Project Run and Play Boys week - Chucks!

I made a boys outfit for Project Run and Play's boys week!  I wanted to play with my embroidery machine some more, and I had some new striped fabric, so I had to think of a way to combine them.   I had a hard time thinking of a specifically "boy" design, Levi usually wears gender neutral clothing.   But then I thought of a design I had for his favorite shoes, chucks!

And this is what I came up with: 

The embroidery design is from Lynnie Pinnie designs.  Everything I've made from them has come out really nicely. 


The shirt is a basic, long sleeve t-shirt with a bound neckline, I'd had it traced for so long I can't remember where it came from!  Its probably Ottobre.   The skinny jeans are "paperback writer" jeans that I made for him recently, and they seem to fit the look.   I want to make him another pair in red, as soon as I find the fabric!

And yep, my boy rocks his hot pink chucks!  He also has them in teal, red, purple/black plaid, pink plaid, and turquoise!   That's a lot of chucks! 

Kid Tested and Approved!

Archery Pants

Levi asked for a pair of pants with "those real big pockets on the sides".   I had my eye on this pattern for quite a while, so now I had an excuse to make it!   These are the "No Kung Fu" Ottobre pants.  

It took me a while to decide on fabric, and I ended up with boring navy blue.  I pepped it up with some light green top-stitching, to match the shirts I made to go with them.   

These have some really interesting pockets on the back, they go at an angle and are incorporated into the yolk.  And regular pockets on the front and the requested cargo pockets on the sides.   

They also have zips at the bottom which when zipped, make the ankle narrower.  The pattern says it narrows so that when the wearer wants to ride a bike, it won't get caught in the chain.   Because of that reference,  I made him a bike shirt with my new embroidery machine!   

But when the pants were done, Levi pointed out that his knee patches look like targets!  So I finished a UFO sewing project, and made him an archery shirt to go with these as well.   The place where he does homeschool archery classes had shirts, size HUGE only, and no kids sizes!  I got one anyway, and cut it up to make a Levi-sized shirt.   Its green, so goes with the top-stitching as well.  

I did the knee patches differently than the pattern called for.  Instead of turning the edge under, I cut a second piece for each from the same knit I used for the bike shirt - I put the two together, stitched all the way around, snipped a hole in the middle of the knit, turned it right side out and then sewed them on!   It adds an extra layer at the knee, a little more dimension, and the edge of the contrasting color.  And it was a lot easier!

And he tested out his new outfit at Archery: 

Purple Pants

 Levi's new pants!  These are super comfy pants, made from stretchy interlock fabric in his favorite color (purple!).  The pockets make them look less like sweats. 

 

And just because he is cute, here is Levi wallowing in the grass, Doesn't he have the coolest eyes? 

Homeschooling today - not a whole lot going on as I had a doctors appointment that took up most of the morning.  He did some cutting activities, and we read lots of books as usual.  We are currently reading "The Return of the Indian". 

He also got rid of some energy in gymnastics class and then later went in the freezing cold swimming pool.  He is nuts!