Project Runway

We were all at Grandma LouAnns. Brittany wanted to start a sewing project so they were sorting through some material. Jensen found a piece of plaid material that he liked. He thought he would make a vest out of it. It was just a square piece of fabric, but he knew if he just cut some holes for his arms, it would make a great vest.



He didn't measure or anything, just started cutting. He didn't like it at ALL! So . . he patched up one arm hole (sewing a new piece of fabric over the hole . . all by himself.) Then he thought it needed pockets, so he sewed on some pockets. He wanted it to close, so he made a closure at the neckline. After he saw the vest on himself, he didn't like it much.

The next day we talked about patterns, and what they are used for in sewing. He decided that it would probably be good to make a vest using a pattern. SEW . . . . he got out a hunting vest and traced in onto new fabric. He figured out how it was put together, and traced the pieces accordingly. (Mind you. . . .I was not helping him!!!) That afternoon when I got home from school, this is what he had accomplished. (And no . . . .we did NOT Help him with any of the sewing. And Yes -- - -he did sew one of the pockets upside down and had to un-stitch it and fix it.)


Watch out project RUNWAY!!!!

A few days later, he was wearing his elf costume to school. I had taken off the red/white cuffs that were on the shirt. He wanted them on. I wasn't home . . .so he took it upon himself to sew the cuffs back on. (See picture in the halloween post).

What a guy!! Gotta love him! And . . .gotta love Grandma LouAnn for supporting these kids in their sewing adventures! Heaven knows I couldn't help them!