I started out just sewing things for my kiddos, primarily the twins. Babies grow soooo fast! They are always needing new clothes! One solution I found to their outgrowing of clothes was Maxaloones by Max and Meena. Their size 1 goes from about 6 months to 3 years! The waist and legs roll to make them bigger or smaller. I chose to make the twins a few pairs of these out of fleece for Christmas last year so their winter wardrobe would be stocked with pants for a couple years. The pattern is so easy to follow, so it made a great second project!
They're also really cute with the optional bum circle to make room for fluffy cloth diaper butts!
To go with them my favorites are the Yacht Tee from Max and Meena and the free hoodie pattern from Brindille Twig. Both are super simple, and great for starting out. As you can see from the pictures, they look better with the more practice you get, but everyone has to start somewhere!
For some Mama sewing I fell in LOVE with the Brazi from Stitch Upon A Time! I made myself 7(!) of them for this summer. My favorite style is the Maxi with the crossover front add-on. I have to admit, there was a bit of a learning curve for me when it came to trying the cross front.
This pattern is EXTREMELY versatile, which is why I love it so much. There is also a girls version called the Aurora. I used this pattern to make myself and the girls swim suits for the summer, matching big sister/little sister dresses, and just this week I used it to make an awesome workout top that I will be doing a bit of a tutorial on later.
How cute are those teeny bikinis on Miss Madelynn?! Lena has lived in hers mama made suits and dresses all summer. She even begged me to make her another one to bring with her to camp! I couldn't say no!
How bout undies?! Yep! There's a pattern for you to make your own undies too! Once again, a Stitch Upon A Time pattern, called scrundlewear. You'll quickly see that SUAT is my favorite pattern designer.
I will go into more detail about scrundies at another time (We can make some together!), but I will say for certain that I will NEVER buy undies again. SO comfy! Also a very versatile pattern with several options. Thats what I used for swim bottoms for Lena and myself, though I modified mine a loooot to hold the tummy in while swimming.
Those are just a few of my favorites, so far, but I'm excited to get into the fun stuff next time!
See you soon!!
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I didn't know about the undies!! I need to learn these!!
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