Todd Gibson

My children are on the small side so take my two cents with a grain of salt!

My solid 14 month old is wearing the size 6-12 months with one fold of the sleeves.

Here is the 12-18 month on my older daughter, similar age https://www.flickr.com/photos/motherof5/4815131108/in/album-72157625184981969/

and still wearing it here…[Read more]

@deepathomas , I am pretty sure we all knew what you meant! 😉
Thank you.

@beanniequilts I have a tute here, just in case https://www.pinterest.com/pin/73676143874207837/

~Nicole~

I like a plaid / check / stripe challenge. I just made a glen plaid jumprope but I wouldn’t mind another go!

Ugly fabric challenge is fun but fraught with insult. What if I make something in a ugly fabric that everyone else thinks is fabulous? Am I insulting your tastes? 😉

But I do like an ugly fabric one too. It is just picking the…[Read more]

@cybele727 – I love the ugly fabric challenge idea!

Wow @needlewoman you will be busy.

I finished my shirt but I am unhappy with the collar, completely my fault, I should have muslined just the collar.

In a nutshell, I swopped the collar and made it too long and the collar stand ate it! I have not tried it on yet… too nervous. I hope it looks okay, I really want to wear it to my son’s party.

I…[Read more]

Wow @needlewoman you will be busy.

I finished my shirt but I am unhappy with the collar, completely my fault, I should have muslined just the collar.

In a nutshell, I swopped the collar and made it too long and the collar stand ate it! I have not tried it on yet… too nervous. I hope it looks okay, I really want to wear it to my son’s party.

I…[Read more]

I made my daughter some yoga pants with a ribbing waist and I did have to go back and add elastic
I unpicked a wee bit of the seam, threaded it through and then hand sewed it up again.

They are lovely, I *wish* I was a 4….

Could you finish the neckline and wrists with bias (or jersey equivalent) and tuck the edges of the scarf-like bit in there?

My pictures hate me.

Well, I should officially be the poster child for not sewing while sick.

After looking at the pattern pieces, I decided to cut size 5 with 6 length, since she always outgrows length first.

Yeah, I wasnt payong attention and thought I cut the waistband, and instead trimmed off my added length. Size 5 it is! Lol.

And now I cant fet the…[Read more]

Well I managed to double dip and get Sarvi’s size 5 project covered as well with my monochrome swingset.
I’ve always thought a lovely sewing community idea would be a “skill swap”. In the way that quilters swap quilt blocks, or people swap handmade gifts. In my swap idea (which I’m not volunteering to organise cause I think it could get really…[Read more]

I haven’t done it but I think it will work really well. Whether you put elastic in will depend on how good the recovery of your ribbing is, and how much faith you have in it not stretching out over time.

@aprilshowers firstly, that is one fabulous idea for a costume. What a smart kid.
I’d start with a raglan sleeve pattern and then cut and split the front and back and sleeves to widen them. Then use elastic inside a casing around the neck to bring it all back in.
The art smock in Little Things To Sew is much like this. Or you could do it with the…[Read more]

My husband is pretty chunky and I make this shirt for him
http://fiveandcounting-motherof5.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/jedediah-for-jed.html I do add length and last time I shortened the ‘tails’.

I just finished this shirt for him it has a two piece collar and sleeve placket.

I have seen it listed on eBay and Esty. The oversized 80’s look…[Read more]

How about cutting a seam in the Hopscotch centre sleeve and adding the flowing fabric to that?