I love sewing for all the holidays. I love making things for the boys for Christmas, Valentine's, St. Patrick's, Easter... Every holiday they get something new.
Generally for Christmas and Easter, they'll get two new things - one is their "fun" holiday outfit, and one is dressier for Church.
This year has been tough. Somehow I thought that since we're home all the time, I'd have more sewing time. Nope, not the case. I've barely found any sewing time. I love sewing, but the kids have worn me out during the day! I typically do a lot of sewing after they go to bed (at least a few nights a week), but recently, I'm ready to sleep as soon as they are! So... I was VERY last minute this year sewing Easter attire.
I looked weeks ago at Joann's to get ideas of fabric for their dressy outfits. I found a beautiful light blue shirting that I planned to go back and get. It was not on sale that day, and I was already using my coupon for something else. I also wanted to look one other place - we have another little fabric shop in Bossier that I like to check out for dressy fabrics, but for obvious reasons, I didn't make it by there this year either.
So with the lock down, I was stuck at home without the fabric I had planned to purchase. Well... with every event being cancelled or moved to "virtual," they really didn't NEED a new dressy outfit for church anyway. Daniel is fussy about buttons. He hates them, and ONLY wears them to church a couple of times a year when I make him. He is okay with buttons in the back, like on peter pan collar shirts, but with us staying home, there really was no point in making them dressy clothes anyway. So... I decided to go with tee shirts with applique and shorts.
I pulled out some of my favorite patterns from Puperita to sew their Easter clothes.
Daniel's Easter Set:
Daniel is measuring between a size 6 and 7 right now. So, for the spring and summer clothes, I've decided to go on and bump him up to a size 7 in hopes that they'll fit until we're ready for long sleeves again. I learned my lesson - I sewed him a pair of size 6 pants for St. Patrick's day and they were almost too short! I barely had any room to hem them!
So for Easter, I sewed Daniel a pair of SWANK shorts and a Jelly Tee. I tested the Swank shorts last year, and I thought they were super adorable. Daniel, however, was not a fan. He has been wearing them this year already, but for some reason he does not like the flat front waistband. He wants elastic going all the way around. Daniel is all about comfort, and he loves his elastic! So, I messaged Annalisa and asked her if she could think of any reason it wouldn't work to put elastic all the way around. I did it, and it worked out perfectly. They fit great! I love this style for him. They can look a little dressier, but still be super comfortable. With the pockets and the pleat, the front of the shorts or pants looks a bit dressier than most of his shorts. But the elastic provides comfort (and makes them super easy to sew).
Honestly, if I had been able to get a store-bought tee in Daniel's size, I would have, but no shopping meant that I had to make it. You know what pattern I chose - the Jelly Tee. It's my go-to for him. Plus, I already had it printed and taped in his size, because this is his 4th short sleeve jelly this year. If you don't have the Jelly, get it - you won't regret it. I've used it so many times. It fits so well!💗
I got on Etsy, and let Daniel help me pick an applique design... We bought it on Etsy, but I later found that they have an actual website and Facebook group. I'll purchase from the website next time. The company is called "All Things Applique." The design stitched out perfectly for me. I used it three times yesterday. 😉 I won't hesitate to use their designs again!
Luke's and Matthew's
If you've followed me for any length of time, you may know my favorite shorts pattern for the boys - the Puperita Seven Seas Shorts. The only downside of this pattern is that it only goes up to a size 6. Daniel is outgrowing them. 😢 But they're so cute, and super fast. So I decided to make Luke and Matthew both a new pair! Matthew's are a size 18 month, and I made Luke a size 3. Luke is in between a size 2 and 3, and we already have a size 2 like this from when Daniel was little, so I went ahead and made a size 3 to see what fits better. I think I'll let him keep wearing the size 2 for a bit, but he's in the size 3 for photos.
I had a size 3 store-bought tee on hand, so I added applique for Luke on that. For Matthew's shirt, I had a long sleeve size 2 store-bought tee that I didn't use when it was cold, so I cut the sleeves off and hemmed them. I was looking for fast, because I put off sewing to the Saturday before Easter Sunday!
They always get a new outfit for Easter... I really didn't want this year to be the exception. So I speed sewed yesterday to make sure it happened. Don't look too closely at my stitching lines... you may be able to tell I didn't take my time! 🙈
The Patterns:
As I mentioned, these are all from Puperita.
See the Swank Shorts/ Pants here.
See the Jelly Tee here.
See the Seven Seas Shorts here.
Fabric:
Last year, I bought this seersucker from the shop Best Fabrics in Bossier. I never used it. I planned rompers for the little two last summer, and never got around to making them. This weekend, I was SO glad I never got around to using it, because I had something for them for Easter!
Daniel's shirt is made from cotton lycra, probably from Elevated Fashion Fabrics. I get solids from there occasionally. The fabric is good quality, and her prices are super amazing! Her solids are generally less than $6/yard!
