tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63900030433743377712024-02-06T17:55:47.972-08:00Made in SpareoomKristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-59963269515284831812017-02-20T16:41:00.000-08:002017-02-20T16:53:12.157-08:00Ginger Jeans Maternity HackWow, it's been a while. Let's blow off the dust from this little blog and show you my latest project: maternity jeans!
Stitching on the back pockets is from Closet Case Patterns expansion pack
Seriously, I am not that serious.
Yes, I am currently 24 weeks pregnant with baby #3 (it's another boy!) and with that means the dreaded maternity jeans...
Ready to wear jeans always require a Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-76009815887003055702017-02-20T15:18:00.001-08:002017-02-20T16:55:11.835-08:00Appleton Dress by Cashmerette Patterns
**Disclaimer: this post is over a year old and these are all subpar mobile phone pictures.
A few months ago, I took the plunge and purchased an Appleton Dress kit (pattern + fabric) from Cashmerette Patterns. I've had my eye on the Appleton since it's release, but couldn't bring myself to spend the money on it. What can I say? I'm cheap.
I am so happy that I bought the kit. The Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-74928993489255771692016-02-08T12:08:00.002-08:002016-02-08T12:08:49.399-08:00Picture Day Dress
I made my first oliver + s Fairytale dress for E's 2nd grade pictures. I've made three since, so you could say it's a favorite. The pattern actually sat in my queue for almost a year before I finally splurged on just the right fabric. Which was Cotton+ Steel Mustangs, purchased from fabric.com. I hesitated to buy it because it's a) quilting cotton and b) expensive. My general inclination isKristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-28009780591221158042016-02-08T11:27:00.000-08:002016-02-08T11:30:27.229-08:00Client work: 2 Going Away DressesLast May, a sweet Brazilian needed a Going Away Dress for her wedding. The bride had an idea of what silhouette she wanted, but as a tall, long legged girl, she couldn't find any RTW dresses in a sensible length. Her mother-in-law is a dear friend, so I offered to make her a dress.
After they sent me these inspiration photos, I went on the hunt for a pattern with similar lines. &Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-44139033454194015222015-07-11T16:22:00.002-07:002015-07-11T16:22:30.193-07:004th of July: What Geth Wore
Each year I dither for weeks about keeping up with my crazy tradition of sewing 4th of July outfits. And each year I find myself burning the midnight oil the night before. I have a hard time giving it up, even though the kids get filthy the second I put my creations on them. Maybe I'll give it up next year... Yeah, right.
Fourth of July Outfits
For Geth, I made an oliver + s Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-1346891010992906502014-09-28T20:45:00.001-07:002014-09-28T20:48:12.026-07:00Halloween 2013While brainstorming 2014's costumes a few days ago, I realized that I never shared pictures of Geth's Perry the Platypus costume from last year. Even more crazy is that it still fits! Sorry, not sorry, little dude. You're going to be an awesome Perry two years in a row.
We love a themed family costume around here, but Miss E wasn't having any of our Phineas and Ferb ideas last year. So the Hubs Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-69759210618584874872014-09-04T09:02:00.004-07:002014-09-04T10:59:41.943-07:00A Formal Topped with LaceMonths ago, I finished my most labor intensive alteration yet. It's a good thing I adore the girl whose dress it was. I was up hours past my bedtime for days, draping, drafting, pinning, carefully cutting lace, hand sewing it into place, and beading. My nieces hold a special place in my heart.
Carli, my eldest niece, just graduated from High School in June. Como say what?? She's still the sweet Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-30951898715376437992014-05-31T11:31:00.000-07:002014-05-31T11:31:05.370-07:00Birthday ShirtFor my birthday this year, my hubby surprised me with a new (to me) sewing machine. I could scarce believe my eyes when I opened up the giant box and found a lovely Bernina Activa 230 PE waiting inside. For the past 15 years, I've been sewing on my mom's old Bernina 800 (circa 1970). A workhorse of a machine, it never batted an eye at leather, denim, satin, knit, or anything else I put it up Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-71657234097795895072014-04-15T17:43:00.000-07:002014-04-15T17:43:20.855-07:00KCW: April 2014
Seems that I participate in Kids Clothes Week annually. Usually at the same time I am busy altering prom dresses, designing fliers, logos, etc. Go figure. I seem to function best with a fire lit beneath.
