Party Pants ;-)

Last april my adopted grandfather (grandfather of my husband) celebrated his 80th birthday. We celebrated this with the entire family. There also was a photographer to make family pictures. Off course we had to wear nice clothes for the family portraits.

For this occasion I made 'party pants' for my two oldest boys. Party pants is a literal translation of  the Dutch word 'feestbroek'. Which is what my boys call them. Whenever there is a birthday, they like to wear the 'party pants'.

The pants are made of a fabric with a linnen and cotton mixture. The stripes are asking for a special layout of the pattern pieces. The front pockets and the flaps of the (fake) backpockets have horizontal stripes while the rest of the trousers have vertical stripes. The pattern comes from Ottobre magazine and was made in size 98 and 122.
The shirt worn by Jelle also comes from Ottobre magazine The shirt is made of a cotton fabric with black and white squares. The front pockets are laid out diagonally on the fabric. Instead of a lying collar I made a small upright standing collar. Jorn also had a shirt like this but refused to wear it for the photo. I made the shirts in size 98 and 122.

Oilily Fabric Green Jeans

For my son Jelle I made these green Jeans. Again this was an Oilily fabric from my private stock.The fabric is double layered. Light green fabric on the inside, olive coloured fabric on the outside.The pattern of the Jeans is very suitable for a double layered fabric like this. It gives lots of opportunities to show the inside of the fabric. That's what I did with the lower seams and the backpockets. All seams are stitched with limegreen coloured yarn. All the details give the Jeans a playfull look.

I've made these trousers before with a black ribcord fabric. The pattern comes from the magazine Knippie and was made in size 98.

Car Sweater and Black&Blue Jeans

Last week I finished this sweater with car application and the Jeans with black and blue stripes. The Jeans is made from the same fabric as the black&blue jeans. The pattern for this Jeans comes from "Knippie". All seams are stitched with yellow yarn. On the front legs of the Jeans are two flaps that suggest there are pockets underneath them. These flaps close with a snap fastener. The backpockets close with a flap that resemble the front flaps. The back flaps also close with a snap fastener. The Jeans has a fake zipper and elastic in the waiste band.

The sweater is made of black and red sweater fabric. The pattern for this cool sweater comes from "Ottobre magazine". On the frontside I applicated a beetle shaped car. On the backside I applicated a bus. I made this carsweater  before, for my eldest son.

Sleeping bag

Today I finished this cute little sleeping bag for my youngest son Jurrit. He's 1 month old. We live in an old house and last winter it was very cold in our bedroom. Jurrit sleeps in his own bed in our bedroom. With this sleeping bag he will be nice and warm this winter.

The outside of the sleeping bag is made of a beige sweater fabric. The lining of the sleeping bag is made of a soft flanel fabric in an offwhite colour. The length of the sleeping bag is approximately 70 cm.

Baby Wrap

Originally I made this baby wrap for a friend of mine. But I failed to deliver the present to her in time. Her baby has become a toddler, so the wrap didn't fit anymore. In the meantime I was pregnant of my younghest son Jurrit. So I can now use it for him.

The outside of the wrap is a fleece fabric. The inside of the wrap is a blue cotton fabric with white dots. The seams are finished with an offwhite cotton piping. The wrap closes with velcro strips. 

The pattern for this wrap comes from Knippie. The wrap is suitable for babies that wear up to size 62.

Oilily Fabric Jeans

Some years ago my husband bought this fabric for me at the Oilily outlet store in Alkmaar. I immediately sewed a jeans for myself. From the leftover fabric I made a jeans for my son Jelle. 

The grey wavy fabric simply askes for a layout of the pattern pieces in different directtions of the grain. All seams are sewn with lime coloured yarn.

The pattern was made in size 98 and comes from the Dutch magazine "Knippie". The jeans has frontpockets that run all the way down to the seams at the bottom of the jeans. The front pockets are decorated with triangular shaped stitches. The rectangular shaped backpockets have a flap that close with a snap fastener. The jeans has a fake zipper and elastic in the waiste band.

Bermuda

Becauseof a pregnancy and the breakdown of my overlockmachine, I didn't feel like sewing very much the past few months. There were about two or three things I made. These bermuda trousers were one of them.

The pattern comes from "Ottobre" nr. 3, 2010 and were made in size 98. The pattern is pretty simple, but the front pockets make it special. The lining of the front pockets comes out in front of the trousers as a red piping. The checkered fabric is a very soft cotton fabric which I found in my private fabric stock. All seams are stitched with white yarn. The pattern pieces for the backpockets are laid at an angle on the fabric. This makes the simple pattern even more special.

Salopette Jeans

Last winter I made these lovely salopette jeans for my son Jelle. The salopette is a size 98 and is made out of a supple jeans fabric. The pockets and the underside of the jeans are finished with a white dotted turquoise cotton fabric. The lining of the salopette is also made out of the white dotted turqoise fabric. All seams are stitched with white yarn. The salopette has some nice details, like the seams in the pockets. The side pockets are half stitched onto the trousers and half stitched into the seams.

