KCW Day 4,5,& 6: The Lazy Susan!

Day 4 of KCW was really a bit of a bust. I was so tired and busy that I didn't do anything more than sew the dress's flutter sleeves right sides together. Yes, 2 lines of sewing ... that's all I did!

Day 5 was a much better day! I sewed up almost the entire dress, except for the buttons / buttonholes (because I didn't buy them beforehand, silly me) and therefore I couldn't attach the skirt to the bodice.

Day 6: My sweet husband dropped me off at Joann with only the little guy, which means I could take my time finding the buttons, thread and anything else that caught my fancy. And back home I finished up the dress in no time at all while hubby and the big kids went to watch Despicable Me in 3D! I was slightly jealous but I haven't had quiet sewing time in ages, and besides 3D makes my eyes hurt. So I wasn't too heart broken staying behind while Little Man napped. ;)

Without further ado: The Lazy Susan!

What's you secret to make the kids smile and behave for photos? Today it was promising her that she could make silly faces afterwards, and a few really weird sounds to keep her giggling!

Have a wonderful day!

KCW Day 3: 6 Boxer Briefs and 2 Tanks DONE!

This post is a bit delayed, whoops!

I spent quite a bit of time on Wednesday (KCW Day 3) finishing up the majority of what I had planned for the week. I'm glad I didn't plan more because on Day 4 I hardly managed to get any sewing done at all!

First up are 2 matching PJ sets for Little Man. Both were sewn using the fabulous and free The Tank pattern, as well as the fabulous Undercover Bottoms Boxer Briefs pattern that we love so much!

Set #1: Ooga Booga

Set #2: Dinosaurs

The poor dear has hit the terrible twos with a vengeance, and his days as a sweet and willing model appear to be over. And by this point he was DONE with me chasing him for photos! Ha ha!

Don't you just want to hug and love on his pitiful little self? Yeah well, don't believe for one second he would let me, he was so very upset with me for taking photos of him against his commands to stop!

And then we have 4 (I ran out of elastic and "approved" fabric) Undercover Bottoms Boxer Briefs for Jbug. He says he loves these and wears his mama made undies more than his store bought ones. Isn't that awesome?! :)

I think these are his favorites...I don't blame him. Those are some pretty snazzy cars!

And of course, no project of ours would be complete without coordinating woven labels! JBug was happy to choose the ones to match his undies, and his absolute favorite is the one on the pirate boxer briefs. That one says "Handmade to cover me booty."
And you can only imagine the almost never ending giggles that spilled out of the kids as I read that tag aloud!

Seeing as Day 4 was basically a bust, the KCW Day 5 and 6 post will be up soon!

KCW Day 2: The Assembly Line Chugs On

I do so love assembly line sewing, but the sad thing is that you don't have show off photos quite as quickly as when you're just sewing one item from start to finish.

Oh well! By the end of today I'll have a bounty of boxer briefs to show off, and a happy big boy who can finally remove the "I-don't-know-how-he-still-gets-them-on" sized boxer briefs from his drawer! ;)

A few photos from yesterday:

The assembly line of boxer briefs are finally all to this point in the process. Yippee! Just the leg and waistbands are left to be done!


Missy entertaining herself by using my canning funnel as a camera!


And back to the sewing machines I go...

KCW Day 1: Sneak peeks!

Sadly I never even got to fire up my machines yesterday, but I did spend a couple house cutting out the rest of the pieces for 5 pairs of Undercover Bottoms Boxer Briefs for Jbug, and one The Lazy Susan dress for Missy. On top of that I also cut out 2 pairs of the same boxer briefs and 2 matching The Tanks for our Little Man, to supplement his summer jammie selection!

A  few photos from yesterday:

We had an accidental head-on collision


6 pints of strawberry-blueberry jam (+ 2 little 8oz containers into the fridge...seriously, when will I learn to prep an extra jar every time?!) was canned. It's delicious by the way!


A peek at the Lazy Susan I eeked out of an almost-yard remnant I found at Joann - the fabric I'm using for the contrasting hem,lining, and flutter sleeves will remain a mystery to you for a little longer. It is one I have been eyeing for a while and finally had a reason to buy it - so exciting!


And the pile of Undercover Bottoms Boxer Briefs that awaits me this morning! (bottom 5 are size 14, top are size 4 undies and size 2T The Tanks...I upsized Little Man's undies to fit over a diaper at night as they'll be worn as jammie bottoms.)

Kids Clothes Week Spring 2013

I decided to join the KCW for the first time!

My list is made:

I will be sewing a few more things this week as well, but these are the ones specifically chosen for KCW.

Let the busy week begin!



*UFO = Unfinished object