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Vintage WWII American Red Cross suit

My family and I went to the military preparedness museum at Djuramosse the other day. They had an event with WWII reenactment.

I met a lovely lady from England who wore an original American Red Cross summer suit.

 

She looked stunning!

I’ve made some research and the suit is made of light gray wool/rayon fabric. Notice how the seams on the front shapes the jacket!
Please visist Shirley Powers site to learn more!

The skirt has six gores and a lapped zipper at the side seam.

 

 

Lovely buttonhole!

 

Sewing for kids: Ottobre summer shorts

I made a pair of Ottobre Explorer, Ottobre Design 3/2015 shorts the other night.

 

It is great to have the knowledge to maneuver a sewing machine when one discovers that the son does not have a single pair of clean shorts!

Remake: Islandic sweater finished

Just in time for summer I have finished the remake of my husband’s islandic sweater! Well, well, we will have some cold summer evenings, and then this will come in handy.

The original sweater looked like this:

 

 

It was a hand knitted sweater that my husband got from his parents when they were on a holiday trip to Island 20 years ago. Unfortunately, the sweater was too big, so my husband never wore it.

I thought it was a shame! So, I decided to unravel it and remake it in a more fitting size.
I had to be really careful when I unraveled it, it was easy to break the yarn.

 

I was not sure that the original pattern would work in a smaller size, so I used the pattern "Stryta" from this book, Islandsk Strik.

 

I’m really pleased with how it turned out, and now it fits beautifully!

 

Upcycling: Men's sweater

Suddenly, the summer is here, with wonderful, lovely sunshine! My family and I are part of an outdoor life association and I give you some pictures from our meeting last week-end.

 

 

 The mornings are still a bit chilly though. As always, it is our oldest son that is short of clothes. I have been contemplating sewing a sweatshirt from Ottobre Design, but haven't been able to choose a pattern yet.

Now, there were no time for indecision! Last night I grabbed one of my husband's old cotton sweater and my scissors, et voilà:

 

 

Something for myself

I had some old projects laying about that I finished the other night!

At last something for myself!

Sewing for kids: Ottobre design Good Old Basic Jeans

Another pair of jeans is done for the summer. It’s no 21, Good Old Basic jeans from Ottobre Design 4/2015. I made size 116 for my 4,5 year old, and they are a little bit big, but, fit good enough.

 

 

 

The fabric, a purple twill, is from Stoff och Stil, and the pockets and inside waist band are made from a light blue cotton fabric with flowers.

Purple is my sons favorite color, but he is getting doubtful about it after being told at kindergarten that it’s just for girls. I think it’s upsetting that so young kids should have such thoughts! However, I hope that the design and the fire truck will make him more comfortable wearing them outside the house. At the moment he’s enjoying his Easter break, and he is very pleased with the pants.