I planned on doing the little safari pocket too, but these shorts ended up being too short for it. The design on the shirt came from Land of 1000 Stitches. The design is perfect for these shorts.
Sarah said that Sean loves cooking for her with his play kitchen, so i decided he needed a guy apron and chef's hat.
I bought the apron at JoAnn (with 40% off coupon - yay), and made the chef's hat from directions posted on About.com. The "Next Playfood Network Star" design came from Digistitches, and I used Hyperfont to digitize "Ahoy Matey" from Boys R Gross font.
This weekend, it was Katherine's turn. Unfortunately, the pattern I ordered from Peanutbutter-n-Jelly Kids has not arrived yet, so I only got one outfit finished for her:
This little seersucker romper and hat are McCall's 3607, size XL. I'm disappointed that McCall's only lists height and weight for measurements. I don't have those measurements for Katherine, so I guessed that the XL was close to size 18-months. It'll probably be too big! I was very disappointed in this pattern --- the next time I make it, I'll have to adjust the sides of the bib so that they taper down to about 1 1/2 inches between the seamlines. I also will add fullness in the bottoms. Or, maybe I'll just find a better pattern LOL.
But, I love the little hat --- next time I'll serge the seams, but no other changes needed.
All in all, I've had a couple busy weekends and I'm pleased with the results. Maybe next weekend I'll do some cleaning. Nah ... I'll have another new pattern by then!
Thanks for reading ... See you again next time.