Jeans

A while ago I made jeans trousers for my eldest son. All seams are stitched with either red or denimblue yarn. The jeans has front pockets, backpockets and side pockets. All pockets have flaps that close with a snap fastener. The flap for the back pockets is processed into the seam on the backside of the jeans. The jeans has a fake zipper and elastic in the waisteband.

Black Ribcord Trousers

Not so long ago I made these black ribcord trousers. The trousers are size 98. All seams are stitched with red yarn. The front legs have an extra layer of fabric. The opening of the front pockets are part of this extra layer of fabric. The inside of this curved 'flap' is lined with a cotton fabric with black and grey squares. This same fabric is used to line the inside of the front pockets, the inside of the back pockets and the seams at the bottom of the legs.

Green jeans

Last winter I also made these green jeans. The jeans are size 92. The inside of the pockets is made of a cotton fabric with green and brown squares. This same fabric was used to make the piping above the knees and on de backpockets. There is a pleat at knee-height. The familiar details like the fake zipper and elastic in te waisteband are of course present.

Jeans

Last winter I made this jeans for my son Jorn. The frontside  of the jeans has a double pair of pockets. The backside of the jeans has backpockets with pleats. All seams are stitched with either green or denim blue yarn. The knees of the trousers are worn with age. The pattern comes from Ottobre magazine and was made in size 128.

Black&Blue Jeans

This winter I made a few new trousers for Jorn. All his clothes were to small for him. This was one of them. Spring is in the air, so it was now possible to take the pictures outside.

The Jeans was made out of a very cool Jeans fabric with black and blue printed lines. Of course I played with the direction of the pattern pieces on the fabric. This results in both horizontal and vertical lines. Combined with the red seams, the trousers look very cool. The pattern comes from "Ottobre magazine" nr.4 2009. Of course the original zipper was replaced by a fake one and elastic in the waisteband. The size of the trousers is 128.

Teletubbies, Po Costume

For a party at the pre-school playgroup of Jelle I made this cute Po costume. He always watches the Teletubbies. He likes Po the most. He even pretends to be Po. (I have to be LaaLaa, his brother Jorn is Dipsy and dad is Tinky Winky). The base pattern comes from the Dutch book "Knippie verkleedklerenboek". The antenna, tv-screen, ears and mittens are my own design. I made this costume in size 92/98.

Grey Ribcord Salopette

Because she loves Jelle his salopette trousers so much, I made this grey ribcord salopette for my niece Marle. My sister-in-law bought the fabric and the cotton tape with gnomes. All I had to do was sew the trousers.

It's the same pattern I used two times (Jeans) (Brown Ribcord) before. It comes from "Knippie idee" nr.3 2008. I like this pattern very much because it has a slim fit. The pattern also gives lots of opportunities to vary. This version was made in size 98.

Fleece Jacket with Cow Application

Last fall I also made this fleece jacket with cow application. The cow application is made from small pieces of left over fleece fabric. The jacket has funny ears sewn into the hood of the jacket. Although the cow application is very cute, the black details give the jacket a firm look. The fleece jacket has a black cotton lining to absorb moisture. It also gives the jacket a comfortable feeling. The pattern was made in size 98 and comes from "Knippie idee".

Ribcord Jeans Jacket

Last fall I made a Jeans Jacket for my son Jelle. I used a dark blue ribcord fabric and a lightblue cotton lining. The pattern pieces are laid on the fabric in different directions . The small differences in colour in combination with the red seams create a playful look. The pattern comes from "Knippie idee" and was made in size 92. The original pattern didn't have a lining. The original pattern had fake pockets, but I made real pockets instead.

Sweater and Jeans

The pattern of the sweater comes from Ottobre. It's a combination of two different patterns. The different colours of sweater fabric make this sweater so unique. The size of the sweater is 92.
The Jeans was originally made for his older brother Jorn. I believe it was size 98. I've used the inner and outer side of the fabric. This gives small differences in colour, which give it a playful effect. The pattern comes from "Knippie idee".

Jeans and Jeans Jacket

The pattern for the Jeans and Jeans Jacket come from the magazine "Ottobre". Both models are made in size 128.

The Jacket comes from nr. 3 2007. The original pattern didn't have a lining. It also had an extra set of pockets. I decided to go for the more original "Jeans Jacket look" and omitted the extra pockets.

The jeans comes from nr. This pattern was almost left as the original. The only difference is the fake zipper and elastic in the waisteband.

Red Ribcord Trousers

The pattern for these red ribcord trousers comes from the magazine "Ottobre". I laid the patterns for the pockets and some other pieces in a different direction on the fabric. This way you get small differences in colour. This gives a funny effect. The trousers are size 92.

Salopette

Because he liked the salopettes of his brother Jelle I made a salopette for my son Jorn too. This pattern comes from "Knipmode" january 1998. Of course the pattern is altered here and there. It's just impossible for me to make a garment exactly from the pattern.

Clown Costume

For the birthday of his teacher I made a clown costume for Jorn. All the children were dressed up as circus people. Jorn wanted to be a clown. The pattern comes from 'Knip Mode' february 2000.