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Test Drive

4/2/2012

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It's possible that I'm a little bit obsessed, but I took my new patterns for KCWC for a test drive this weekend. Since I'm feeling rather ambitious about what I want to accomplish in that week I figured I ought to get it out of the way. Especially because when I'm trying something new, I like to have as much time as possible to make mistakes, throw things around, hurl curses at fabric, thread and bobbins, dance it out, and get back down to business, you know? Not the most efficient use of a dedicated week.

A Tank for my Little Tank

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I'm so glad I tried this one out ahead of time. I used the pattern pieces, but chucked the directions in favor of something faster and easier. There was added trickiness though, as this pattern has European sizing. I am now aware that 5 is rather wider than European children of his height, in other words, this shirt is skin tight. It's awfully cute though. I'm definitely looking forward to making several roomier versions.

Shorts?

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These were supposed to be shorts, but I vastly underestimated the shortness of the Stinko's legs. These barely clear his ankles! Otherwise they fit great though, so we'll just be bringing back the knickerbockers for dudes this Summer...
Love this fabric? Yeah you do! I got it at the FiberSwap at our local art center last Fall. It clearly used to be curtains, and then someone cut it into pieces to make a shirt out of it, but didn't. And now it's mine! I just adore it- 100% cotton, excellent pants weight, wish I had tons more of it!

Any other test drivers out there?
What do you like to test out before you do it "for real"?

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Opa Loon
4/4/2012 02:56:35 pm

When I sewed more, I loved having TIME to say bad words and start over and do it again and again until I got what I wanted. Or at least wanted what I got. I'm glad to know you have the good fortune of having time to play and create.

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Ann Sandberg
4/15/2012 02:57:23 am

When I sewed for my kids (100 years ago), I had the best luck using clothes I could buy cheaper than patterns and cutting them apart if necessary. Then, I laid them onto the patterns and went from there. Both of my kids had long crotch depth (one because of a great bum; and the other because of a great belly.) Store bought fitted pants just did not work--way too much personal information if they bent over!!!!!!!! However, I was able to buy sweatpants for them and they were more forgiving than pants made from woven fabrics. Then,--------I learned that if I went up a size or size and a half ---just in the torso/waist area and added 1 1/2" of length to the BACK of the pants only----I could use woven fabrics, too. (I always had the best luck with Kwik Sew patterns, available locally at Sew Irresistible and they can order for you at The Portage Quilt House.) Another way to get more wear time out of these pants (and we used to make them up in comfy fabrics and called them Jammie pants) was to put a knit cuff on the bottom. Extra length could spill over the cuff and not cause a tripping hazard. This same idea in corduroy worked great for colder weather. And, I made lots and lots of pants in sweatshirt/tee shirt fabrics for my kids in WHITE --yes, WHITE for summer--you can really see the ticks on white and our family has had bad luck with Lyme disease. A bar of Fels Naptha soap and a little elbow grease helped keep these pants presentable and I didn't care all that much--grass stains vs. Lyme Disease---no contest for me. We live in Chassell. I love your blog, and we got to see you perform! (at The Orpheum) the weekend our son, Gus Sandberg was in town to play at the Rozsa. Ann

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    My name is Ansley Knoch. I am the creator of Rispok, a line of accessories for big and little people made from repurposed materials. I live in Madison, Wisconsin with my husband, Fred, and our son, also Fred, better known as 5.

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