Kids Clothes Week Day 6: Supergirl Costume

It's day six of Kids Clothes Week!

And, in case you haven't seen, I'm having a GIVEAWAY!

...you can enter it by clicking here. Now, on to KCW...

I didn't have a chance to post for day 4 or 5 because of life. On day 4, I cut up a thrifted dress using a thrifted pattern for a girl's nightgown. On day 5, I sewed the front top to the back top, gathered the sleeves, and attached them to the bodice. Boring. There are no nice pictures of that process. It's at a stand still now because we got interrupted by Supergirl!

Our local Hobbycraft had a fundraiser today and the theme was superheroes. They had a bake sale, craft sale, art sale, kids crafts, and a costume contest to raise money for a hospital. We love Hobbycraft and were excited to go to support the fundraiser today. Originally, I was going to take two Spidermen. Then, one of them changed her mind and convinced me to make her a Supergirl costume.

So, after a quick study of Supergirl's outfit, we visited Hobbycraft yesterday to get some red fabric (on sale 1/3 the regular price!!!). That left this morning for me to make the skirt, cape, and specially requested mask (this was desperately wanted knowing the real Supergirl didn't wear one). It was tough mainly because it's Saturday. Usually, there is nothing that we have to do and there is lots of time to play with the kids. It was hard to stay focused, but any time my little girl wanted me to play with her, I gave her the option: I can play now or you can have a Supergirl costume in a couple hours. She chose Supergirl every time. Miraculously, I was able to make a skirt using Made's Circle Skirt Tutorial. I used the yellow waistband left over from the shorts I cut up for the Batman T-shirt. So I altered Made's method a bit so that the raw edge of the waistband wouldn't show.

I used Georia Lee's Superhero Cape Tutorial as a rough guide to make a cape. 

I simplified the applique by only sewing on the yellow shape and then stitching the outline of the "S" in red. From my costume inspiration, it looked like this was a bit closer to Supergirl's and it cut down on the time it took to make the cape, which was most important today!

Finally, I made a mask. I used some felt left over from the chalkboard party favors and the drawstring from those same yellow shorts mentioned earlier.

I got it all done in the nick of time and quickly snapped these pictures on our way to the car with Supergirl and Spiderman. Funny enough, Spiderman won the costume competition! We came home with about £50 worth of Hobbycraft kid craft supplies....how fun is that! My little guy fell asleep with a smile on his face tonight because he was so happy he won. I was just happy that I didn't have to make his costume...it was so easy to dig into the dress up box, pull it out, and put it on! But, it's also so satisfying to see my little girl proudly posing as Supergirl.

 If you're interested in participating in Kids Clothes Week, click here for more information.

Or you can take a look at all the great kids clothes that people are making by taking a look at the Kids Clothes Week flickr group!

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Kids Clothes Week Day 3: Little Heartbreaker Pants

It's day three of Kids Clothes Week! 

And, in case you haven't seen, I'm having a GIVEAWAY!

...you can enter it by clicking here. 

For day three, I made some new trousers for my son. He's about to outgrow ALL of his, so it's time for some new ones! I was as cheap as I was for my little girl's dress (KCW Day 2), so when it came to fabric, I hunted through the local charity shops and found a very large pair of women's trousers (£4) that I cut up and turned into this cute pair of boys' trousers. That was much better than £8 per metre at the fabric shop!

I made the Little Heartbreaker Pants from Sewing for Boys. They are adorable...and too big as you can see from the pictures. This was on purpose so the my little guy can wear them for a long time. They'll be baggy now, but will hopefully fit at least until the fall. That's my plan. I even left length inside so that I can bring the cuff down if he gets taller.

This was my first time using button hole elastic, even though it's something I always look for when buying my little guy trousers. I like it and it's another great way to make the trousers fit longer. The facing is from an old button down that King Damascus had in our give away pile. I snatched it out to make a shirt for my son (which I hope to have done by the end of the week!).

The brown pockets are from scraps. I love the overall color combination and think the outfit is going to be adorable with a matching striped shirt!

Today, we settled with orange plaid that matched well enough, wasn't too wrinkled, and was fresh from the closet so hadn't had time to get dirty yet. Bribed him with a lollipop to do the photo shoot and he was such a perfect model! He did everything I asked him, happily. A rare moment in time.

