i have been so focused on preparing for classes and working on the website that i had kind of lost my sewing mojo. so sad, isn’t it? iI was even considering opting out of the Elsie Marley kids clothes challenge week , which i’ve done a few times before.
but at the last minute i went for it. i decided to jump in the ring after the new book, sewing for boys arrived at my door unexpectedly. my mother confessed ‘she couldn’t resist’…she saw the book and knew i had to have it. that was sweet, huh?
{here’s a close up of the beautiful welt pocket, of which i’m exceedingly proud.}
often during KCWC i’ve focused on making LOTS of things and this time the book inspired me to take a different approach. i set a goal of only making one thing….this cute little jacket up above. for the little guy who so rarely gets something new. the pattern is easy to understand and the book is straightforward but, you know…it’s a jacket so i didn’t want to rush and mess it up. i took my time, tracing and cutting the pattern one day and cutting fabric the next. no pressure to GET IT DONE just an easy, peasy enjoy-yourself kind of pace. in the end, i did finish before the week was up and remembered the joy of making things. who could ask for more? even better, the jacket made elsie marley’s blog, which is a super gushy great feeling.
with my bit of extra time, i made both boys hats…that match. they are so cute (the hats and the boys) how could i stop myself?
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