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Nu ondanks onze prachtige nazomer de ochtenden frisser worden, ontstond er wat behoefte aan lange mouwen én benen voor de echte koukleumen in huis. En natuurlijk bleken die lange mouwen ineens niet verder meer dan de ellebogen te reiken.
Goed nieuws voor de naaimachine! Ik haalde een stokoud ottobre patroon tevoorschijn dat ik al meerdere keren aanpaste op de jongenslijven. Soms is 'gewoon' gewoon goed genoeg. De stof (met de échte amerikaanse zeearend, mama!) maakt het toch speciaal en is een voltreffer bij mijn boef. Om de gele snavels en poten van de vogels op te halen, combineerde ik met gele boorden.
Patronen: Cisse van Zonen09 en Ottobre (shirt)
Stof: merkloos
My kids have a lot in common with weeds. They keep popping up where I don't want them, make a mess and grow faster than seems possible. I don't know whether it is the combination of water, sand and sun, or that they secretly found growing powder somewhere, but they seem to grow meters in summer.
In spite of our Indian summer, the mornings are getting a bit chilly, and the need arose for some long sleeved and long legged clothes. And of course all the longsleeves they own suddenly did not reach any further than their elbows...
Good news for the sewing machine! I pulled out an ancient ottobre pattern that I adapted a bit to the measurements of my boys. Sometimes simple is good enough. The fabric (it's the real american eagle, mom!) makes it special enough and is a big hit with my boy. To accentuate the yellow bills and claws I used yellow ribbing.
The pants are the Cisse pattern, disguised as jeans. I've sewn this pattern several times and I'm so in love with their fit around a small bottom. I had to use a small size and lengthen a bit, and it fits perfectly now.
Fly my boy!
Patterns: Cisse by Zonen09 and Ottobre (shirts)
Fabric: cotton jersey and midweight denim.
































