KCWC Day 4

And back to my regular colourful sewing schedule. 

After Jas saw Jude's red pants yesterday, he requested a pair for himself. These are just simple sweat pants with a fitted yoga waist.

The cardigan is from a felted wool sweater from the thrift shop. 

And now for the blurry photos. My camera has decided not to do auto focus anymore, and I'm finding it difficult to remember to adjust the light meter, AND focus at the sametime, plus I'm in the habit of just pressing the button and letting it focus for me. Sigh!

Tomorrow is the last day of KCWC Fall 2012! I feel like I need to go out with a bang, and still have no clue what I'm going to make. Hopefully inspiration hits me soon, because I'm not likely to last long today. I was up late (until 2 am) reading the second book of the Hunger Games, Catching Fire. OMG! I can't wait to start the third book! 

Staying up until the wee hours of the morning is not such a great idea for me, and I wish I had a little more self control, but it's just such an exciting book, and I couldn't tear myself away from it. So there is a chance I will be making something simple and not too exciting, but keep your fingers crossed for me, because I'm not a coffee drinker and have to make it through without help. 

Have a great day everyone!!

KCWC Day 2

Day 2.

I managed to get Jude into his new outfit, AND have pics taken, with no resistance. Thank goodness for big brothers.

So, I have just finished reading Night Circus, which may be influencing colour choices for these outfits. If you haven't read or heard of Night Circus, you should check it out. It's a good one. I loved it because it is everything I dreamed of in a circus and more. At first I was skeptical because of the love story, but it is really well done, and never cheesy. Just to give you some insight on how it has influenced me, there is a lot of black and white, with a splash of red. 

Update: Here is The Night Circus

Source: amazon.ca via Jamie on Pinterest

As you can see Jasper and Jude's pants have been made from the same pair of pants. Two pairs of pants, two different styles. I made Jude's pants long, so he can grow into them, with knit front pockets and a fitted ribbed waist. 

The cardigan is upcycled from a thrifted sweater. I have been wanting to make a cardigan for a while, and I am so happy with the finished product, but what I love most is how easy it was!

My two little goof balls. I love them,

Tomorrow I may add some colour.

KCWC Day 1

Here it is! Day 1 of KCWC. I made this outfit last night, but was in a rush this morning to take the photos, and barely had time to load them on the computer before rushing out the door for Thanksgiving brunch with Rob's parent's. So I apologize for the poor picture quality. Rob did edit one for me tonight. Bet you can't guess which one. Actually I'm pretty sure you can. It's pretty easy to spot.

So what have I made? A cowl neck sweater with puffy pants (for lack of a better name at this hour of the night). Both have been upcycled. I had the best of intentions to take before and after photos this time, but of course once I stepped into the sewing room, all memories of photo taking left my mind and I went straight to work. 

I made the cowl neck pattern myself!! Yay! It took couple of tries to get the cowl right, but I'm pretty happy with it:)

The pants I had to guess the right length, because Jas had already gone to bed, and I of course forgot to measure him. The puffy part is supposed to be just below his knee with the fitted part being longer. I kept the existing fly, waist band and back pockets. 

                         

Voila! We shall see if Jude will put on the outfit I have made for him for tomorrow, and if he does, will he let me take pictures? 

We shall see.

Good night. I will be dreaming of patterns and sewing for the remainder of the week:)