Category: 2011 Summer Wardrobes

This whole mama-made summer wardrobe idea got its beginning last October or November, I think, when I received an email from one of the editors at Stitch magazine asking if I had any New Year’s Resolutions that I’d like to share in the Winter 2010/Spring 2011 Issue. It was a bit early to be thinking…

I had great plans for this blog post. I tossed around which item I wanted to use as the finale to my Summer Wardrobe sewing and eventually decided that since we do live in Texas and my boys are big fans of cowboys, I’d go with the D&G Howdy PJs. I had this whole cute…

Nine pairs of shorts, and they’re all done! These may be a bit . . . um . . . boring? We tend towards the utilitarian when it comes to bottoms around here. We almost always grab a tee and jean shorts when dressing the little ones (and ourselves, for that matter), so it just…

This vintage car print is one of my very favorites. Charlie had a coverall made from the same fabric this past winter, and people asked me all the time where I got it. I loved telling them, “Oh, I made it!” I just had to sew up a romper using it again for the summer….

How do I look? Thanks, Little Brother, for straightening me out there. I think I’m ready now! So, you want to know about my new PJs, huh? Well, these blue Ooga Booga ones? They make me want to sing! And these with the animals on the shorts? They make me want to dance! And the…

I love sewing little undies. They go together so fast, and little boys (and girls) get so excited about new underwear! Jamie had a hard time deciding which of these to wear first. These four pair of Little Fishies Undies wrap up Jamie’s summer underwear list . . . only a few more items left…

Just adding a few more rompers to Charlie’s completed summer wardrobe list. I actually finished these three just before we left on our trip to Michigan. (There was a picture of one of them in my post about our visit to St. Louis.) First up is this heathered brown Austin Lee Romper with orange sleeves….