Monthly Roundup: September 2011

September has been kind of a slow month sewing-wise. Duncan's sleep has been seriously erratic (growth spurt + learning to crawl = nursing all night long), so my sewing time has been pretty minimal.

I sewed:
1) Vogue 8719 pants for Mitch

2) McCall's 5696 skirt for Myra

3) Simplicity 2738 PJ top for Logan

4) Simplicity 2290 PJ pants for Logan

5) Simplicity 2065 dress for Myra
6) Simplicity 2403 dress for me (promise, pictures coming soon!)

I also appliqued a bag for Logan to take to school. Total yardage: 12 1/2. 9 1/2 of that was from stash. The only non-stash garments were the PJs for Logan. I'm getting much better at shopping the stash! I'm not sure which garment was the most successful this month. Myra wears her skirt and dress constantly. Logan loves his PJs. Mitch's pants are wearable, although there is still some work to go before I can call them an unequivocal success.

For October, I have a baby gift that I need to knock out for a shower on the 4th, then it will be all costumes, all the time.

Myra is going to be Rapunzel. I've worked out the fit tweaks to the neckline and so real sewing can commence. Logan is planning to be Woody from Toy Story. I'm thinking I'll use the "Beethoven" shirt from Ottobre, as it has a nice slim fit. For his vest, I actually think I'll use his PJ pattern top, shortened and sleeveless. I'm planning to bind the edges as that is what it looks like was done to Woody's vest. I'm lining it with flannel for warmth and the shirt is a flannel backed homespun. Duncan is going to be Rex from Toy Story. I'm using Simplicity 2506, the dragon view but without the spikes. He'll be warm and snuggly in fleece. Logan insists that Mitch is going to be The Evil Doctor Porkchop and I am to be Lot's-O Huggin' Bear. We'll see about that...