Crafty Cat
My sewing helper, Izak, sits on one of my projects. again.
Soldier’s Pinafore
Last week I cut my new fabric and made a little pinafore for my baby niece. I think she’s the best recipient of this fabric because her older brother is very interested in matryoshka dolls a.k.a. soldiers.
Initially I found a free baby pinafore pattern, but after I printed and cut out the pattern tissue, I couldn’t tell if it would be big enough or not. So I decided to take the safe route and buy a pattern.
I chose the pattern tissue from M2213, view D (in size small) to cut the fabric and the lining, but then I sewed it together as I wanted. The original pattern has open side seams with fabric ties, but I didn’t like that design, so I simply sewed it as a pinafore with buttoned shoulder straps. It took me longer to cut the fabric than to sew it together, but perhaps that’s because I hate cutting out fabric. The odd thing is, I hate cutting out fabric so much that I often put the project aside indefinitely after I finish cutting because I am so sick of it by that point. Maybe I hate cutting because I have so many projects cut but never sewn!
The lining is a lightweight cotton gingham from my fabric stash. Although it doesn’t exactly match, I decided it was unlikely people would notice the lining. I had some cute baby buttons in my button box, but decided to go with the plainest buttons possible: 3/4″ navy blue, shank buttons. Plain definitely looks best, methinks.
I can’t tell you whether or not I’m happy with the finished product since I haven’t seen what it looks like in action, but if it fits properly, I’ll be very happy with it. Her mother says it is still a bit big for her now, so maybe she’ll grow into it by Spring.
It’s such a soft corduroy that I’m tempted to get some more to make something for myself. I have a few scraps left over, so maybe I could put those to good use.
On the eighth day of Christmas
Last month I asked my sister if my niece needed a sweater for this year because I needed something else to do while moving across the country, working a full-time job, Christmas shopping, and traveling for work.
As usual, I was fairly quick to pick out a pattern and buy yarn, machine-washable as requested. I even knit it for a day, Thanksgiving day, and made good progress on it. Since then, I have been toting it with me everywhere, but have not knit a stitch.
2010 is the year to focus on gettin’ ‘er done!
Don’t worry, I have another Christmas knit that I didn’t finish. It comes next.
