Month: October 2016

We are honoring the new kitties in our life with this one!

We did it! We finished the Halloween costume in time for the school Halloween Parade! 

The boy read a whole collection of Tom Corbett Space Cadet novels. These are 1950s science fiction for kids. The boy picked the Dell Comic version of Tom Corbett as his model. 

He absolutely refused any sort of cut away for the face area so the helmet is quite warm! 

He’s pleased so I’m thrilled! 

At Camp Workroom Social, I will make a button down shirt. Yeah! I ❤️ button down shirts. 

The instructor is Jen Beeman of Grainline Studio and the pattern is her Archer shirt pattern. In preparation, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to make a muslin of one of her simple patterns to gauge the fit for me. She has a new pattern for the Willow Tank that was perfect to try. 

I cut a straight size 4 with no fitting or adjustment. The back fits well, the darts are in the right place, but it doesn’t fit across the bust and it pulls at the front armholes. 

For camp, I will either need to make a full bust adjustment or sew a larger size… Luckily I will have experienced help to guide me through the process. 🐝

And, because boys are boys (who choose “Yeah Right” shirts for picture day) — here is another picture for you. 

Camp Workroom Social had a pj party on instagram this past  Saturday and I posted these PJs for it. The fabric is super lovely, like a silky cotton.