Pattern:  Ottobre 1/2013 #2 9 English Flowers Blouse & #30 Lindy Hop Pants Fabric: Heather Ross, Crafty Chloe found at Hancock Fabrics; cotton dot fabric JoAnn's brand Notions: zipper, reused button, cheap green buttons from Walmart and a couple cute green flower buttons from JoAnn's Total Cost:  I don't remember, probably about ~$12.00 blouse; ~$7.00 pants Size: 122cm Child's Age: 9 [Shoes: Umi Moraine Mary Jane Silver] ---------------------------------------------------------   So back when I made the Passenger Trenchcoat  about a year ago, I immediately wanted to make an outfit to go along with it just as in the magazine, with the English Flowers Blouse and the Lindy Hop Pants. Loved the whole outfit. I managed to churn out the blouse not much later, but the pants. Oh the pants, I just got around to making today! I always have a hard time picking a size. I don't like to round up and go the safe route because I like things to fit ri...

Pattern: Ottobre 6/2012  #31 Prikka Blouse Fabric: $2 Dollar Fabric Store (Home Fabrics) unknown fibers on clearance Total Cost: $2.00 Size: 128cm Child's Age: 8 --------------------------------------------------------- I bought this fabric at, what I still call the $2 Dollar Fabric Store. I think it's called Home Fabrics now. They mostly carry discount upholstery fabrics and rugs.  They had this fabric on clearance in a cart outside the door.  It's very cheap and who knows what questionable, synthetic material it's made out of but hey the pattern, drape and price was right!  Especially considering the overpriced quilting cottons or psychedelic, old-lady synthetics available at my local Jo-Ann's, all of which are such poor offerings for kids clothes. This was a pretty easy blouse to make. The only thing that was difficult was gathering the edges of the neck and sleeves because the fabric frays like crazy.  This was also my second attempt at ...

Pattern: Ottobre 6/2010 #27 Vest Fabric: jersey knit in moss green from JoAnn's I think Notions: brown buttons Total Cost: don't remember Size: probably the smallest one Child's Age: 5 [Shirt: Janie & Jack; Pants: previously made Ottobre; Shoes: Gap Kids: Hat: Gap Kids] --------------------------------------------------------- So I made this a while ago but didn't post it because, I purchased the material and intended to make the whole outfit, pants and shirt.  Of course, that didn't happen and then a bunch of months go by and that's the story of my life. The vest has gone unused because, in mind, he couldn't wear it without the rest of the outfit.  Anyway, on the day of this photo, he actually put this ensemble together himself because he felt the need to be dressy. I was pretty impressed with it and didn't know why I hadn't put this together myself!  (Minus the gym socks, though).  The vest was pretty easy to ma...

Pattern: Ottobre 1/2013 #31 Passenger Trench Fabric: tight weave cotton; lining light green dot cotton Notions: gray buttons Total Cost: ~$18.00 Size: 128cm Child's Age: 8 [Tights: White pin dot Old Navy; Shoes: Mud boots Walmart; Raaf en Vos] --------------------------------------------------------- It's taken me a while to post this one. Spring has gotten in the way. Weeding, biking, mostly weeding. But I'm so glad I got it done in time for the season. I've been wanting to make Monkey Pants a trench coat for several years now.  I bought my first issue of Burda just for the child's trench coat. I painstakingly traced the pattern, bought the fabric and never made it. She had a trench from the Gap I loved so much, she wore it for about four years which is like wearing something for half your life when you're child. When I saw this in the Ottobre issue, I was determined to make it before she got to old for the cuteness of it. I had a heck of...

Pattern:   Ottobre 6/2012   #33 Peilisali Dress Fabric: 1 1/2 yds camera fabric Hobby Lobby; pin dot fabric Hobby Lobby Notions: aqua piping, invisible zipper Total Cost: ~$14.00 Size: 128cm Child's Age: 8   [Tights: White pin dot Old Navy; Shoes: Raaf en Vos ; Cardigan: Target] ---------------------------------------------------------   When I spotted this camera fabric at Hobby Lobby, I couldn't help myself, I had to make something with it.  Why not a dress. I picked out the white with black pin dot fabric for the yoke for a bit of contrast and also decided to add the aqua piping in between the yoke and bodice for a bit of color interest and playfulness to the black and white. I think it's a fun dress, perfectly complemented by these shoes I was finally able to snag up from Raaf en Vos for the small price of an arm and a leg. I made the size 128 cm which is probably still a bit big on Monkey Pants' slender frame but that's OK...

S ewing W ith A P lan for Kids Clothes Week . These are from various issues of Ottobre magazine.

Pattern: Ottobre 3/2012 #28 Hawaiian Flowers Dress Fabric: 1 yard Heather Bailey, Nicey Jane, Lindey Leaf - Pink Notions: elastic thread Total Cost: ~$4.50 Size: 128cm Child's Age: 8 [Cardigan: Target; Salt Water yellow sandals] --------------------------------------------------------- I wanted to make the Trumpet Flowers Dress from the 3/2012 issue since I got it. I even got a hold of the fabric from the magazine but my daughter was too scrawny last year to fit into the smallest size. I meant to make it for Easter but I ran out of time, and I didn't want to be making it in a rush since I've been considering it a special project. So, instead, I picked the Hawaiian Flowers Dress #28 from the same issue and used a fabric from my stash. I was very pleased with it. I think she's finally at the point where size 128cm fits her! It worked out great for a casual Easter spent mostly playing out in the back yard.     from Ottobre This shows a better vi...