He doesn't love these trousers nearly as much as his Batman shirt, wont' be begging me to wear them, but I know he'll get enough use out of them that it was worth the time I spent. He's even forgotten he didn't want to put them on for the photo shoot and is still wearing them...that's a good sign.

 If you're interested in participating in Kids Clothes Week, click here for more information.

Or you can take a look at all the great kids clothes that people are making by taking a look at the Kids Clothes Week flickr group!

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I'm linking up to some of these fabulous parties.

Kids Clothes Week Day 2: Shutt Dress

It's day two of Kids Clothes Week! 

And, in case you haven't seen, I'm having a GIVEAWAY!

...you can enter it by clicking here. 

My daughter chose this dress (Shutt Dress by SewSet.) for Kids Clothes Week. I had pinned it months ago (here) with the hopes of making it, so I was really excited that she chose it and added it to my goals for the week!

I've been really frugal about buying fabric to make anything. I just have the hardest time spending an amount of money on fabric when I know I can buy something similar for less at any store on the high street. To make up for this, I keep my eye out for anything special at charity shops. I bought a sheet almost a year ago because I thought the colors and flowers would make a really pretty dress for my little girl. It was perfect for this dress!

 I didn't attempt the bunting because I know myself too well, and I knew it would make this project more of a burden than an enjoyment. 

I think it is still absolutely adorable, even without the bunting, and it's obvious that my little girl feels pretty in it, which is the most important thing! 

Great for spinning! Great for playing!

Even though, it was rainy and grey when I sewed this dress, it's going to loads of fun to wear in the sunny summer!

 If you're interested in participating in Kids Clothes Week, click here for more information.

Or you can take a look at all the great kids clothes that people are making by taking a look at the Kids Clothes Week flickr group!

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I'm linking up to some of these fabulous parties.

Kids Clothes Week Day 1

"Look what I got from Kids Clothes Week!"

This is day one of Kids Clothes Week Spring 2013! I have loved this idea from the first time I saw it a couple years ago. I attempted to participate in the fall (here), but didn't have much success (here). So, this year, I actually cheated a little and started sewing early. I knew I would not have an hour a day to sew every day in a week. It's just not possible with my work & life schedule.

However, I really wanted to at least try to blog every day about things I've recently sewn. So, after I posted my goals for Kids Clothes Week, I started sewing a little bit each day. I can get in about 15 to 40 sewing minutes on an average day, with an off day now and then where I get lucky with an hour. Part of the problem is that I have trouble sewing at night. Literally every time I attempt to sew after the kids go to bed, I end up sewing pockets in backwards or the right side to the wrong side, or any other mistake that involved ripping out multiple seams. What you'll see this week are things I've made for my kids over the last two weeks. Here is the first...

A batman t-shirt. Every boy needs one of these, right? Well, any boy that's into super heroes like my little guy. He had Spiderman, Superman, Darth Vader, and Yoda, but did not have Batman.

To make it, I bought a long-sleeve t-shirt 2-pack from H&M and a pair of yellow shorts for super cheap from their sale rack. Then, I found the Batman logo in a Google images search, printed it, cut it out and used it as my pattern for the applique shape.

I cut out the logo, pinned it on and stitched around the outer and inner edge a few times to make sure it's secure. It worked for the dinosaur applique t-shirt that is still a favorite, so I thought I'd stick to the same technique.

As you can see, I've got one happy guy who is very proud of his new Batman shirt!

If you're interested in participating in Kids Clothes Week, click here for more information.

Or you can take a look at all the great kids clothes that people are making by taking a look at the Kids Clothes Week flickr group!

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I'm linking up to some of these fabulous parties.

KCW Spring 2013: My Goals

 

Kids Clothes Week is in just a couple of weeks. I participated in the fall and only managed to get two things made (here and here) and the second item wasn't even made during the actual week of sewing! I'm hoping to do much better this time around, but I never know what the week's going to be like until I'm in the midst of it. Here's are some of the things I'd like to make (cocoon, ninja kit, & dress were special requests)...

     

For my little girl:
1) Cocoon for Baby Doll
2) Summer PJs
3) Summer Dress

    

For my little boy:
1) Jeans
2) Emergency Ninja Kit
3) Summer PJs with short sleeves