17.10.12

KCWC: Fail

One of Benjamin's expressions lately is "What a fail!"  He says it to himself or someone else.  Today I'm using it for Kid's Clothes Week Challenge.  "What a fail!"  I sewed one thing.  And cut out a few others.  I was feeling utterly human last week with a sore shoulder and an inability to sleep more than 4 hours per night.


But, I got my shoulder fixed up (kind of) with a steroid shot into it and I've had two good nights sleep in a row.  (If you've ever dealt with insomnia you understand me, if not, then you think I'm a whiner.  I'm trying not to care what people think of me.)  So today I decided to do the basics around the house and the rest of the time I spent in my sewing room.  And it was lovely!


I actually sewed up 5 pieces for Carolin today.  Three pairs of leggings, a shirt and a skirt.  I'll show the outfit tomorrow.


Carolin is super skinny scrawny slim so not a lot fits her.  She likes skirts but hates tights.  So I thought I'd make a pile of leggings to go with her skirts.  I had all of these knits in my stash (some for a long time) so I'm calling these free.  This is the second pair I made so I made them even slimmer than the first one.


For the pattern I used a pair that she had a hole in the knee.  I really liked the fit on her so I just cut them up and used it for the pattern, adding seam allowances.  Very easy!


I'll be back tomorrow with the other three pieces I sewed today!  Thanks for reading!

6 comments:

  1. The leggings are adorable. Sorry about the shoulder and the insomnia. I go through phases where I have trouble falling asleep at night so I can identify to some degree.

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  2. Glad that you were able to get relief from the sore shoulder and some sleep. When my RA flares up, pain and insomnia are no stranger to me so I totally get it. Love the leggings! K needs some more and there's no way store bought will be slim AND long enough for her so I'm searching for some decent cotton/lycra knit in black, brown, and gray. Can't wait to see the other 3 pieces!!

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  3. Yay for sewing, yay for not worrying what people think. All that matters is what God thinks, and I'm pretty sure He thinks you are spectacular. ;)

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  4. If it makes you feel better, I only sewed one things last week too. A pair of baby boots that don't stay on :(
    Love the leggings - as I was reading I was hoping to find a link to a pattern at the end... Good idea to copy an existing pair! Do you sew them with a serger? I just got one last week but don't know how to use it yet. I'm hoping to start sewing with knits tho so I better learn :)

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  5. leggings from scratch! I love that idea! ;)

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  6. I've got a scrawny one too. Actually, I've got a scrawny one and a super-scrawny one, so I've been making leggings too.

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