A Very Merry Christmas! Done Early too!

I have not been "around" this past month very much but I have been hard at work! I am very happy to say that all my Christmas sewing is completely done for this year, and October is not even over yet!! So second up to share (there is a ton to share so I will break in down into several posts) is the three older boys. 

If you know you me you know I love, love to sew for my boys more than my girl. Sewing for girls is easier than boys due to finding great boy patterns is very hard to come by. That is one of the great reasons I feel in love with Ellie Inspired patterns! She has the most wonderful boy pattern out there and they are in a great size range to boot.  I was so happy and excited when I found out I was going to be able to test her new line of Holiday clothes for all my boys! (Plus I was able to get all my Christmas sewing done early for once! haha!!)So here are all the patterns that I used for these well dressed dapper lads of mine; the Charlie's Camp shirt, Dapper Lad vest and the Celebration Chinos pants. 

Garrett and Wyatt's outfits are both a size 8, I never thought I would see the day that they both would wear such a big size. Both boys' vest are lined with satin and have real welt pockets in them. The welt pockets are a huge hit with both boys! I can very proudly say it only takes me about 15 minutes now to make four real welt pockets since sewing with Ellie Inspired patterns! I had never sewn one up till this point in time. The dress shirts have a "proper" collar with the collar stand, I know I have said it before but oh how I love this shirt pattern!! Both boys do as well.

Jacob's shirt is the red chambray shirt that I had sewn him a few months back. The perfect color for the holidays I think. I used the same vintage fabric for his pants and vest as Prince C's Christmas outfit. The pants have the welt pockets as well on the back side as does the vest too. All are a size 14 on my growing young man.

 

The pants also have the option for a real zipper fly in these as well for every size and have real welt pockets in the back. I really want to make each boy of mine a few more pairs for school and church this winter. All the patterns (shirt, vest, pants and coat) are in a size 1-16 so I know I will get a ton of use out them all for years to come.

I also made Jacob a Pea coat as well, Garrett really loves it and snagged it from Jacob though, lol. I really need to sew a few more of these up for my other boys.  The size range is from 1-16 as well.

I really want to say a very special thank you for Laura Johnson for letting me test all these awesome patterns! I know they will be a staple in my sewing for my boys through the years. I already have sewn five vests and three pants and 4 dress shirts from her patterns within one month and I have several requests for all the boys for more outfits like these. I will warn you though that they are habit forming!  

You can find each of these patterns here on sale this week on Ellie Inspired Etsy shop. Just click the link below to find!

Polar Express pea Coat

Dapper Lad vest

Charlie's Camp Shirt

Celebration Chinos pants

Next up Sweet pea's Christmas dresses! Yes, dresses!

Sharon

Study Hall Sweater for All!

With the weather already notably cooler here and the new school year is approaching fast I have been very busy sewing up things for all my boys to wear. So today I am sharing another wonderful pattern from Ellie Inspired , the Study Hall Sweater.

This was yet another fabulous pattern I was very lucky to test for Ellie Inspired. It has both sweater and sweater vest including in the pattern. I really love the "V" neckline on this! It's so easy to sew and just as quick to make. It took me longer to cut one out than it did to sew. All the boys equally love this pattern as much as I do as well. All four boys, yes all four, want more of these sweaters! (If you are wondering this blue sweater was made for Jacob but when he turned his back Wyatt swapped it off the hanger and declared it was his so that is also the reason for Jacob's funny look on his face and the "haha" look on Wyatt's face. brothers! ) 

The next best thing about this pattern is that even the sweater fits very nicely over the Charlie's Camp Shirt for layering in the colder months ahead. I think Jacob looks so very smart here, don't you? : )

I even sewn one up for the baby too! He loves it as much as his brother. Sadly the boys wore them already outside this summer due to chilly days we have already had here. I hope this doesn't mean another cold winter. Yipes!

This one is over Caspian's Sketchbook onesie and shorts....the 6-12 months shorts. Yep they still fit this small fellow.

It's another quick favorite pattern and most surely be a "Go-To" pattern for all my boys!

Sharon

Sewing for my preteen with new patterns; The Charlie's Camp shirt and Class Clown Cargo pants!

My Jacob is growing up so fast! He has out grown so many of the patterns in my collection. He has been begging for some new dress shirts that were mama made. (He has not had anything new sewn for him in about a year) If you know me too you know that I love, love to sew for my boys and I do love a great dress shirt pattern for them. It's my favorite type of sewing of all! I found out the Ellie Inspired was making some new pattern that went all the way up to a size 16! Yippy!! I don't know who was more excited me or Jacob. Then to top it off I was more than lucky and blessed to be able to pattern test for Ellie Inspired this past few weeks! EEPP! A dream come true! (can you feel the excitement of mine?!?)

First up is the Charlie's Camp shirt, the size range of the pattern is a sizes 1-16. Yep, it fits Caspian to Jacob and there is still one more size left on this pattern for Jacob to grew in. I can tell you this pattern will be more than well used! (I have already made 4 of these up to date, I can't wait to show the other ones as well but you'll just have to wait.....)  This was also my very first time sewing a "proper" collar with a collar stand, I can't tell you how excited I was to see it finished! Some of the other lovely features are the pleats on the long sleeves and the back of the shirt. This shirt comes in a long sleeve or short sleeve version. I really do love the length of the sleeves on this shirt, it falls just the right place and yet there is still some room for his growth spurts that way this should fit him all fall and winter long. ( big plus!) This one above is made in a Robert Kaufman interweave chambray in strawberry. I need to buy some more chambray for my boys for these shirts now. He loves this shirt as much as I do too!! (I wonder if she'll make a men's shirt?!?)

I did even make that shirt I promised him too. I had just enough fabric to make this one too. He has wanted a new shirt in this fabric for a while and it felt so good to make it for him. heheheh, his other brothers were a bit jealous of these shirts too. I never had all five children wanting me to sew for them at the time before, it felt pretty good too. : )

Next up is the Class Clown Cargo pants! This are pretty awesome too. Once again the sizing goes from a size 1-16 so I can see me getting so much use out of this pattern as well. It has pockets on the front, back and sides and a separate waist band. One of the best parts of this pattern is that is sews up fairly quickly too. I made these in about 2 hours. That's pretty good for a busy mama sewing for four boys. Wait till you see the other pants I made with this pattern!! It looks like a  flip but it's not really and so quick and easy to make (yes this a teaser!) I'll show you ladies the pants and the how to later on this next week.

Don't they great on him!?! He worn them all day declaring they were just as comfy as the top, and those pockets?!? Yes I totally love them too. : )

This was just the first round of new things I have to show you for the great new pattern of Ellie Inspired! You'll have to come back tomorrow to see some more great sewing for my Jacob and then a super cute outfit for my baby boy as well.

Happy Sewing!!

Sharon