rough draft price chart

Ok, rough draft of a pricing chart. This is subject to change. Please bear with me as I figure up materials, time, etc for all this. It all assumes kid size 8 or down at this point, and basic cotton wovens at regular cost. I will work with other fabric like knits, linen, etc but they can increase the cost of my materials. If you send your own fabric I will take my average fabric cost out of the price, leaving my notions and time as your expense. I have no problems tweaking patterns or extras if you have something else in mind, options listed are not limitations. My main sizes are 12/18 month, 2/3, 4/5, 6/7, and I have larger sizes in the works (past 6/7 the prices will go up slightly because of the extra material needed). The skaters aren't down to a 12/18 yet, and some things I will do baby size if asked. The uber twirly doesn't go smaller than 2, and goes up to a 8/12 (Euro 134/140). The largest uber twirly will have another fabric yard added to the price.
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skater shorts, below knee length
start at $12 for basic (can have front pockets but no other extras), and run up to $18 with options like cargo pockets, back pockets, and embellishment (trains and skulls are embellishment examples).

plain shorts, above knee length, no extras
$7 alone, $6 if in a set, $8 or more for pockets and embellishments

flannel lounge pant $10 with no extras

block capris, $16
pockets on the back, patchy/block front, with drawstring cuffs. These look good as "high water" pants, and easily become capris as they grow.

Plain capris, can have front pockets, $12, like the skaters misc pockets and embellishments can pull it up

wide ruffle capris/pants $14
The legs are roomy enough to start as pants if you go up a size, and turn into capris as they grow.

tiered skirt in woven, $14
simple 3 tier skirt (I'm not offering knits for this pattern, yet)

uber twirly skirt, $20
Twirl to the max! Very very full skirt. Not my original pattern, but it comes with a copyright allowing a small amount of selling.

peasant shirts, $10
Can be all one print, or contrasting sleeves. They can come with no elastic in the sleeves too. Add $6 for a coordinating or matching short, or $10 for plain capris.

peasant dresses, $14
Options are elastic in the sleeves, or not, or thin ties for the back. Pockets or a ruffle on the bottom will add time.
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No shirts for boys yet, I want to work my raglan a bit more yet, unless you want to be my guinea pig. And there's a reversable wrap dress for girls in process, look for it within the week.

Look for Silver Moon Threads' grand opening in June! (We're planning a week long trip at the end of May. I didn't want to open just in time to go out of town.)

McQueen raglan

For my lil Moose man.

more embellishments

train shorts

front


side


back

These were so fun to make! Size 2/3, and tossed in the instock pile.

stuff for instock

12/18m peasant dress. I'd intended on making this for Muffin, but there wasn't enough fabric. She had a cross back dress in this print last summer.

The flash killed this dress. It's really a very nice pastel yellow. Seersucker, with pre-embroidered flowers. Size 2/3. My toddler son's toes not included.


I love this print! Repurposed, size 6/7 with my newly adjusted length (this size only). Rayon/cotton blend. My toes not included.


If this one had've been big enough for Muffin, it would not have made it to the for sale side of my sewing room's closet. These fabrics were pleading for me to put them together, but this was the biggest I could squish out of them. Size 12/18 month.


Repurposed capris, size 6/7, same style as the orange ones for my toddler a couple posts down. Cotton with a bit of lycra, stretchy, and very soft. They still need drawstrings in the cuffs, and elastic in the waist.

I know the pictures stink. It's late, and it was windy and yucky outside all day, and my digi cam is pretty old (as far as digi cams go anyway). I'll try for better natural light shots when the weather calms down. I won't load them on HC until I get good pics.

Customer stuff.

The fishy set, my first one going out in a 12/18 month size. Slightly nervous about this one going out. It does match my sizing charts, and it should fit fine, but I have no one this size to compare to anymore. Peasant top and shorts. I fussy cutted the top to center pretty fish on it, and I did the shorts boxer style, so the images can go right around the side of the shorts without being interrupted by a seam.

Close up to get true color better. There's shimmery gold outlining some of the fish. My camera just can't capture the beauty of this print.

This one is for a friend who saw my toddler's citrus set, and said she MUST have that shirt. :)

better details

If you click on it you can see the topstitching I mentioned. And this is the real color.

you might need sunglasses for this one

Front. The bottom picture is closer to the true color.


Back

The peasant top is my pattern. The bottoms will fit like short pants now, and turn into capris easily as she grows. I promise I'll get a new digi cam with my tax refund so you'll be able to see all the little details. The front of the pants is actually four pieces sewn together, all the topstitching along the seams looks adorable.

The fabric is a very lightweight cotton that will take her all through summer, I forget the technical name of it. It's essentially a wide wale seersucker.

colorblock raglan sets

(the shorts aren't finished yet, their waistband will be dark pink, and I'll hem them too ;) )

baby gifts

It's too late to crop it and make the picture look better. ::::yawn:::: Baby boy gifts! They're done except for the waistband elastic. The cowboys with navy blue is a 3-6 month, and light blue/natural is a 6-9 month. So sweet and tiny! I may stick an embellishment on a pantleg of each short. I can't ship them til Monday, so I have awhile to stare at them.

My new book full of awesome kids clothing patterns came today, and a box of fabric scraps from a friend, and a box of tshirts and pants to repurpose for my kids from another friend, and I'm stuck here nak! Ack!


Must. sew. something! *fuse sizzling sound*

adjustable waist shorts, prototype 1

I think this is my best prototype 1 ever. They fit Mr Skinny Butt perfectly! And have good room to grow. Velcro fly, elasticized back waist, buttons near the inside side seams to hook the adjustable elastic on.


Side shot. There's a button underneath the elastic that's sticking out. Velcro fly over on the right.

They're a hit with big ds. He calls them his "wood" shorts, that was his first reaction when he saw the fabric. Hub was bummed to find out there wasn't enough wood fabric to make a pair in his size!

logo, take 3 and 4

Not too much change, the moon is more centered, star sizes are slightly changed.


This one I like best. Everything but the stars are the same as #3. By this one I learned to put each part in it's own layer, so I can edit just the moon, or just the stars, without having to start all over.

Now I need to make a huge one for the top. Coming soon to Hyenacart! I considered Etsy, but I'm more familiar with HC, and HC has a pretty good customer base too. And Ebay is where people to go save a buck, myself included. If I have to undersell it won't be worth it. :)

Not too bad for my very first attempts at creating images aye? Anyone know a graphics designer that works for sewing? *grin*

whaddya think?

testers 3, 4 and 5

The last peasant dress, this is the size inbetween my girls, and the one I'll be watching the closest to see if I've got the size right.


Skater shorts, basic on the left, full on the right, both in the size inbetween my boys.

Whew! Now to finish the Easter stuff I promised for my family. Not accepting a single tester or project until I get those finished. My girls' dresses just need hems, and elastic put in (same peasant pattern). Lil ds's shorts are done, and he has a white polo to go with it (well, mostly white anyway, he's 3). Big ds's shorts are cut out and ready to roll. Hub's shorts aren't quite halfway done. The fly is in, the fronts and backs are stuck together, and the cargo pockets have been prepped. Just need to get the cargo pockets on, close up the short, get a waistband on it, and hem. If I get all that done, I have a print I may try to wiggle a new summer shirt for moi in.