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Now for some FTL trousers - again!

You remember LAST year at this time I made 4 pairs of trousers in a week because James had grown out of everything?

He's done it again! Well, not ALL of those trousers, but enough that what with Scout camp next week and a school trip to an outward bound centre near Biaritz at the end of June, more breeks is required! So once more I panic buy patterns, fish in the stash, and get working! James is going to make at least ONE pair himself next week before he goes. He's chosen to make this Burda pattern in the cut-offs because the legs are shorter so there's less sewing! BOYS!!! Gotta giggle...

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also ordered this one, in the hope that I have enough light weight stuff to make them up:>
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I have a pair of zip-off's cut out from last autumn (hope they're still LONG enough!), and a couple of the other patterns from last year also still fit, so I can get on while I wait for the Burda ones to land.

Need to go and tidy up the sewing room and the cutting out slab... There are dead (or morribund at least!) sewing machines out there.

It's not half past eight in the morning yet, I've ordered two patterns, made his lunch and shoved James out to catch the bus, and I have a couple of customer projects in the wings... Maybe I better have some breakfast and get dressed! Thank goodness one can e-shop in PJ's!

I have been following the STM thread, deeply envying you all the time you can take to get those lovely things done. I swear I'm gonna join in when I get the time! :D

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Kate XXXXXX
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Good luck with getting all the trews made in time.

Lizzy

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Lizzy Taylor

James has gone UP 6" since this time last year, grown across the shoulders, but stayed more or less the same waist size!

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Kate XXXXXX

I have all that to come - twice! They can learn to make their own things too.

Lizzy

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Lizzy Taylor

So Kate, you've joined the club of being the shortest person in the house? Fortunately, somewhere in our children's minds, we always are "bigger" which is very helpful during the teenage years. Let's drink to illusion! *raising coffee cup in toast*

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Pogonip

Sarah

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Sarah Dale

If these are made the way a pair I made for James when he was tiny were made (another Burda pattern!), then they have an extra layer in there to make them tougher! We'll probably keep that for safety's sake, as he'll be doing this kinda thing in them:

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Pix from Thetford Go Ape. He's off to Bedgebury Go Ape in a few weeks, and I dunno what they all have planned for next week...

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Kate XXXXXX

How dare he grow up :)

Will James be making a few of this things again? He did a great job on the jeans last time.

-Irene

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IMS

He's chosen to make one of the Burda patterns... Thinks the shorter legs mean less sewing Ha! Little does he know. ;) He's got some really nice stretch cotton camo for them.

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Kate XXXXXX

I'll bet you never started an alphabet book for your sister's first child and gave it to her third!

I suppose I'd better resume work on the two books I started for Christmas last fall. The great-nephews have started to reproduce, and there should be a baby around by the time I finish.

(One book was for my first great-great, one was for the last offspring of an afterthought niece.) (I gave them tracing paper.)

These are my third and fourth alphabet books. I once started one that went to the nephew it was intended for -- in the form of a crib cover, with embroidery over the cutting lines. (Not an option with the current books.)

You wouldn't believe how hard it is to buy a quarter yard of green broadcloth. But un-muddy colors should be back in style by the time I get to that page. Or I could cut a leaf from a print; I need only tiny patches to make the page numbers. (I thought it would amuse the child's grandfather, who is a radio amateur, to embroider "1" on a brown patch, "2" on a red one, "3" on orange, "4" on yellow, etc.

Well, no, design thoughts haven't proceeded beyond the page numbers. I did draw threads to mark out the pages, and zig-zag the edges.

Joy Beeson

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Joy Beeson

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