So... Happy Easter Friends!! 💓🐰 I hope you enjoy your day with your families!
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Generally for Christmas and Easter, they'll get two new things - one is their "fun" holiday outfit, and one is dressier for Church.
This year has been tough. Somehow I thought that since we're home all the time, I'd have more sewing time. Nope, not the case. I've barely found any sewing time. I love sewing, but the kids have worn me out during the day! I typically do a lot of sewing after they go to bed (at least a few nights a week), but recently, I'm ready to sleep as soon as they are! So... I was VERY last minute this year sewing Easter attire.
I looked weeks ago at Joann's to get ideas of fabric for their dressy outfits. I found a beautiful light blue shirting that I planned to go back and get. It was not on sale that day, and I was already using my coupon for something else. I also wanted to look one other place - we have another little fabric shop in Bossier that I like to check out for dressy fabrics, but for obvious reasons, I didn't make it by there this year either.
So with the lock down, I was stuck at home without the fabric I had planned to purchase. Well... with every event being cancelled or moved to "virtual," they really didn't NEED a new dressy outfit for church anyway. Daniel is fussy about buttons. He hates them, and ONLY wears them to church a couple of times a year when I make him. He is okay with buttons in the back, like on peter pan collar shirts, but with us staying home, there really was no point in making them dressy clothes anyway. So... I decided to go with tee shirts with applique and shorts.
I pulled out some of my favorite patterns from Puperita to sew their Easter clothes.
Daniel's Easter Set:
Daniel is measuring between a size 6 and 7 right now. So, for the spring and summer clothes, I've decided to go on and bump him up to a size 7 in hopes that they'll fit until we're ready for long sleeves again. I learned my lesson - I sewed him a pair of size 6 pants for St. Patrick's day and they were almost too short! I barely had any room to hem them!
So for Easter, I sewed Daniel a pair of SWANK shorts and a Jelly Tee. I tested the Swank shorts last year, and I thought they were super adorable. Daniel, however, was not a fan. He has been wearing them this year already, but for some reason he does not like the flat front waistband. He wants elastic going all the way around. Daniel is all about comfort, and he loves his elastic! So, I messaged Annalisa and asked her if she could think of any reason it wouldn't work to put elastic all the way around. I did it, and it worked out perfectly. They fit great! I love this style for him. They can look a little dressier, but still be super comfortable. With the pockets and the pleat, the front of the shorts or pants looks a bit dressier than most of his shorts. But the elastic provides comfort (and makes them super easy to sew).
Honestly, if I had been able to get a store-bought tee in Daniel's size, I would have, but no shopping meant that I had to make it. You know what pattern I chose - the Jelly Tee. It's my go-to for him. Plus, I already had it printed and taped in his size, because this is his 4th short sleeve jelly this year. If you don't have the Jelly, get it - you won't regret it. I've used it so many times. It fits so well!💗
I got on Etsy, and let Daniel help me pick an applique design... We bought it on Etsy, but I later found that they have an actual website and Facebook group. I'll purchase from the website next time. The company is called "All Things Applique." The design stitched out perfectly for me. I used it three times yesterday. 😉 I won't hesitate to use their designs again!
Luke's and Matthew's
If you've followed me for any length of time, you may know my favorite shorts pattern for the boys - the Puperita Seven Seas Shorts. The only downside of this pattern is that it only goes up to a size 6. Daniel is outgrowing them. 😢 But they're so cute, and super fast. So I decided to make Luke and Matthew both a new pair! Matthew's are a size 18 month, and I made Luke a size 3. Luke is in between a size 2 and 3, and we already have a size 2 like this from when Daniel was little, so I went ahead and made a size 3 to see what fits better. I think I'll let him keep wearing the size 2 for a bit, but he's in the size 3 for photos.
I had a size 3 store-bought tee on hand, so I added applique for Luke on that. For Matthew's shirt, I had a long sleeve size 2 store-bought tee that I didn't use when it was cold, so I cut the sleeves off and hemmed them. I was looking for fast, because I put off sewing to the Saturday before Easter Sunday!
They always get a new outfit for Easter... I really didn't want this year to be the exception. So I speed sewed yesterday to make sure it happened. Don't look too closely at my stitching lines... you may be able to tell I didn't take my time! 🙈
The Patterns:
As I mentioned, these are all from Puperita.
See the Swank Shorts/ Pants here.
See the Jelly Tee here.
See the Seven Seas Shorts here.
Fabric:
Last year, I bought this seersucker from the shop Best Fabrics in Bossier. I never used it. I planned rompers for the little two last summer, and never got around to making them. This weekend, I was SO glad I never got around to using it, because I had something for them for Easter!
Daniel's shirt is made from cotton lycra, probably from Elevated Fashion Fabrics. I get solids from there occasionally. The fabric is good quality, and her prices are super amazing! Her solids are generally less than $6/yard!
So... Happy Easter Friends!! 💓🐰 I hope you enjoy your day with your families!
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