My planned KCW projects were whittled down from four to just one... and a half. A dress for Miss E and a bow tie for Geth. No pictures of the bow tie, as Mr Fourteen month old refused to Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-2667396184074463992013-12-03T00:18:00.001-08:002013-12-03T00:24:37.104-08:00The Nessie Top Pattern by CINO
Can we just start out by saying that Jess is awesome? I've known her since forever. We played together as kids, most often while her mom was cutting my mom's hair into the perfect 80s wedge. A wedge my mom rocked for two decades. I digress. Anyways. Jess runs the uber popular CINO blog and has ventured in pattern making. I am so happy she has started creating Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-47466072416611339852013-11-14T09:33:00.000-08:002013-11-14T09:34:35.686-08:00MADE Kid Shorts Pattern (Version 2)Back in July, I purchased the MADE Kid Shorts Pattern after seeing it light up the blog-o-sphere.* I grabbed some light blue denim from my stash, some pink and white striped seersucker bias tape and set to work. Did I mention this was the night before a trip to Utah? Yeah, I was up all night sewing that first pair. Totally worth it.
please excuse the lack of feet on Miss E - taking full Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-48045593854210149742013-06-18T00:10:00.002-07:002013-06-18T00:10:33.649-07:00Romper part duexA few weeks later and I have images of Geth wearing the romper I made. I am nothing if not consistent in my delayed blogging.
My parents' home has simply lovely lighting. When they move and I loose the opportunity to use the buttery afternoon glow, my heart will break a little. The People's Public of California (bless you Tina Fey) is not the more retirement friendly place and they are Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-74565551868929515132013-05-29T10:43:00.000-07:002013-09-03T21:21:47.422-07:00Stumped
Images from Mini Boden
Infant size boys clothes have stumped me for a while now. Slapping an iron-on on a onsie is easy enough. Yet not enough for a seamstress. With baby girl fashions, I've been able to create new styles and outfits I couldn't find in stores. Baby boy fashions are more basic: shirt & pants. Easy items to find well made in the ready-to-wear market.
Then I had an Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-54325947520151653952013-04-22T00:11:00.000-07:002013-04-22T00:16:43.245-07:00Two Months & a Baby BlessingGeth is now two months old. I feel like one day I was pregnant, the next I had a baby and now, day three, he's two months old. As my sister-in-law remarked today, "all of this" happened so quickly. In fact, I think all of 2012 happened in a blink of an eye!
Geth, the most smiley baby ever, was blessed last week. It was a beautiful day, filled with our wonderful family. Somehow, we managed Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-89099759911420762022013-04-04T15:18:00.000-07:002013-04-04T15:18:35.608-07:00EasterHmm, I think I should rename this blog "MIA" or "It's been a while", with how frequently I post. Oh well.
Easter 2013 was very low key and wonderful this year.
I didn't even attempt to make Easter outfits. I wore a dress that my mother gave me, E's dress was purchased at Costco, and Geth's was a simple onesie with a tie ironed on (the only thing I made).
Oh, I never Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-8310316430978502013-01-14T11:01:00.000-08:002013-01-14T11:01:24.937-08:00Freebie: Cleaning Calendar {blank}Per the request of the Bestie, here is my cleaning calendar with out the chores. Rather, I've left spaces for you to add in your own. My own chores are tailored to my needs, why shouldn't yours?
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I also realized that I had a mistake on my own calendar. Saturday should say Swing Day, not catch up day. Oopsie! Here is the fixed version, in case that mistake bugs you, too.
download Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-79143680917957549732013-01-11T11:13:00.001-08:002013-01-11T11:18:45.347-08:00Freebie: Cleaning Calendar
I don't know about you, but I seriously hate cleaning. Some people have a Mary Poppins attitude towards the mundane tasks of house work, but not I. Nope, I don't find much fun in breaking my back scouring shower walls or scrubbing toilets.
