Para o Sew along deste mês a Stacey escolheu
um dos projectos que mais medo me metia (sim, metia!). A Henry Shirt, cheia de
detalhes deliciosos, mas que eu temia pela sua dificuldade. Claro está que era
medo infundado, tudo que este livro apresenta é simplesmente fácil! Eu fiz duas
camisas, uma para cada rapaz. Passei o dia todo antes de voar para Oslo
agarrada à camisa do mais velho, mas valeu a pena!
Nestas coisas eu tenho sempre medo de errar, fazer as camisas demasiado fantasiosas e convenhamos que o mais velho já vai entrar para a escola primária e não vai poder andar sempre com roupa cheia de bonecada. Mas enquanto ele deixar, eu faço destas coisas!
Nestas coisas eu tenho sempre medo de errar, fazer as camisas demasiado fantasiosas e convenhamos que o mais velho já vai entrar para a escola primária e não vai poder andar sempre com roupa cheia de bonecada. Mas enquanto ele deixar, eu faço destas coisas!
A camisa do mais pequenino é o tamanho 2/3 do livro. Como ele
é barrigudinho fica-lhe bem. Usei os tecidos da colleccão Back Yard Baby,
de Patty Sloniger, vencedora do concurso Project Selvage e fabricado por Michael Miller. É algodão orgânico com
um toque super suave e é um pouco mais fino do que o convencional algodão para
patchwork (mas não sei porquê). Usei o Windy day para o "corpo", e o Snake Skin em cinzento para a peça lateral. Acho que a combinação ficou giríssima, mas
fico a aguardar as vossas opiniões.
Para o maior usei o tamanho 6/7 que estando bem em
comprimento, é um pouco largo pois o rapaz é esticadinho! Como a camisa tinha
muitas peças nem me atrevi a tentar alterar o molde. Tendo em conta a
inspiracão retro da camisa acho que até não fica muito mal, o pior é mesmo no
pescoço onde fica a nadar. Talvez tenha que por uma mola extra, mais perto do
colarinho. Para esta camisa usei tecidos da colecção Robot Factory de Caleb
Grey para Robert Kaufman. Já tinha usado a versão laranja deste
padrão para o sew along de Maio. Agora optei pelo verde com robots em branco combinado com o azul com as rodas dentadas. Apesar de tudo ao longe até fica discreto, parece uma simples camisa aos quadrados, pois os desenhos estão sobre uma
base quadriculada e não são muito evidentes.
I was running on a really tight schedule, but I did it! I left Portugal on the 14th of June but was able to finish the challenge before coming to Norway, Wee!
For this month's sew along Stacey chose a project that scared me the most (yes it did!). The Henry Shirt is full of delightful details, but I was kind of scared to get my hand on one of those. It is clear now that the fear was unfounded, everything in this book (so far) is just easy peasy! I made two shirts, one for each boy. I spent the whole day before flying to Oslo woking on the shirt for the older boy!
With the boys clothes I am always affraid of going too far. The oldest is about to start primary school and will not be able to always wear crazy patterns shirts. But, while he doesn't mind I will make him these things!
The shirt for the little guy is a size 2/3. As he still has the cutest round belly, it fits him just great. I used fabrics in the collection Back Yard Baby from Patty Sloniger, winner of Project Selvage and manufactured by Michael Miller. It is organic cotton with a super soft touch and slightly thinner than the conventional quilting cotton (though I have no idea why). I used Windy Day for the main piece, and Snake Skin in gray for the side panels. I think the combo turned out sooo cute, but I look forward to hearing from you.
For the older boy I used a size 6/7 which is ok in length, althoug it is a little wide! As the shirt had so many pieces I didn't dare try to change the pattern. Given the retro inspired vibe the shirt has, I think that is not that bad, the worst is around the neck.. Maybe I have to add another button closer the collar. I used fabrics from the collection of Caleb Grey Robot Factory for Robert Kaufman. I already used the orange version of this pattern in May sew along. Now I chose the green with white robots combined with the gears in blue. The shirt turned out quite discreet which made me very happy. I like it, how about you?
For this month's sew along Stacey chose a project that scared me the most (yes it did!). The Henry Shirt is full of delightful details, but I was kind of scared to get my hand on one of those. It is clear now that the fear was unfounded, everything in this book (so far) is just easy peasy! I made two shirts, one for each boy. I spent the whole day before flying to Oslo woking on the shirt for the older boy!
With the boys clothes I am always affraid of going too far. The oldest is about to start primary school and will not be able to always wear crazy patterns shirts. But, while he doesn't mind I will make him these things!
The shirt for the little guy is a size 2/3. As he still has the cutest round belly, it fits him just great. I used fabrics in the collection Back Yard Baby from Patty Sloniger, winner of Project Selvage and manufactured by Michael Miller. It is organic cotton with a super soft touch and slightly thinner than the conventional quilting cotton (though I have no idea why). I used Windy Day for the main piece, and Snake Skin in gray for the side panels. I think the combo turned out sooo cute, but I look forward to hearing from you.
For the older boy I used a size 6/7 which is ok in length, althoug it is a little wide! As the shirt had so many pieces I didn't dare try to change the pattern. Given the retro inspired vibe the shirt has, I think that is not that bad, the worst is around the neck.. Maybe I have to add another button closer the collar. I used fabrics from the collection of Caleb Grey Robot Factory for Robert Kaufman. I already used the orange version of this pattern in May sew along. Now I chose the green with white robots combined with the gears in blue. The shirt turned out quite discreet which made me very happy. I like it, how about you?