A little glimpse into our lives....

 Life with boys is a fun one, boys like to ruff house but have a sweet momma boy side as well.

 They will serenade you with music they practiced for a hour on.

 You will laugh when your son comes to you and says " Mom my lips got stuck in my water bottle" and thinks it is hilarious. 

(true story he gave himself a hickie with his water bottle)

They like to be good guys and bad ones occasionally. Its a good life.

 I sometimes wonder what it would be like to have a girl then I see my 3 little men and I am truly happy.

Easer Fun ideas

I thought I would round up some fun Easter ideas you could do with your kids this week! At the end of my post I will share some more meaningful ideas if your interested.

 

 How about making your kids a Easter Egg lunch? My boys would just about go crazy for this! 

there wasn't a how to but I linked where I found the idea

 Peeps on a stick this idea is sooo cute! I think I may actually want to eat them ;o)

 

 This website has 50 ideas to put in a Easter basket instead of candy.

 Jelly Bean bracelets would be so fun!

again no tutorial

 Easter Handprint art is always fun.

  

 Easter Bunny mask so cute!

 Religious Easter ideas:

 Resurrection eggs: every egg has a token about something to do with Easter along with a scripture.

 Resurrection rolls you put a marshmallow inside a roll and bake when you bite into its gone!

 

Go for the Plaid!

 Continuing on the pajama marathon here are more Summer pajamas for B.

For his Shirt I wanted to play around with a Raglan sleeve Tee, It took some figuring and its still not quite finished. For a pajama shirt it looks good but I want to use it for some regular shirts so I still have some work on the pattern. I didn't use any tutorials but I did use my shirt pattern from Ottobre to wing it. Hopefully after I'm done testing it I will have even better results to share.

Again I used the Free pajama pants pattern from Fabric.com I like it its easy and has a lot of sizes. It goes up to size 8, however they are really roomy and could easily be for a size 10-12 if you just lengthen them. For B I use the 6 and lengthen.

Easter Boy outfit ideas

For this round up I have found everything you could need for making a boy a complete outfit for Easter (they are all free patterns found in my tab at the top) and some stuffed toy ideas as well. 

Click on images to go to patterns

Boy  

(up to age 5)

A shirt is an all around good pattern for a boy if you want a more dressy shirt use Danas pattern to make a button-up shirt tutorial here.

A tie would complete the more dressy look and be adorable!

Here is a vest pattern that along with a tie and button-up shirt, would complete your sons dressy attire.

Here is a free pattern for boys size 5T pants you could easily make them dressy by your fabric choice and Dana has some great tutorials to add pockets, flat front ect.  

the link will aslo take you to a 2-3 size free pants pattern.

Baby  

(about 12 months)

Here is a button up shirt for your baby boy, you could add to pants you have or make your own!

 

A suit jacket to any boy outfit would be so darn cute! 

Complete the outfit by adding a pair of matching pants and you are set to go!

Toys

A Bullseye horse would so fun to add to your toy story collection

Ashley has a great tutorial and pattern for thses adorable fabric dolls! Customize it to your son and I'm sure he would love it (it would be a great keepsake too)!

Here is a n Easter bunny bag that would so fun to put their easter treasures in!

 

A Sock Bunny would adorable for any kid!

Click on images to go to pattern/tutorial link

Clothes for the boy

This is what has kept me totally busy for the last 2 weeks! Yes it took me that long to make these, don't judge (well and a muslin I'll show you later) I am working on a spring look for B I have a few more shirts in mind and shorts too.

First up is a pair of green corduroy shorts and a teal Shirt that is slub knit. I am kind of in love with this outfit!

 I have been using the same pattern for B's shirts the last bit its a basic Tee from Ottobre. This time around I rounded the bottom and lengthened it a bit, I wanted a more slouchy look and I think it turned out great, I also added a pocket.

 The shorts are what took me forever to do. It was my first pair with a fly and my first ever zipper, When I do something I do it all the way! The top isn't lined up quite right but I unpicked that fly more than I wanted too so I left it. You can't tell when its on anyways.

 I made a muslin and they turned good the fly wasn't even bad but when I went to make these the fly gave me nothing but problems! I think I have it figured out now though, whew! The pattern is also from Ottobre; they have a lot of patterns to choose from but are sparse on directions if you are used to tutorials or esty shop patterns.

 I even did a special lining for the pockets B was super excited when he discovered that!

 

 

 

Stripes....

B loves anything I make and these were no exception.

 

 I wasn't sure at first if I liked the stripes but now that they are on and with a solid t-shirt it looks much better.

 The top is a up-cycled T-shirt of mine and fits pretty well I had to do some jerry rigging to get it right but it look good on.

 The bottoms are the same pattern as the lizard Pajamas but in the size 6 since this is cotton and not knit.

He is such a poser! One of the reasons I started this blog is because everyone sews for girls but they seem to forget that boys love to have stuff handmade too; and there aren't a lot of easy choices for boys you have to search and use your imagination to sew for a boy.

Don't worry there are more pajamas to come!

Lizards!!!

B is almost 8 and is growing so fast I have a hard time keeping up with him. In honor of another growth spurt I am on a Pajama making marathon!

 First up Lizards

 It is safe to say he loves them ;o)

 The top is a pattern from Ottobre, it is a really basic T-shirt and one you can make yourself using this tutorial or there are some free patterns in my Free patterns tab at the top. B is in a bigger size than most free patterns, actually its hard to find any cute patterns bigger than a size 8 on esty or blogs.

For the bottoms I used this free pattern on Fabric.com its the same pattern I used for their Christmas pajamas. I did a size 4 since B is skinny and this is a knit fabric and stretches a lot.

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Sew Boy March 2013

March is here, I am in denial that the year is already flying by!

I have been sewing a lot of things and hopefully they will be ready to show next week, I'm excited!

Until then here is a few boy projects that I have found, enjoy :o)

As always click on the picture to go to the tutorial!

Lindsay, ect. Has a tutorial to make your guy a peacoat using a coat/jacket that already fits!

 

 

Dragonfly designs has a tutorial for not only a car carrier but a bike bag too! I really need to make P one he loves cars.

 

 

 Blue Eyed Freckle has a cute idea for switching up your boys pants! Click on the picture to go to her easy tutorial!

  

 I found this adorable romper on the Kiind website and it is a Free Pattern! The instructions are in another language (dutch?) but there are pictures and it looks pretty easy, especially if you have a few clothing projects under your belt!
 here is a sizing chart for European sizing

 

 Naptime Crafters has a tutorial for this cute little puffer vest! They used a coat pattern for the base but check my free boy patterns at the top for a vest pattern and it should work well too!

  Elegance and Elephants has the cutest robot plushie pattern and tutorial!

Crazy little projects has a great tutorial and pattern for the cutest hooded towels!

Remember to check out my Free Boy patterns at the top I am always adding stuff and its not always posted on Sew Boy  features!