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Kwik Sew 2918 – 4t pants

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:39:12 +0000

Paul is taking the kids to see a play today, Jack was looking for something nice to wear with his pants. Please note, we have a loose definition of nice around here. When you’re four, nice = not sweatpants. His nice pants were in the laundry pile and the washer was already running a load of towels. Since they were planning to leave in two hours, there was not enough time to get his pants through the washer and dryer.

Luckily, I had enough corduroy on hand to make a pair of pants. These are a bit of a repeat of the pair I made before, Kwik Sew 2918 in a 4T. I added an extra 1.5″ to the length and took an inch off the top. I sewed the corduroy completely and then sewed each leg in flannel. I put each flannel leg inside the corduroy, right sides together and then pulled them through and sewed the flannel leg pieces together at the crotch. I folded over the waist about 1.25″ and zigzagged it down with the elastic loop inside.

One pair of pants, ready to go!

flannel lined corduroy pants

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:20:24 +0000

Jack needed black pants for his holiday program. (He still needs a white shirt and red tie, but that’s another story.) These are no fuss elastic waist pants in a fine wale cord with a flannel lining.

These are Kwik Sew 2918, size 4T. They have a 1 3/8″ allowance for the elastic casing, so I took 1″ off the top of the flannel lining to reduce the bulk there. The colors in the photo are a bit off and I keep crashing GIMP when I try to adjust them. The corduroy is black, and the kitchen island they are laying on is also much darker than it appears.

Now, I have to admit to doing the dumbest thing. I sewed the corduroy into a pair, then sewed the flannel as a pair. I then put them inside each other and proceeded to connect them at the leg hems. Trying turning that back right side out. It doesn’t work. I picked apart one leg hem, then realized that what I really needed to do was take apart the crotch seams on the flannel. That wouldn’t have been too bad had I not sewed those first and then sewed the inseam as one length. Seam ripper, seam ripper…

Note to self – line pants as follows:

Sew outside pants.
Sew each leg of inner layer separately.
Attach inner and outer at leg hem.
Sew crotch of inner layer.
Sew waistband.

The rest of the shirts…

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:23:28 +0000

Here are the rest of the shirts I made Jack in the shirt frenzy… These are all from Kwik Sew 2918, size 4T.

This one might be his favorite – it has cement trucks on it. I have a lot of boy fabrics, but when I saw someone selling this, I knew I had to get it for Jack.

Lizards, Turtles and Snakes and Cowboys

Dogs and Dinos

Kwik Sew 2918

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:43:03 +0000

I love a quick t-shirt pattern. This toddler shirt pattern has never failed me. I cut a bunch of these out and have been putting them together in bits. This one is size 4T. It’s a bit big on Jack right now, but the kid is growing like a weed and I’d like it to still cover his belly by the end of the summer.

The pants are from the same pattern, also in a 4T; this is a no frills elastic waist pant without pockets this time. I used a lightweight dark brown corduroy, durable and not too warm for spring. The shirt is a nice cotton baby rib knit with a nice weight to it. The white background is a somewhat dangerous choice, but we’re living on the edge over here.