This happy little fellow has been asking for this t-shirt for weeks!
I finally relented and made it for him during Kids Clothes Week last week!
I used the Fishsticks Designs Charlie Tee pattern, and colourblocked the pink cotton jersey with green for the front …
… while the back is plain green.
The neckband is grey ribbing. The topstitching around the neck is green and matched to the fabric underneath everywhere else.
W looks every happy with the finished product 🙂
It’s now six months into the Modern Blocks Quilt Along – halfway! Only six more blocks to go!
Here are all my blocks so far:
May – Follow the Leader:
June – Spool:
July – Megan’s Star:
August – Quatrefoil:
September – Escalator:
October – Best Friends:
The October block is the one I have just finished. It was a nice quick one to put together.
I’ve been looking forward in the book to see what other blocks are coming up.
I’ve been thinking about which colours to keep for which blocks – they’re going to look pretty 🙂
Here are all the blocks so far together. You can see everyone else’s and vote for your favourites over on And Sew We Craft.
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I’m catching up this month with the August quilt blocks I missed.
First up is this block for the Modern Blocks Quilt Along from And Sew We Craft, a twelve month quilt along of blocks taken from this book:
The August block was called Quatrefoil.
I looked through the different colours I had in the spotty fabric and picked out the ones I had used least often in the previous blocks, so that when all twelve are complete they’ll be evenly spread across the quilt.
Here is my finished block:
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I have been doing some more sewing this week from the Sew Fab Pattern Bundle.
After the success of my first t-shirt I was tempted by the Vintage V-Neck by Blank Slate Patterns.
I used the tips from the last t-shirt, of hemming before sewing, so you’re sewing a flat piece of material rather than a circle, which is definitely much easier.
The v-neck was the trickiest part as it took me several attempts to figure out how to position the ribbing so it would sit right. But after reading the instructions for about the ten millionth time and comparing what I had with the photos in the tutorial I finally got it right!
W chose the stars and stripes knit and has been patiently awaiting his completed t-shirt!
He says it’s ‘very soft’ so I guess it must be comfy!
If you’re quick you have a little over 10 hours to get this pattern along with 25 others as part of the Sew Fab Sale. (sale finishes Tuesday 8am US EST/ 12pm UK/ 11pm AEDT)
The pattern can also be found on the Blank Slate Patterns website, where for this next week they are donating 50% of profits to the Komen Foundation for breast cancer research and services.
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I have been trying out some of the patterns from the Sew Fab Sale.
First on the list were two pairs of Fancy Pants Leggings by Titchy Threads.
I did one pair in blue, and the other in purple, both with black ribbing for the waistband and sewn completely on my sewing machine using my twin needle.
They are both in the size 6-12 months, which at Christmas will be just the right size to fit my niece!
They are ‘fancy pants’ as they have a separate bum panel pattern piece so the bottom on your leggings can be a different colour or have a fancy pattern on it. For these leggings I switched the colours for the bottom pieces.
The pattern has been updated and now goes all the way from newborn up to size 10, and has instructions for making shorts as well as leggings.
I think I shall try some shorts next 🙂
It is one of the 26 patterns for sale as part of the Sew Fab pattern bundle, which means that it costs just $1.15 when bought as part of the bundle!
As an affiliate of the sale, I earn a small percentage for each bundle bought through my links below. Thank you if you do 🙂
Read on for all the sale information, and look out later this week when I share things I’ve made from the patterns for sale in this great bundle.
Last February was the first ever Sew Fab e-pattern Sale and it was so successful and was so well received that Jenny Yarbrough of The Southern Institute, the creator and administrator of the sale, decided to have more! This sale is bigger and better than the first, with plenty of patterns to get you through the fall and winter (if you live on this side of the hemisphere), and a few warm weather patterns thrown in for those of you who live on the other side of the world. You’ll also find more gender neutral patterns for those of you who are sewing for boys. And what about you? Of course there are a few women’s patterns thrown in for some selfish sewing too!
