Spring list

Dress for the wedding (check)

Crop zip jeans

Hoodie (check)

Flannel laurel dress (check)

Rishi pants (fail sadface)

Unders  for the bride (garter counts, yah?)

Open back zig zag dress 

Homesteader

My boy told me he didn't have any underwear (it was laundry day, or close).

We counted- he doesn't have two weeks worth. We don't have laundry facilities at home (have to go down to the creek), so it was time to get more.

That dear dear boy asked me "why don't you make some?"

So I did. 

They're soo cute. 

From the scraps basket, win! 

I used this pattern and tutorial, which is in another language. http://diariodenaii.blogspot.com/2013/06/tutorial-boxer-patron.html?m=1

So he also got some euro shorts WINK.

I'm going to have to make bumper stickers that say "honk if Rebecca made your underwear"

Want one?

Scrap busting gifts: Trio of hats

My coach at school has been so good for me this year.

She's about to have a lil baby.

She already has a 3 year old. 

So I made her some hats. 

They're reversible with a matchy side for family photos, and have elastic chin straps for wind/babies.

The big one is for my boy. 

Oliver and S free bucket hat pattern in sizes XS (baby), M (3 yo), L (6yo). All fabric from my scrap megabox, which does not ever quit!

pretty pretty pjs

they're for wearing in a cabin at the river with your friends.

at home and feeling put together for a day with a book and coffee

Or for "read all day" at school, when you're told to wear pajamas. (I swapped in sweatpants for the shorts, for obvious reasons.)

the fabric is super soft chambray 

the top took ages

the "piping", bias tape I made from a failed floral dress and which makes the most beautiful color transitions, took For. Ever.

they're super lovely.

thanks for another beaut, heather!

also, on pricing- when another canadian designer released her PJ pants for $18 i gagged. This is a much more involved pattern with a lower price tag. I appreciate it.

for next time:

this version is a straight size 8. its snug around the hips (???) and sizing up would probably work well for comfort level. the jeans were a 10 that i took in 3 times and these are an 8 that's a bit snug. different needs for different items, i guess?

also, order of operations- sew the piping on everything first. pocket, lapels, collar, sleeve ends, leg ends. i think that would keep the seam allowances /piping /biastape reveal even throughout. i wobbled a bit as i had cut my bias tape a skosh too narrrow and couldn't remember exactly the SA to use. no one will notice, but it would have been simpler to do all the "piping" first.

the shorts/pants pockets are nice...lets see how they hold a phone. i love my butt pocket on most jams because i know it won't accidentally dump into the dishwater.