Take Me Out To The Ballgame....

My latest project was a pair of shorts for Alex (4 as of May 8!) to wear to T-Ball (Tee Ball?).  In my previous post (Stash) I had mentioned the fabric my mom had sent me that was gray with a blue stripe.  Well, it was just begging to be turned into shorts.  I used Simplicity 2907, which was the same pattern I used to make Alex's St. Pat's button up shirt.  I made them in 3T and didn't do the top stitching on the left leg because it just didn't seem to go with the feeling I was looking for.  I also didn't sew on the top of the lower pocket.  I have it, but I was in a hurry.  I have the piece and may put it on later.  I really love the waistband which isn't elastic all around which makes it flat in the front.  Alex is a boy so pockets are always fascinating to him.  My husband really liked the fake fly on the front.

The funny thing about making these was that I had them completely cut out Thursday May 6 and then sewed them almost to completion on Friday May 7.  Then they sat around waiting for the waistband and hem till Saturday May 15 (right before a T-ball game).  I had meant to finish them the Monday before, but there were obstacles.  Not only did I have a hard time finding the time to do it, but it had gotten cold so he wasn't going to be able to wear them anyway.

So they were finished Saturday just in time...

Finish Them!!

That's what's being going through my head in a Mortal Kombat voice for weeks. Well, they are done. I'm home alone (and sick) so I did my own photography in Alex's bathroom. Still, here they are...

First up we have the dress that needed a zipper. Zipper added...and I can't zip it all the way up.

Now with sunburn!

I thought it would be tight in the cups, and it is a little, but it's really just the wrong size. The pattern I had only went up to 16 and that's what I made. Maybe if I take up kickboxing it will fit...

Next up we have the shirt I have been working on FOREVER.

This is what happens when you forget sunscreen (and love chocolate)...

It's supposed to be a really easy pattern, but my downfall was the material. Super soft = Really hard to work with. Rolled all over the place and was an exercise in patience. Nothing seemed to go right with this shirt. It was also too small. It fits, but...not the look I want to sport. Particularly across the boobs. I may wear it sometimes anyway if I'm just hanging around the house. I'll probably hem it, but didn't think it was a pressing issue.

For right now I'm so over sewing for myself. I'm going to work on shirts for Alex. He's a growing boy and summer's coming at us fast and furious so some cute short sleeve shirts are called for.