My awesome, brave, smart, cute, and dear firstborn turned ten last week. Kids these days have everything imaginable, so it is difficult to come up with an idea for a gift. He wished for money, and that´s what he got from everyone invited to his birthday party. Thanks folks! He´s saving for a super-unicycle he´s planning on buying in the future (he learned to ride one this summer all on his own!).
But I wanted to give him something more personal. Something that shows how much I love him. Something he knows I´ve put time and effort in. Self-made clothes of course. He´s big enough to appreciate it.
My ten-year-old boy prefers jeans over any other pants, so I decided to make him a couple of shirts to go with them. The kind you can´t find in stores. Like this:
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| Two different looks, one pattern. |
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| Unfortunately only subtle (and boring =) colors are accepted in bigger boys´ and men´s clothing, so I went for this grey striped knit. But there is a trick to it, the wrinkles. The more the better. So no pressure to fold this baby neatly into the wardrobe! |
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| I have found that using the good old zigzag, instead of a twin-needle, is more durable with super-stretchy fabrics. |
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| Somewhat plaid camel-brown shirt is a nice alternative to grey. This fabric drew my attention right away in the fabric store, it has such an interesting structure. Yet the material is adorably soft to touch. |
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| For a while I hesitated buying it for my son... would it be too feminine after all? But when I added these wide sleeve edges, made of reverse side of the fabric, and trimmed the neck edge with it, the whole turned into a boys´ garment right away. No question about it. |
Happy birthday my love!
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