Yes, today I am showing some clothes for Fall.  Even though Kailan probably needs more shorts, he is just S.O.L.  Perhaps if he didn’t change in and out them like a teenage girl, he would have more available clothing.  Therin lies the trouble…it is his own fault. 😉

Last Fall I cut out a bunch of pants for Kailan, but unfortunately I didn’t get them all sewn up.  I knew that I would have to add length for this Fall.  He does grow, that little guy.  I finally decided to get them sewn up, since I don’t have to really think too much in putting them together.  This is what would be termed a TNT (tried and true) pattern, in my case.  I did get a bit adventurous in the styling of the elongation of the legs, but that’s what I do.

This first one is a brownish/blackish corduroy.  I did some fancy cutting and panelling on the front of the bottom to add some length.  Then I added a dragon with fabric paint along the side seam.  Can you see it??

NOW can you see it?? 

Yeah, I wanted subtle and apparently I got it.  Ah well.  It’s still awesome even though most people won’t be able to see it.  I have a book of dragon artwork that I perused to find one that was simple enough to stencil and met with the little man’s approval.  I used gray and white metallic paints.

Next we have a pair of light blue corduroy pants.  I added a dark denim to the bottom of these, which I figured would help in the staining department, as well.  Once winter comes, light fabrics suffer stain-age from trooping through the mucky snow.

To do the bottoms detail, I ironed Heat n’ Bond to the denim and drew the designs on each side.  I didn’t want them to match, so they are different.  Once the designs were drawn, I cut them out and then I took off the backing and ironed to the corduroy.  I just did a straight stitch around the edges.  It will most likely fray a bit in washing, which I would like to see.

There you have it…last week’s sole sewing.  I am attempting to get in shape, so my weeknight sewing time is being usurped by working out.  Only so many hours in the day…