kcwc: day two
September 21st, 2010
I got these two pairs of PINK! and YELLOW! cords at the gap this summer for 3 bucks each and knew right away I wanted to turn them into pants for my kids. Last year I made pants for them out of my husband’s old jeans (sort of like this) but the rise was too low and they never wore them–my son called them, without any malice, his “falling down pants.”
I wanted to get the fit right this time, but the stinkers were sleeping when I made these so I got all fancy with the pockets while I waited. There are two patch pockets on the back of each pair and a little pocket in front–a star for my son and a heart for my daughter. When they tried them on they both complained that the pocket was too small. Wouldn’t you be excited to have a star pocket on your pants? Whatever. They fit.
I used a pretty bit of printed corduroy for the elastic casing on the pink ones and this crazy awesome vintage scrap I had for the yellow pair. This is a super easy way to make use of those jeans you never wear, but can’t get rid of for some weird reason. Cute recycling. My friend Mary Jo over at Five Green Acres put a little upcycling twist to kids clothes week; check it out if you are making big clothes into small clothes this week.
Made by Rae Giveaway!
Today’s giveaway is from the fabulous Rae from Made by Rae. She is hilarious and down to earth and a damn fine seamstress. She kindly offered up two patterns for kids clothes week: the big butt baby pants and the toddler backpack. Both patterns are PDFs, so you could even add them to your list for this week (ha!). Just tell me which one you would rather have in the comments and I’ll choose two winners! The toddler backpack is full of nice details: pockets and piping and padded straps and little loops for hanging. And the big butt baby pants, while also being extremely fun to say, are versatile and useful and super cute. Decisions, decisions.
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The winners are
big butt baby pants: #10 Shannon
toddler backpack: #55 Stephanie from neuroses galore
Congratulations!
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Would LOVE the baby pants. I’ve had my eye on that pattern for awhile. They are just so darn cute!!!
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity, I wouldl ove the have th backpack pattern.
Big! Butt! Baby! Pants!!! I have a brand-new baby boy and I’m thinking that pattern would be just perfect. :)
i need that big butt baby pants pattern!
I love those pants. They are so cute.
I’d love the big butt baby pants! So cute!
I LOVE those BIG BUTT baby pants!!
Totally love the cords… and Rae’s blog is one of my favorites! What a great giveaway. I think both patterns look brilliant, but my little one has a thing for bags these days and I would love to make her one of these!
Now, on to finish my projects for the week. Thanks for the clothes weeks challenge!
I love the big butt pants…I have been longing for this pattern for a while!!!
I’d love to win the Toddler backpack pattern :-) Any chance you can also tell us what size the pants were before you downsized then, and what size they came down to??
i have been wanting the pants pattern!!
OOOhhh how to pick!!! Love both of them but I would use the pants pattern more I am sure, but then again the bag would be fun to make too :)
Oooh, I have been wanting to try the B3pants pattern! I love that they are designed for cloth diapered babies. :)
I’ve had my eye on that toddler packpack pattern for a long time, to make one for my granddaughter. I’d love to get one for free!
Oooh, I’d love the toddler backpack!
Love the pants! I need to refashion some jeans for my daughter, she only has a pair or two that fit right.
OOOOooo, loving them both! But I think my little 1 year old would get much more use out of the pants :)
I love the pockets!
I have also been eyeballing Rae’s Big Butt Baby pants, I’m about to have 3 under 3 all still in cloth diapers… Lots of big little butts running around!!
I’ve had my eye on that baby pants pattern for my big butt boy. This would be way cool, thanks for the giveaway!
Cool! I love the backpack, it looks so professsional
Yay for the big butt pants! I’m totally wanting to use these to make some shorts for my boy for our looming Australian summer :)
I would love the BIG BUTT BABY PANTS pattern for sure!!
Oh, that is a hard decision! honestly I could use (and would love) either one. Maybe the pants pattern, since I seem to be sort of inept at drafting my own pattern?
You did a great job on those pants!
I like both patterns but have more fun saying “big butt baby pants”. I’d probably use that pattern more often.
The big butt pants are just too cute!!
I would love love the big butt baby pant pattern! Pretty please : )