Spring Kids Clothing Week Challenge

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I haven’t sewn for my kids in a while, so next week’s kids clothing week challenge is just the kick in the butt I need. I participated last Fall, and it was awesome to end 7 days of sewing for one hour a day with some new momma-made clothes for my children.

Here is what I’m going to work on during the challenge:

  • finish Agnes’s raincoat – for months now all I need to do is slip stitch the lining hem to the exterior
  • make the hopscotch dress (or shirt if I don’t have enough fabric) for Agnes – this will be my first time to machine sew with knits and I’m excited to use this fantastic fabric I bought in Missoula, MT over the Summer
  • oilcloth aprons for both children – I just got Little Things to Sew (my mother’s day gift to myself) and I’m considering using the bias trimmed apron pattern – I need to buy some boyish looking oilcloth/coated cotton for Ely’s apron
  • make some lazy days skirts – I can use up a lot of 1/2 yards of fabric this way

Of course everything I want to make is an Oliver + S pattern, no surprise there. I’m sure I won’t get to half the items on the list, but a few items of clothing sewn are better than none. Maybe I’ll be really smart and cut out all the pattern pieces this week.

4 thoughts on “Spring Kids Clothing Week Challenge”

  1. that raincoat! so so cute!
    i have some skirts and nightgowns for the girls on next week’s agenda. i really should finish my dress first, though.

  2. I also need to finish the lining hem to the exterior of my coat. I’m hoping I can do that before she grows out of it!

  3. How much do I love that raincoat! So bright and cheery! I find that cutting is my least favorite part. I feel like if I can get that out of the way, things move pretty quickly from there on out. I’ve got a few patterns cut out and ready to sew but haven’t had the time to focus on those projects. Sewing clothes for me seems to require a level of concentration and precision that I don’t seem to have lately.