Test Drive

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

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?

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"?