I could not help myself. I just had to make an outfit for Max's Birthday. First of all, because it gave me alot of satisfaction, and second of all, I was hoping to really impress my sister. I could not make any more outfits for Nicolas, because his closet is overflowing with clothes. To make matters worse, we never go anywhere. If he was in Daycare, I am sure that I would be making quite a few more outfits. As it stands right now, he walks around in this heat with only a t-shirt on, leaving his shorts somewhere in the house. If Nicolas could have his way, he would walk around naked all day long.So, I decided to part with one of my favorite materials. It was a blue and green striped denim that I had purchased from http://www.handmades.com/ and match it with a knit fabric I purchased from http://www.sewbaby.com/. I finished the t-shirt in almost no time at all. My only frustration was the fact that I had wanted to embroider his name on the sleeve, but could not because my machine was in the shop. The shorts were done rather quickly as well, until my machine began to act up. I usually end up setting up every machine to do a particuliar function. One sewing machine is set up with a twin needle. The other does the sewing, and my serger is set up to finish the seam (usually with a 3 or 4 thread overlock). This makes the entire process go rather quickly. I finished today, and will mail it tomorrow. I hope she likes it.
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