Over the past several weeks a lot of behind the scenes planning has taken place to bring you this newest bundle of ePatterns from many of the top established and up and coming online sewing pattern designers. The result is a bundle of 26 PDF sewing patterns that you’re going to love!
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The designers that have joined this sale are experts in their craft. Each designer has contributed one of their favorite patterns to create a bundle that is sure to please! Whether you are sewing for your own family or making gifts for others, these are patterns that you will love to use.
If you’ve never sewn with a PDF pattern before, let me tell you how great it is! After downloading your pattern instructions and your pattern, you will print out the pattern itself, creating pattern tiles, if you will. Simply tape the tiles together to create the full pattern! At that point you can cut out the size that you need and pin the paper pattern directly to your fabric, or you can trace the pattern size that you need onto sewing paper or tracing paper and cut it out, saving the paper pattern for later when you need to sew another size. Pdf patterns are so convenient because you can print them out as many times as you need!
26 amazing ePatterns from 26 well-known and up and coming designers are instantly accessible to you by PDF download upon purchase of the Sew Fab e-Pattern Bundle. Here are the patterns that you will receive (click on the links below the images for more information about each pattern.):
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I’m taking part in the Easy As ABC Quilt Along, making five letters a month so that by Christmas I’ll have a finished alphabet quilt.
Except that I’m a bit behind because we went away, so I’ve finished A-E, missed all of August and have just done K, M and O of September’s blocks. October will be a big catch-up month!
I’m sticking with red and blue as my background colours, with different ‘boy’ fabrics for the letters.
K:
M: I’m quite proud of this one, I think it looks pretty good 🙂
O:
You can see the other blocks that people have made over on Blossom Heart Quilts.
How do superheros carry their toys around?
Why in a superhero back carrier of course!
I’m taking part in the September Sew Along with Create H.O.P.E Designs.
CHD sells a wide selection of patterns for $5 each, with all money raised going to charity.
I chose the AVIVI Doll carrier pattern, as W had commented not so long ago about wanting a piggyback carrier just like the one Mummy uses for him (I have an Ergo).
He has been wearing his superhero t-shirts and capes as often as he can recently, and playing with the superhero toy I made him for Christmas, so a superhero carrier was just the thing he needed!
The front of the carrier is made from the same superhero flannel as his doll is made from …
… and the inside is leftover black drill from his suit jacket and trousers. There is a heart shaped harness on the inside to hold the toy in. The straps are elastic with velcro to fasten them.
Superhero doll has already been for a trip out in his new carrier, and I’m told he really enjoyed it!
There was even a piggyback on a piggyback 🙂
I didn’t get a chance to share the photos of the rest of the wedding outfit I made before we went on our travels, mainly because I didn’t finish all the final touches like hemming the sleeves until after we left!
The jacket is made from red and black drill fabric using the Peek-a-Boo patterns Little Gentleman’s Suit Jacket pattern. I’m not sure whether I have a strangely proportioned child, or American children are just much bigger, but following the measurement table I made a size 2 and crossed my fingers the table was correct. It was!
The most time consuming part of making it was the welt pockets. I may have huffed and grumbled making them, but they do look very good once they’re done!
The trousers are made from the same black drill, and although you can’t see them in this photo, the pockets are made from the same red as the jacket lining. They too were from another Peek-a-Boo Patterns patten, called the Little Gentleman’s Pants.
Of course we had to have a trying on session to check that everything fit!
Looking cute in trousers, waistcoat and tie:
Don’t I look smart:
This is my ‘cool dude’ pose! (these were taken before the sleeves were hemmed):
He looked very smart. We’re looking forward to seeing the photos the photographer took on the day 🙂
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I’m a bit behind as we’ve been away, and haven’t completed August’s block yet, so I think October will be catch-up month!
This month’s block is called Escalator. All of the blocks are taken from this book:
I think it’s a pretty looking block and it was quite easy to make. I chose pink, yellow, green and blue to make it in this month.
Here is my finished block:
I’m linking up over on And Sew We Craft. You can see the other blocks that people have entered there too 🙂
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