Time For School Capsule Wardrobe Sew Along

Even though I started over a month ago on the preschooler's wardrobe, I'm going to follow along with the Time for School Capsule Wardrobe Sew Along.  I love the idea of a limited wardrobe based mostly on items made at home.  Of course Nana has helped out with RTW items such as shoes, cardigans, and jeans.
My goal is to post a photo of each outfit on this one post and have them all in once place.  This may take me awhile to compile as certain little people seem to keep needing things like food and diaper changes.

Anna Lap Dress with Stretch Leggings

Buffalo Print from Girl Charlee  Black and White Polka Dot from JoAnn's

RTW pink tee and purple cardigan

30 minute reversible Frozen skirt

Mama Made Six Months Later

Remember when I blogged this dress here in January and I thought it was too small?  I was wrong.  The dress I'm speaking of is the blue polka dot one on the preschooler.  The pink striped one is cute too, but not mama made.

 It wasn't too small at all.  In fact, it fits just right now, in July.  The purple backdrop was the preschooler's addition to the photo shoot.  It's a one yard cut of knit that I like very much, but so does she.

 Just thought that for once I would share my work in action and the toddler's mad dancing skills.

Emotional Baggage

If something has been a UFO for two years, there is probably a good reason for that right?  I made this coat when we lived in our old house and even moved it with us.  I thought my hang up was finding buttons.  Yesterday I found buttons I loved.  This morning I put aside easy to do leggings so I could finish this.  The buttons weren't the issue.

 After 47 tries and a screaming fit I learned that you can't button hole fleece.  Some websites recommended stabilizer.  That didn't help.  The button holer just couldn't do it.  Actually, it did it once.  Just once.

 I tried to save the coat with snaps but the snaps were misaligned and there was no way to pick out all the old button hole threads.  So...that's it.  In the trash it goes.  I can't keep looking at this coat.  Moving on.

Merida the Brave Peplum

Last night I couldn't sleep.  So of course I started trolling Craftsy.  What did I find?  This Pippa Peplum by See Kate Sew.  Oh how I loved it!  Oh how I don't want to spend another $9 on a pattern.  And then...I noticed it's just a t-shirt with a gathered skirt.

What did I do?  I drafted my own after reading a few tutorials on Pinterest.  I took the next size up on the Alex and Anna Winter Pajamas AGAIN and shortened the torso.  Then I cut out a circle skirt to add to the bottom.

And Voila!  A Peplum dress.

 At first I thought this teal plaid was too much to handle.  Now, I think it looks great with the preschooler's red hair.  Right now the top is a little big in the shoulders.  That's ok.  I want her to be able to wear this all winter.

 The toddler is not wearing a Made by Mom dress but we can't leave her out of the photo shoots.   As soon as she hears the words "take a picture" she starts running around saying "Cheese!"

This is what happens when I ask them to kiss each other.  So much love.

Nudist No More

The child who refuses to wear pants to eat dinner, decided tonight to wear her flannel pajamas in 90 degree heat.  Somebody please explain.

I did brush her hair today, but that was before she played in her bucket of water on the deck.  Don't ask.  Please ignore the ketchup on her face from dinner.  She is her own person.

I Couldn't Take it Any More

Ahh! the stretching and gaping and curling!  It was mocking me.  So I hacked it up and tried again.  The Anna Lap Dress top portion just isn't working for me right now.  See, isn't it hideous?

I took the top of a pajama top and cropped the torso length.  The toddler modeled it for me because the preschooler is going through a nudist phase.  Hopefully she works her way through it by the time school starts again.  Oh, and we always stand on the dining room table to try on clothes.

Unplanned Greatness

It wasn't my plan to make a perfectly assembled pair of summer pajamas yesterday, but the preschooler is without any due to an overnight growth spurt.  After I finished a planned project, I quickly threw together this Alex and Anna Winter Pajamas altered version.

The sleeves and pant legs were shortened.  I had bought the flower knit a few weeks ago, but then thought it was hideous.

What ended up happening was pure magic!  The collar came out perfectly.  You know how you always have that one thing in a project that bothers you?  Not this one.  Also, I'm not sure what this knit is but it was so easy to work with.  Maybe a little heavy for summer but the preschooler wore it all night no complaints.  The pants on the other hand came off as soon as the photo shoot was over.

The younger child here is a girl despite the boy's t-shirt and short hair.  She does own lots of real pajamas, and she does have pants.  Neither of which are reflected in this photo.  

Pluses and Minuses

 The pre-baby sewing marathon continues now that we are back from Up North.  I got to work on another Anna Lap dress.  Some good things happened.  

One:  I did not overstretch the neck.  

Two:  The pre-schooler tried it on and said she loved it.

Things that make me grumpy.

One:  The plaid does not run straight of the grain so the plaid runs downhill.  I'm hoping you don't notice this when it's worn.

Two:  The dress is way too big to be worn to school just yet.  This could be good though since I want the preschooler to wear it through the winter.

I'm also working on my labeling system.  I'd buy labels from Etsy but there are so many to choose from I get overwhelmed.  So I won't buy any!