play pants
By Danica on April 27th, 2008
About Me
So, whose blog is this, anyway? It's mine, and here are few tidbits about me: My name is Danica. Like the race car driver, whose name I know, but whose career I know nothing about. A Nascar fan I am not. Things like reading, playing piano, gardening, cooking, sewing, writing, and keeping my bathroom bleached are more up my alley.My maiden name is Sinclair (not Patrick), and I come from good stock. (So says my husband, anyway!) I'm the oldest of 9 kids--and my parents are neither insane, uninformed, or Catholic. They're actually the best parents you could ask for. Seriously. (And, consequently, I think pretty highly of my siblings, too, whose blogs you can access from the links below.) I've joined a new clan, though, and my husband and I have been "leaving-and-cleaving" for 2 years and counting. We have a son who you'll read much (too much?) about. Oh. And there are pictures of him, too--hundreds of them--should you care to click on over to my flickr account. I'm a stay at home mom who is redefining that title--I literally stay at home as much as I possibly can. I love to be home! Home, by the way, is in Northern California, although my roots are in a lil' ol' town in Northern New York. Lastly, I take all blame for any ridiculous, outlandish, illogical posts. Anything worth commenting on or linking to is due to my husband's encouragement. In the spirit of the Little engine That Could, "He thinks I can, He thinks I can, He thinks I can,...", and sometimes, that's all a wife needs.
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How cute!! :-)
April 27th, 2008 at 9:33 am
oh. how i love him.
April 27th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Oh — wish I could be there…
Glad to see you’re all healthy and happy!
April 27th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
what great pants.
can you make me a pair? : )
April 27th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
we love the pants, but your viewing audience demands to see pictures of the belly!!! please? :)
April 28th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Oh they are so cute (the legs, I mean!) No, just kidding, the pants are
perfect. Just the right length, cute and comfy. I love clothes like that for kids!
April 28th, 2008 at 9:29 am
What a great idea. Asher so could use some fun play pants. I’ve only attempted pillow covers and curtains. For some reason clothes scare me!!
April 28th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Awesome pants!
Do you buy your patterns at a store or find them elsewhere? On-line? At the library?
I’m totally clueless. But curious.
Clueless but curious. Yeah.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
@Lisa: I don’t use too many patterns. Actually, clothes have intimidated me in the past few years — which is silly, since that’s what I first learned to make. But patterns seems pricey (they are, unless you hit a great sale), and I usually can get something on the sale rack at Gap for less than a pattern and fabric.
BUT, basic kid clothes I’m finding are pretty easy to make. Kids have nice straight figures with no weird curves to navigate — and they don’t worry too much about whether or not the pants flatter their backside. :)
So, here’s what I’ve started to do:
First, if you google tutorials, for anything under the sun, you’ll find links. Tutorials are just free directions for how to make stuff, and often times include pictures or diagrams of patterns that help you understand how all that stuff works.
Second, find a simple garment, and trace it, and recreate it! It doesn’t always turn out the first time for me, but most of the time, if it’s simple enough and if I leave plenty of room for seams and errors, I end up with something I’m happy with.
That’s all the tricks I have up my sleeve so far!
April 29th, 2008 at 2:20 am
This picture is simply awesome. Something about it made me want to look at it a number of times. Did you take it?
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 am