I do, however, get in what the Hubs calls "crazy cleaning mode". This is where I turn into a furious tornado of cranky cleaning, muttering under my Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-26390810108030091032013-01-03T10:27:00.003-08:002013-01-03T10:27:45.322-08:00Goodbye 2012, hello 2013!Yikes! Has it really been two months since I posted here last? I really am a sporadic blogger, made even more inconsistent because of pregnancy. Only two months (give or take a few weeks/days) left of being a space cadet!
First things first, I made a goal last year to not buy any fabric in 2012. It was a highly undocumented goal, despite my best efforts. At some point, I'll put together a Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-66156111445049472742012-11-02T14:29:00.000-07:002012-11-02T14:31:45.556-07:00Easy Pregnancy Costume and a tutorialI'm one of those parents who enjoys a good Halloween theme for costumes. This year, when E decided to be Merida from Brave, after she saw the first teaser trailer, I was a little stumped on what to make the rest of us be. Especially when I found out I was pregnant back in June. E wanted me to be the "Green Queen" and wear the pretty dress, but there was no way that preggo Kristin was making a Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-682892739528131702012-10-31T12:09:00.001-07:002012-10-31T12:09:37.543-07:00Happy Halloween!
Isn't this the cutest picture? I adore Shirley Temple.
Hope y'all have a happy Halloween! I know we will, cause this momma is takin' it easy and refusing to stress this year!
Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-9211756607820713832012-10-29T23:02:00.000-07:002012-10-29T23:02:00.509-07:00Oldie, but goodie: Halloweenish 2010
As I am still with out a computer, I figured I'd do a few "oldies but goodies" reposts of previous projects. Enjoy!
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So, I succesfully combined these:
To make this:
And surprisingly, it was almost easy.
Because I wanted the cartoon Queen of Hearts, I had a bit of an issue finding a pattern. I finally decided that S2813 would do the trick, since it had a Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-87682019902184921822012-10-26T11:00:00.000-07:002012-10-26T11:00:06.599-07:00Oldie, but goodie: RePurpose
As I am still with out a computer, I figured I'd do a few "oldies but goodies" reposts of previous projects. Enjoy!
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Have you heard of Project Run and Play? It's a competition a la Project Runway, with various bloggers who sew children's clothes competing for something. Honestly, I have no idea what the prize is for winning, but I like following the blog and getting Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-71985296418899470222012-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:002012-10-24T10:57:00.567-07:00Oldie, but goodie: Scarf Dress
As I am still with out a computer, I figured I'd do a few "oldies but goodies" reposts of previous projects. Enjoy!
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Remember this post? How I was able to make a woman's elastic waist skirt out of one scarf?
Well, about a year later, I finally got around to using the other scarf I purchased and turned it into a toddler dress.
Using Simplicity 2709, I cut out view F and Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-58703109569292523332012-10-22T10:53:00.000-07:002012-10-22T17:59:08.690-07:00Oldie, but goodie: Easter Dresses 2011
As I am still with out a computer, I figured I'd do a few "oldies but goodies" reposts of previous projects, posted on my old blog. Enjoy!
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As I mentioned before, I bought my Easter dress this year. (pictures to come, promise)
That is my excuse for the absolute frivolity I am about to share with you.
I had purchased a sparkly swirl chiffon for a princess dress for Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390003043374337771.post-35389072802553583992012-10-19T10:50:00.000-07:002012-10-19T10:50:00.541-07:00Oldie, but goodie: Perhaps not an epic failAs I am still with out a computer, I figured I'd do a few "oldies but goodies" reposts of previous projects, posted on my old blog. Enjoy!
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This morning I hunkered down and completed the box.
It ain't pretty. Nor is it completley functional as I had intended it to be, for it is too wide to sit on the back of the toilette. It does, however, match the bathroom quiet well and Kristin Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824361750927957339noreply@blogger.com0