Pungsnotded

New Pants Less Problems.

September 18th, 2008

I had a sewing day today. It needed to happen badly. I have a child who refuses to wear anything that feels tight around his waist, so, laundry sewing is really the only option. Plus, it reduces my fabric stash, and supports NO sweatshops. (I do enough of that with running. Hello NIKE! NIKE PLUS IPOD NANO! Yeah, boo me!)

If you are a seamstress, you know that an American pattern for your boy-child does not exist. If you do happen to find a pattern, they usually scream, I AM HOMEMADE KICK MY ASS AT THE BUS STOP PLEASE! And if they are tolerable, i.e. pajama pattern, they have a horrible fit. I think the designers of these patterns are drunk and have only seen children on television or read about them in books. A few years ago, I discovered Europeans are waaay ahead of is in the clothing pattern department. And in geography, *ahem* McSpain, I mean, McCain.

This brings us to OTTOBRE. The most kick-ass patterns for your kids. EVER. Like, EVER. I love them so much, each issue is like a delicious piece of candy with a shot of vodka on the side.  Or whatever people drink in Finland. I don’t actually know what goes down in Finland, except for the production of these freaking amazing sewing pattern magazines. They have a women’s issue, too, twice a year!

So here are the Shorts, from Issue 3-06, design #12:

This fabrics were provided by my mother, who pretty much ROCKS! She ever rocks more than Amanda Palmer. Sorry, Amanda Palmer, but if you met my mom you would understand! She also loves to shop at thrift shops for fabric, so both pair of these shorts probably cost less than $1 to make. ONE DOLLAR, people! TAKE THAT TARGET!! And thanks Mom, for the enabling, I mean, fabric fixes!

Oh and here is another $5 fabric cuff, which clearly, you, the reader need to purchase!

Happy Thursday, my lovelies!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

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