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Sew Boy May 2013

First off have you seen the awesome things I've pinned on pinterest? Be sure to check there I try to pin something everyday (although that doesn't always happen). Here are a few of this weeks finds:

 

On to Sew Boy!

 

Twin Dragon Fly designs has a great tutorial for no-sew Superhero costumes! Using one pattern for all the superheros is a genius idea!

  

Here a great tutorial and free pattern for a little boys vest, go check it out!

 

This site has a few different free animal patterns and they are all really cute, check them out!

   
 I nearly died when I saw how cute this shark bag was and then I saw that it is also a free pattern, go here!



 A cute vest from mother huddle go here for the free pattern and tutorial!

My baby is 4!

My baby turned 4 yesterday! I really can't believe how big he is :o( 

The last month or so he has really turned into a little boy no more baby fat and his legs are so long now, whaaaa!

From the time he was born he has been hard but oh so sweet, he is the first to say "momma I wuv you!" and give me kisses but he is also the first to throw a tantrum or scream so I get the best (and worst?) of both worlds and I wouldn't change a thing!

We sure love him!

Clean slate shorts

Good news! I am now an affiliate of clean slate shorts and pants!
See the new picture on my side bar?

 Click image on side bar to purchase or check out Blank Slate patterns they have some really great boy patterns up to size 8! I have used the Clean Slate shorts pattern a lot and can easily say the instructions for a zip-fly are so easy anyone can do it!

Here is an example of the shorts I have made using the clean Slate shorts pattern, before this I hadn't ever done a zip-fly just elastic waist pants!

Really her instructions are easy peasy, trust me :o)

Soccer season

 My boys soccer season is over! Yay for me...oh I mean them :o)

 C wasn't too happy about it after a week mostly because he hadn't made one goal but the 2nd to last game he made a goal , for the other team, but he was so excited I didn't tell him. He now says he loves Soccer.

B loves any type of sport he isn't really competitive, doesn't care a lot about winning he just loves to play the game and I'm ok with that attitude! I'd rather that than him be rude or gloaty about winning....ya know?

They did great and had fun if they have their way we will do it again in the Fall!

KCW Wrap up

I had a lot of fun this KCW and used more challenging patterns than in the past. I didn't do as much as I had hoped but I did sew 4 shorts and 1 shirt. I am learning more and more that I am not a fast sewer I am slow mostly because I am a perfectionist and I can't just let something be it has to look just right (I'm working on not being so uptight about my work).

I made 4 shorts and 1 shirt, I would still like to tweak the red pair.

 

Above are my 2 favorite upcycles I did last week.

 This is my most favorite outfit from kwc. 

C loves it and I think it is sooo cute on him!

Currently my house is a disaster and my boys had to wear mismatched socks to school because somebody was busy sewing and didn't do the laundry ;o) 

 I can't wait until the next KCW challenge!

KCW Day 4: shorts for C

I am finally making shorts for my C boy! Poor kid being the middle child he gets a lot of hand-me-downs and not a lot of new stuff. He will love these! C is into comfy and refuses to wear the one pair of skinny jeans he owns, he will always choose an elastic waist or loose jeans if he can.

 I used the cleanslate shorts pattern I am really liking it it seems really versatile I haven't made the pants length but I'm sure I will like them too.

Ps. I'm working on becoming an affiliate for blank slate patterns so as soon as my hubby helps work out some bugs I will have a link on the side!