Catching up! and Boy shirts

Sorry it has been very quiet over here. Lately I've had a difficult time keeping up with my blog. It seems like there is always something I need to do and jut forget about writing a blog post.

I've been sewing a lot! I've also had the opportunity to test patterns for some of my favorite designers (more on this on the next posts).

On this post, I would like to share some of the shirts I recently made for my son. For some reason, I'm more inclined to sew girls clothes than boys clothes. There are also a lot more sewing patterns available for girls, than for boys. But that is something I would like to change, because I don't think it's fair for boys.

Do you agree??

For  that reason, I decide to sew some fun shirts for my son to wear! I started looking at the fabric I had, and thought it would be fun to mix and match the different fabrics to make these shirts. I also drew the pattern for this shirts and used an existing shirt in my sons closet for reference.

Here are the shirts I made:

Aren't they fun?! I loved how they turned out and also liked how the pocket gave it a more classic look. I think I will be making more of this style of shirts in the near future :D

My son loved the shirts! Can you tell? :)

Thanks for visiting my blog. Come back soon! 

Maria. 

Sewing with Knits--Frustration Free!

After sewing with knits for quite a while now, I've learned a few of tips of what makes sewing with knits, a frustration free experience. Today, I'm going to share those tips with you.

Let's start with the technical stuff. To sew knits, you will at least need:

-a sewing machine that can do different stitches (zig-zag or straight stitch)

-double needles (ball point work best, but regular ones work too!)

-a walking foot

Optional:

-a serger (which cuts the sewing time in half, when working with knits!)