Cutesy Kid Sewing

Sewing for little kids (who will accept what you make) is fun because you can pull out all the cutesy stops.  I'm not really into bows and frills, but I do like me a certain amount of cuteness.

Pajamas for my volcano-obsessed son:

I used the raglan-sleeve tee and pajama pants patterns from the cool book, Sewing for Boys.  If you want to sew for a little boy in your life, I highly recommend this book.  There are some great basics, like these patterns, and some nifty pieces like jackets and dressy pants.

That's a helicopter applique flying over the volcano, with volcanologists inside.  My son wants to be a volcanologist, but in a few years I will probably  try very hard to steer him to a safer vocation.

A messenger bag I made for my daughter's friend's birthday, using some fun printed corduroy from JoAnn's.  I based it off the messenger bag pattern in One-Yard Wonders.

I changed the size a little and used snaps instead of velcro (what kid doesn't love snaps?), a lobster claw clasp (ditto), and a compartmentalized pockets (ditto again).

This was really fun to make and pretty fast too because of the simple shape, and the owl print lining was bonus cuteness.

And lastly a sweet dress for a friend's baby who just turned one.  I used McCall's 6017 and Anna Maria Horner voile (Anna Maria rocks!!!).  When I sew for babies, I'm always surprised by how tiny they are!  The bodice on this is only couple inches high.

I also got my daughter interested in hand-sewn clothes again--go me!  The trick is to let her choose the fabric and pattern, no matter how *interesting* (read: I would not have picked that) I think they are.  More on that in another post.