I am Boy-Child, hear me Roar

With the Skater Dress complete, I got a chance to quickly sew up another Dolman tee long-sleeve hack for the boy.  I'll be posting the pattern pieces and tute tomorrow!


And what better time to sew for my boy than Celebrate The Boy time by Made by Rae and MADE?

I've said it before, but it's a really good time for 'boy'-fabrics in the shop right now, and a lot to appeal to older boys.  As Jamie is rapidly approaching eight I have a lot less leeway than I used to with the things I make him.

My new friend Max calls this fabric 'Commie Lion' which is both funny and apt.

I know, I know... cool shirt / what a bad-ass fabric / my hasn't he grown.  But also: have you ever seen Jamie's hair this long?  It's dangerously close to mullet territory, saved only by the mutton chops balancing out the party at the back.  True Story: we're not sure if his hearing problems are coming back or it's the hair muffs.

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Party like a Rock Star

Hands up if you're adorable.

Last week I spent about 92 hours grading the 3T/4T and 5Y/6Y sizes properly before taking a deep breath and cutting into a woven.

I knew that this pattern worked fine for knits, but getting your measurements right for a woven is a lot more of a precise science when you can't stretch to fit.

I only had one yard of this fabric so to fit all of the pieces in I had to eliminate hem allowances and bind the sleeve and hem edges. I love the way it looks. Incidently, this green linen has become The Perfect Colour Match Fabric.

For the neck binding I used a strip of the guitar fabric for extra Pop.

Go ahead and buy some stock in Velcro, because it seems I'm addicted to making these placket shirts.

I think if I used a heavier weight fabric and lined it, this would make a pretty swell spring jacket. Yay or nay?

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The Android Shirt

It's been ever-so-long since I made Jamie something to wear. Almost six months to be exact*. I've been watching posts mount up in my reader for Celebrate the Boy month, and I decided there was no better time than now to get cracking on celebrating my boy.

The shirt is made from white looped back terry with a stand collar and a placket made from space invader fabric. It was my first attempt drafting this pattern so I wanted to test it with a very stable knit as, ultimately, I'd like to make this shirt with wovens.

I didn't want buttons to interfere with the print of the space invaders, so I closed the placket with two sets of velcro.

The collar is trimmed all the way around, making it slightly more funnel-necked than it would have been otherwise.

But I wanted a bit of the party in the back. I blame Ottobre.

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