Sunday, November 18, 2007

Sewing triumph




I made a vest for Logan, which isn't hard in itself, but I added pockets and a zipper! This is the first time I've done pockets or zippers. It doesn't look great but I'm proud of myself! This opens up so many more options now.
I also made a hat for Logan. Again it didn't turn out great but it fits and he likes it. Mark actually thought I had bought the hat which was so cool! The way I ended up cutting the fabric none of the designs ended up in the hat. Duh.

Today was a big sewing day, I finally finished the last 2 pairs of pants I've been needing to make for Logan. He finally has some pants that fit! He is at an in between size where 6/7 is too small and 8/10 is WAY too big. So he will be wearing handmade pants all winter. I still have a bunch of Christmas presents to sew, but that will be another day. Right now, I'm hungry.

7 comments:

Stacey said...

Zippers and pockets how ambitious!

linda m said...

I'm very impressed. If you hadn't said you sewed the items yourself I would have assumed ,from the pictures, that you bought them. They look great!! I have sewn zippers before and the regular (not the placket - those are a bear to sew) kind weren't too hard. I never attempted pockets though. Way to go!!!

Anonymous said...

Congrats! They look great! I'm envious, I couldn't sew if my life depended on it!! :)

Deanne said...

Nice! I really like the lobsters. ;)

Christy said...

Farm Mom - Sewing actually isn't that hard. I took a 3 week class and it was well worth the money. I learned all the basics and it gave me the confidence to try some new things on my own, like pockets and zippers.

Deanne - Logan has really fun taste in fabric! I love taking him to fabric store and letting him lose.

marcia said...

Great job on the vest!

Btw your lists on the right on your blog have INSPIRED me :)

Christy said...

Harmonywood - Thank you. And I'm glad to be an ispiration!