Tester #2

It's my biggest size, fits my big dd.

One of the testers.

Cute aye? That's my self drafted peasant dress.

My serger threw a fit at me. *shaking head* I'd get the tension adjusted perfectly on scraps, send a dress part down it, and the loops were wonky. It won't affect performance or durability, just doesn't look as pretty inside as it could. I assembly lined them, so each dress has an edge or two inside that is like that. (By the last dress it smoothed out, naturally!) If they weren't testers I would mark them as seconds for that reason alone. So either I'll eat the first class shipping, or give them a % off a future purchase. Their choice.

I guess the peasant dress is a hit.

I offered a tester for my peasant dress, one in each of my three sizes (2/3, 4/5, 6/7), just before I left for my quilting club meeting last night. When I got home each slot had been taken. Color me shocked! I might have a tester for my medium skater short pattern too. I'm pretty confident in that pattern, my boys have worn oodles of them, and they're still lasting from one and two summers ago. I just don't have a kid in the middle size to try it on for me. The peasant dress is a fairly new pattern of mine though, I'd really like to see how it fits other kids in the shoulders. And I got a request to make a 12-18m size, too. I'll have to draft a pattern up for that after I get the three dresses made.

pricing?

So I'm getting my kids caught up on summer gear, and I've had a few people allude to wanting stuff my kids are wearing, and I could use some help supporting my fabric and yarn habit. This is a rough draft, and a sample of my own patterns that I'm confident enough in to sell. Am I way off here? These are all kid sizes, and they assume basic cotton woven, quilting quality, fabrics. There would be adjustments for doing linen like big ds's skull shorts, for example. Toddler through 8ish. Or should I have two prices for each? One for up to size 4-5, and another for bigs? Think I can really make enough to make it worth it? :P~

basic short - $8
no pockets or extras, above the knee length

basic skater short - $14
front pockets only, below the knee length

full skater short - $18
front pockets, cargo pockets, optional embellishment, below the knee length

girly skater shorts - $18
preview to come

peasant dress - $16
look at the monkey sister dresses for an example

peasant top and shorts set - $18
look at the baby's jammies for an example, I've lengthened and widened the pattern since making those.

wide ruffle pants that turn into capris as they grow - $16

And I'm not offering my stuff sewn with knit fabric yet. I want to see how they hold up after a couple months of rough kid play and laundering. Those patterns are too new.

Lap shoulder dress for the baby. Made with my self drafted lap T pattern. I didn't put enough seam allowance in the shoulders, so this one fits -just- right, not a scrap of growing room. I'm going to try it again with the red abc print. I love how it swings around her as she toddles around. The smudge is where she got pizza on it before I got a decent picture.


Shirred sundress for the baby. Shirring is fun!

Easter shorts for lil ds.


Vneck T for the baby, the sleeves and bottom still need hemmed. I like raglans better.


Sundress for big dd. It's a simple A-line. Soft tshirty fabric.


My first lap T prototype, self drafted pattern.

sneak peek

Skater shorts for my oldest kid. I promise you will never have to see his skivies hanging out of them. The waist and ELASTIC are custom sized just for his butt. Done just in time for the dragon in laws visit this weekend. ;-)

new soaker

Knit with "farm yarn" from Little Turtle Knits, leg cuffs are crocheted. It really could have used a bit more length, but there wasn't enough yarn length to allow it.

My favorite repurposing project so far.

This was a receiving blanket that was gifted to my youngest as a newborn. Soft stretchy cotton. I've always loved the white print, and knew I wanted to do something with it once she no longer used it. She hasn't been snuggled up in it for a looooong time, I just got it cut and sewed last night. :P The pink stripe on the side of the shorts was actually put there to widen them, I couldn't squeak any more out of the white print.




Not pictured from yesterday is a pair of capris for my big dd, that used to be my capris (they were too big for me), and a Mei Tai baby carrier (put "mei tai" into google image if you want to see some in action). That Mei Tai involved enough top stitching to drive a seamstress mad. I understand why wahms charge $50 for them!

the outfit Moose designed

The shorts are skater length, with inset pockets on the front, cargo pockets on the side, and yellow topstitching. The shirt is an outgrown undershirt of his brothers with some fabric sewn on it.

I made a raglan tshirt!

For my big ds. :)

toddler summer jammies

Both are cotton flannel purchased from a remnant rack, the Peanuts was even on a 75% off of that sale.

Another pair!

That's my toddlers 3t pair, beside a 12 month pair for a friend's kid. She saw my girls shamrock pants and wanted a pair for her babe.

shamrock capris for my girlies

Close up of the tags I put in, using the same fabric. Hopefully I won't have to hear "Mooooom! I can't find the front!" or Hub telling me he thinks he puts the baby's on backwards.

Toddler headband

Adapted from the pattern at Libilou Creations. The shamrock pattern is from Priscilla's Crochet.

soaker shorts

There's still enough of the solid green to make a couple embellishments. A shamrock? Leprechaun hat? Or . . . something Irish.