Cari Homemaker

Category: Kid’s Sewing

  • Jungle January 2014: Hopefully not Giant Purple People Eaters

    Hi there. I hope you’ve been enjoying Aunty Laura’s recent posts about her refashion take on the iconic Rear Window Dress. I’m going to interrupt the flow a little and take things in an entirely different direction, to be specific, into the jungle. I couldn’t possibly skip Jungle January after the fun I had sewing…

  • Down the Rabbit Hole

    Here it is. The last stash busting project of the year, number 25 of 25. And what would a blog post be without pictures or conversation? I’ll begin at the beginning and when I come to the end, I’ll stop. Curiouser and curiouser, this dress is a perfect example of when OCD meets ADHD. I…

  • Miss Guinevere 1949

      This is a project that was well over a year in the making. It started with picking up the fabric at a thrift store. It’s a nice thick wool. It didn’t have a tag on it to indicate where it came from, but in my opinion, it’s either a Pendleton wool or something very…

  • A Much-Needed Boy’s Winter Coat

    It’s gotten cold here. Some sources started saying coldest late autumn weather in 15 years, then I started hearing coldest in 42 years. Either way, at some point today I heard someone refer to 34 degrees as “balmy” in comparison to the temps last week. Unfortunately, Romeo had outgrown his winter coat, and he needed…

  • Back to Stash-Busting

    I’ve had a few stash-busting projects with pictures sitting around waiting to be posted for quite a while. These are more practical than exciting/inspiring, but still a good use of my stashed fabric, so they merit a post. First up is a hoodie for Guinevere. I succumbed to the lure of a McCall’s pattern sale…

  • I Shall Call Her “Mini-Me”

    I thought it might be fun to make some matching dresses for Guinevere and I. No, absolutely not those kind of matching dresses. I made skater dresses. Mine has 3/4 sleeves and hers has long sleeves, but we were cold so we didn’t take our jackets off for pictures. We were too busy trying to…

  • A Dapper Pair of Lads

    The only thing more fun than having a boy wearing a red suit is having two of them. Best GQ pose. I love this picture, I can see a glimpse of what he’s going to look like as he becomes a young man. Sneering look from the youngest child. What else could be expected? (This…

  • Vintage Simplicity 3295: Blue Gingham Cuteness

    I suspect that the real reason I wasn’t as excited by Guinevere’s Pink Cherry Dress as I probably should have been was this dress right here which I had cut out at the same time. If you think it looks a little old-fashioned, that’s probably because I used vintage Simplicity 3295 which has the copyright…

  • Romeo Sews! A U of O Apron

    Now for something really exciting. It feels like long ago since I was making aprons for the kids. I had originally planned to make one for Romeo, but he didn’t want to match Ace. When he started complaining about being the only kid who didn’t have an apron, I told him to make his own. And…