Year End Sewing!

I'm going on a trip year end with my family so that means lots of opportunity for home made clothes! Have plans to sew up more winter clothings since it is so expensive here. Anyway, we don't have much chance to sew these here in Tropical Singapore.

These are my plans and I've already traced and cut out all the fabric, except for the 2 Duffle coats! Those in black circles are my targets while the orange circles are already sewn up.

Will share more photos as I progress. Wish me success!

Toddler Fleece Hoodies

Made 2 fleece hoodies for my nieces recently. They are going on a family trip to Taiwan in October and I was thinking a nice warm fleece hoodies will be good for them.

The fabric was left over from the hoodies I made for my girls and it was just nice to make these knee length hoodies.  The pattern was adapted from 'Teddy Bear" faux fur knit coat pattern from Ottobre 4/2012 size 92.


For the grey hoodie, I lined the hood with the same fabric while the rabbit hoodie was has a minky chevron for the inner hood.  Instead of the recommended snap fasteners, I used self-covered buttons with kit from Daiso. I especially love the buttons from the minky. Like a furry pebble, so soft to touch.

More Winter sewing for me as I'm going to Japan this December and we need more warm clothes. But that is an excuse. I just wanted to make some cold weather wears. I've finished cutting up the fabrics and waiting to sew them up. But before that, gotta finish up some costumes for my girl's school parties...more to come

Time for A Check Up!

My youngest is crazy over Miss McStuffin and all things Doctor. So, when her Childcare has an Occupation Day, she decided that she wants to be a Doctor.

I couldn't find a sewing patterns for a doctor robe so I had to improved.  Using the Chef pattern (No. 17) from Ottobre 1/2013 and the collar piece from Ottobre 3/2010 (Vest No. 22), I made this little Doctor robe.  As the original pattern was a chef jacket, I lengthen it to 146 size but use the 104 size for my almost 4 year old. Took out the overlap double button plackets and left it buttonless since I don't think she will button up. Less work to sew all the rows of buttons!

I added 2 big pockets (5" squares) to the front for her to keep her doctor's kit. Seems like Doc McStuffin can also fits in!

The robe has front facing, also adjusted to the new neckline but no back facing. I bind the raw edges on the neckline with grosgrain ribbon. The rest of the edges are finished with my serger.

The new collar means I've to redraft the neckline to suit the collar shape so I just trace the collar edge over the neckline and create a new collar with a V shape neckline.

I also use the satin stitch on my machine to stitch her name, just like a real doctor. She was comparing this with Doc McStuffin and said 'not same. no name tag!'

Added the button tab behind the robe.

The only back view I got

That's it. All in a night worth of sewing and she is off to her school as Dr R. Have a good time baby!

Dr R is ready to go!

Time for your checkup Miss McStuffin!