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Kids Clothes Week – Day 1

January 28, 2014

Having taped the pattern together last week it dawned on me that this week is Kids Clothes Week.

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I am a bear of very little brain at the moment and it had completely failed to sink in until yesterday morning.

At which point I decided that, yes, I could manage an hour a day of sewing, and yes, this would be the perfect opportunity to make a shirt for Boy in time for his birthday celebrations in a couple of weeks.

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So Day 1 saw the pattern pieces being cut out and a shirt kindly gifted to us by our friend Martin for just such a purpose being hacked into small pieces.

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Oh artificial light…you are so gloomy!

Note to the wise.  Cut your collar before you cut your yokes.  Yokes can be finangled.  Collars not so much.

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This is a better representation of the colours.

Boy’s shirt will now have a grandad collar! 

I can live with that!

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Comments

  1. Jane G says

    January 28, 2014 at 10:14 am

    Love that fabric, he’s going to be very smart

    • PendleStitches says

      January 28, 2014 at 10:35 am

      I’ve got to get him to wear it, though. He’s definitely a shorts and t-shirts kinda guy.

  2. Vicki Kate says

    January 28, 2014 at 11:38 am

    An hour a day sounds manageable and those colours will look so good on him!

    • PendleStitches says

      January 28, 2014 at 4:30 pm

      Although somehow I’ve managed not to do an hour yet today…..

  3. Anne W says

    January 28, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    Cute pattern!!

    • PendleStitches says

      February 4, 2014 at 8:51 pm

      It is…but the instructions are messy and…oh, I’ll do a full review when it’s finished. It does look nice though!

  4. helen says

    January 28, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    I didn’t think I was going to participate but the ‘one hour a day for seven days’ made it sound manageable. I’m making the Titchy Threads skinny jeans for my 2 year old.
    The shirt looks great and even better that it’s coming from an upcycled garment.

    • PendleStitches says

      January 28, 2014 at 4:31 pm

      I have a stack of shirts to upcycle for him so I need to make a start. The Titchy Threads skinny jeans are so cute. Good luck!

  5. themateriallady says

    January 28, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Grandad collars are the coolest.
    Well done for even getting this far 🙂

    • PendleStitches says

      January 28, 2014 at 4:32 pm

      I do like a grandad collar…thankfully. Never mind necessity…rubbish cutting is the mother of invention! 😉

  6. Calico Stretch says

    January 28, 2014 at 7:48 pm

    Do you know I have yet to make a shirt. I mean a proper one with stand collar and such, so thank you for the tip about the collar! I also have a couple of wee nephews and some donated work shirts I so I could practice, right? Oo good idea.

    • PendleStitches says

      February 4, 2014 at 8:52 pm

      Cracking idea. What are you waiting for? 😉 (Said she who is still sewing the darned thing)

  7. Chica Andaluza says

    January 29, 2014 at 10:30 am

    Gorgeous – have never made a shirt!

    • PendleStitches says

      January 29, 2014 at 11:40 am

      Having made one for the husband they are not as scary as you think. This will be more fiddly around the cuffs because of the size, but definitely not scary.

      • Chica Andaluza says

        January 29, 2014 at 5:05 pm

        When I get back to Spain (and my machine) it may be time to overcome the fear!

  8. Kaitlyn Emmett says

    January 29, 2014 at 10:42 am

    He will look very smart.
    I just nominated you for a Liebster award. Information is on my blog: http://kaitlynssimplyvintage.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/liebster-award.html

    • PendleStitches says

      January 29, 2014 at 11:41 am

      I do hope so.
      And thank you for the very kind nomination…I’m off to check out your blog!

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