I wasn’t as productive as I had hoped during summer KCW, but I did manage to finish a couple of outfits for each kid. Here are J’s:
Rocket ship tank with blue linen pants
Airplane tank with brown chambray pants
No new patterns or reviews here — when I sew for J, I pretty much stick to my TNT patterns anymore. He has fairly simple and predicable taste in clothes. Comfy t-shirts and tanks, loose, comfy pants or shorts … do you sense a theme?
KCW Day 3 — it’s almost half over! A week sounds like a long time, but boy that goes fast, especially when you have a long list of “needs” to make during that time.
Last night I finished J’s first pair of summer Parsley Pants. I love this pattern. Perfect fit, easy sew, good-looking finished product. The Clean Slate Pants are my go-to if I need traditional pockets and a zip fly, but when I want a quick pair of elastic waist pants, I inevitably reach for the Parsley Pants.
Summer pants — very useful in Kansas.
** Disclosure: This post contains Blank Slate Patterns affiliate links, but, I paid for the patterns used out of my own pocket, and all opinions are 100% my own!
I actually made these pants for the kids’ yearly photo shoot back in May, and then they didn’t get worn in the photos. Oh well, J really likes them and wore them quite a bit before the weather got ridiculously hot!
These are essentially a mash-up of the Made by Rae Parsley Pants, and the Blank Slate Patterns Coastal Cargos, hence the name Poastal Pants!
The Poastal Pants
And J loves them! If they are clean and in his drawer, he wants to wear them. My kids are at ages now where they’re very picky about their clothes, so it’s always nice to stumble on something that they just love. These pants fit the bill nicely for J. They’re lightweight, super comfy, move really well, and he got to pick out the buttons! He also sat with me and handed me needles for much of the sewing process, and that always helps endear him to a handmade garment.
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