The weather here is less than desirable for summer at the moment. It was rainy all day yesterday and very cloudy today. I didn’t mind one bit though because it equaled some stellar sewing time for me!
On the agenda was the three pairs of sleep shorts for the girls. They had picked out fabric at Keepsake Quilting a few weeks ago and I ended up making one pair each day of the weekend. I made Lindsey’s on Friday and discovered that the pattern needed to be adjusted to make the shorts settle more around the hips than the waist. I pulled the elastic out of the first pair, cut off a few inches from the waist and then put the elastic back in. It was a good result and the girls were happier. So the first pair (Lindsey’s) went from this…
To this…
A bit more modern looking for how the kids like to wear the shorts.
Yesterday I made Leah’s…
This morning I made Amanda’s…we are joking that hers look like they belong to a lumber jack!
It took be about 3 hours to make each pair. The pattern was a Kwik Sew one.
And it was quick but I would make a minor adjustment the next time I use the pattern. The pattern has you overcast all the edges which is great but I think next time for the hems and the elastic casing, I’ll take the extra time to fold in 1/4″ and press then hem. This would make the raw edges disappear completely. I feel like the overcast edges are a bit messy, especially with flannel that shreds a bit on the edge. I know the pattern is “Kwik Sew” and therefore supposed to work up quickly but I think taking that extra step would be beneficial.
After I got Saturday’s sleep shorts made, the hubs and I headed to the attic to finish the cleaning job we started up there about a month ago. I am so thrilled to have the attic cleaned and organized. You can not imagine how many gift bags were in my attic!!! I could open a little shop with all those bags and tissue paper! LOL!!!
Hubs also had a birthday this week and I got him a Fitbit. I wasn’t sure if he’d actually like it but he’s really taken to it. Now I have to up my steps to keep up with him!
How is your weekend going?
One response to “Rainy Weekend Progress”
The adjusted shorts are cute! Almost (*almost*) makes me want to sew myself a pair. But I hate garment sewing with the same conviction as I know I won’t start knitting anytime soon, LOL. And I celebrate with you your clean attic!