Goober Pea Designs Quadra Jacket

This little one needed a light jacket for childcare. They finally renovated and the airconditioning is working at long last. 

That means she needed an extra layer at nap times so i thought it was a perfect time to try the new jacket pattern from Goober Pea Designs - Quadra jacket!

This is flannelette from a destash and it's so soft inside and out that, i knew it is perfect for an unlined light jacket. 

It's also super cute with all the kitties ❤

I love how fast it came together even with the separating zipper. She's wearing this over a normal top and there's enough ease to be comfortable.

She's also very capable to zipping herself up properly. Yay to self-dressing kiddos.

Look at that proud face 🥰

The Quadra jacket has pocket and colorblocking options but i skipped all those since it's just for using in childcare for nap times. 

In future though, it will be so useful for jackets meant for wearing in cold countries - when we can finally travel again 😅

Matchy matchy family set!

I've been testing quite frequently for Sinclair Patterns these days. And these are some matchy matchy outfits I managed to make for my entire family whilst testing. 

I didnt want it to be too obvious, in-your-face, kind of matching but something which still looks good when they wear it on their own. 

And also, the husband can be very particular about prints so heathered grey athletic knit is a very safe option! Of course I didn't have quite so many yardages of a specific heathered grey knit so i mixed and matched a few close matches - and they were all from my stash! Yippee! 

Patterns featured: Ivy, Ivyberry, Rocky and Rockyberry 

First photo - a group photo of me and the kids (husband's the photographer) 

Here's my husband and son at the beach!

Here's Rockyberry tank with Solberry shorts. 

This Ivyberry is made with remnants from big and brave fabrics and the drape is really lovely! 

Mine is made with a different remnant, a much thinner athletic knit that is also very comfortable. 

I do like this family set so so much. Can u tell we have been wearing these often? Many of these photos are taken at different locations over different days! 

Sinclair Azalea Top

Oh my heart!! I've absolute love for this Azalea top pattern from Sinclair Patterns. Big big big love for it. 

This is my first tester version of it in ITY fabric and it is love at first sight. I actually own a rtw top in this exact design but in CL and that one drapes differently. 

This one, i can make it in exactly the fabric I envision a top like this shld be made in and it's just been making my heart sing. 

I just love how the top v knot looks and the instructions are wonderful 🥰

I made my second version in a white 3/4 sleeve interlock (i wldn't recommend this fabric!). 

It still looks cute, but cos it isn't a recommended fabric, i think there's room for improvement for sure. 

Next one in black? =p=p=p 

Sinclair Kids Cloudberry Tee

I've raved quite a bit about the size chart for Sinclair Pattern's kids patterns and here is Sinclair patterns Cloudberry knit raglan top for kids!

As usual, I made it for my slim boy who fits beautifully in Slim J without any need for blending. Slim J doesn't refer to slim fit. It means my boy is slimmer than children his height and J is the size his height indicates he is in. 

I had a rainbow beaked toucan CL and I paired it with a cute rainbow CL cos that was the period of time tt he wanted all things rainbow like his sister and I was happy to oblige cos rainbow on kids is fun and happy.

I like how banding everything makes my life so much simpler. I am not fond of hemming, are u? 

Thank u for visiting and see u again soon! 

Sinclair Kids Blueberry Tee

When Sinclair patterns started making kids patterns for slimmer kids, I jumped at the chance to test for her. Of the companies that I have used for adult patterns so far, they have proven to be a great company for well drafted adult patterns so I had high hopes for great children patterns too. And Sinclair patterns really delivered!

This is the blueberry tee in a thin low stretch knit. Look how good it fits my very slim boy without blending!

I usually have to blend for this boy as much as 3 sizes for some size charts and that makes some pattern not work as well and it's also just a little more troublesome to make. With the slim size chart, I can pick a size based on height and go for it and it looks great!

He's really happy cos his wardrobe has had plenty more tees now that I've got Blueberry pattern. It's made it so much easier to make tops for him so I did. 

Spamming some more photos of this cutie pie 🥰

And cos I'm pretty proud of the insides of the tee, i wanted to show 1 photo of the top hung up. See how pretty the back of the neckline is? 

And finally, 2 more photos of another blueberry tee...

My instagram has more blueberry tees if anyone's interested! 

Fintastic Plushie by Little Sewist Studio - the time when we sew a plushie together!

My 6 year old is incredibly proud of himself cos he made that shark all by himself. (His father thinks it is a whale cos of the color )

We used Little Sewist Studio Fintastic plushie pattern which is a specially designed pdf pattern meant for kids. He is still learning to read and doesn't have enough vocabulary to understand a full set of pdf pattern instruction. Thankfully, the fintastic plushie pdf pattern also comes with full video instructions so he could follow the video instructions to do this himself.

 
Look at the little guy at work! 

I gave him free choice of all my fabric stash and even though the pattern was meant for knits, he chose wovens and since tt might make it easier for him, i went with it.

 
We used the projector file but since i wasn't gg to allow him to use the rotary cutter, he used it for tracing then cut the fabric with a pair of scissors - it was good scissor cutting practice!

 

He pinned all by himself and didn't prick himself - another great achievement! Then proceeded to "scream-sew" agonisingly slowly on my machine on the lowest speed. It was kind of cute watching him sew and make so much noise as he was doing it

We had to gut an existing pillow because this mummy didn't want to go out and buy stuffing. But the kids had a field day unstuffing the pillow then stuffing this shark.

 

The only part i helped with is the last part - ladder stitching it close. I'm a proud mummy and we had a really good mummy-child bonding time!

He's been hugging it to sleep every night. I'm so happy he stuck with this till the end. Especially since i spread out the whole sewing experience over a few days, just 1 hr each day so we (mostly me) don't get too tired.

The pattern is on sale at Sew PDF Pattern Showcase if anyone wants to let their kid try it! It’s a really well done tutorial and very suited for little ones!

https://sewpdf.com/.../fintastic-plushie-little.../ref/58

This little one watched her brother do the whole shark and she insisted she wanted to sew one too. 

But since she is still really young, doesn't quite have scissors skills (we have been practicing!) and can't focus very long yet, I only allowed her to choose the fabric and sit on my lap while I do the sewing. 

She loved this so much, she is currently using it as her bolster! 💗