As it turned out, I needed to take Day 4 kind of easy. I had already planned on doing the smallest project that day, but then, I just couldn't muster up the energy to even write about it. Instead, I joined 5 for the last part of his nap. Mmmmm naps.
My day 4 project was a new sunhat for the big-headed boy. He still tries to wear his hat from last year and it's too small by about 2 inches. Comical? Yes. Effective? No. I used this pattern from Sew Much Ado with only one major tweak- I added an elastic chin strap. It's very windy here in the Copper Country and we like to be prepared...
I agonized for what seemed like forever over how to do a chin strap on a reversible hat and in the end, I'm super happy with my crazy easy solution. The chin strap just hugs the back of the head above the brim when the hat is inside out. Pretty simple.
I agonized for what seemed like forever over how to do a chin strap on a reversible hat and in the end, I'm super happy with my crazy easy solution. The chin strap just hugs the back of the head above the brim when the hat is inside out. Pretty simple.
The tank tops were a breeze and so fun to throw together. Each one only took me between 10-20 minutes from start to finish. Gotta love that kind of garment... Plus, 5 turns into an extra big ham when he's wearing one of these muscle-baring shirts. I think he just likes to let the pythons loose.
All three of these tanks are made from old T shirts and they were all made from an Ottobre pattern. I had so much fun choosing which shirts to repurpose for these. The top one refers to a local historic smelter that my husband has done some committee work on, this one is a local festival in my childhood neighborhood, and you may recognize the bottom one from an earlier post this week...
This dragon top may be my favorite. I used the sleeves for his cardigan from Day 1 so I ended up with just the tiniest pile of scraps from this shirt. I love a really thorough repurpose! I remember buying this shirt at a bag sale at one of our local thrift stores- it was way too short to ever wear as is, but the print was so fun I just knew the perfect project would come along.
Even though there are technically two more days in the KCWC, I decided weeks ago that I would probably only do 5 fast and furious days because I believe wholeheartedly that a weekend is a beautiful thing. If you want to see more inspiring handmade children's clothing you should definitely check out the elsiemarley flickr pool, there are some really amazing creations up there!
Even though there are technically two more days in the KCWC, I decided weeks ago that I would probably only do 5 fast and furious days because I believe wholeheartedly that a weekend is a beautiful thing. If you want to see more inspiring handmade children's clothing you should definitely check out the elsiemarley flickr pool, there are some really amazing creations up there!
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