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More cargos

August 3, 2014

One of the things that I wanted to get done at the sewing retreat were some cargo shorts for the Boy.  They are time consuming to do, with all the pockets and topstitching, so I figured getting some dedicated sewing time would be good!  I got two pairs of shorts completed for him.

This pattern is Ottobre 3/2010 #36.  The way they you put together the welt pockets is a bit, well…stupid.  There are much easier ways to do them, and I was getting a bit frustrated.  I did the tie dye shorts with their method and the plaid shorts with this method.  Much easier and less frustrating!

The shorts above were made with a cream twill I sent with Kai to tie-dye at the day camp.  This was the fabric that got rained on, and was muddy and dirty.  There are still some stains on the fabric that I couldn’t get out, but, eh…he’s a boy.  They are going to get stained eventually anyways!  I used another cream-ish twill to do the pockets, as I didn’t want the whole thing out of the tie-dye fabric, though the tie-dye is pretty subtle.

Next are a pair of plaid shorts.  I cut them out at the retreat and had to use some fabric that I had bought the previous day for the welt pockets.  I wanted these a bit dressier, so I did not put in the cargo pockets on the side.

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The shirt matches both of these shorts.   He wanted a goblin from Clash of Clans on the shirt.  I told him I would put it on another shirt, as I wanted something a little dressier (a.k.a. not ugly!).  I used a stencil he had picked out before from the Silhouette store of jousting knights.

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Here is the inside of the shorts looking all nice and finished.

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Then, lastly, here is the other tie-dye creation we did.  I had cut out the front and back for this shirt out of white knit and sent it with him to camp.  I wanted to make a winter shirt, and one that wasn’t entirely tie-dye.  The die job matched a deep blue sweatshirt fleece I had in my stash, so I got this sewed up at the retreat, too.  It will be worn in the Fall, so I didn’t make him put it on today as it is 88 degrees outside. 🙂

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One of the ladies at the retreat said she copied me and tie-dyed fabric with her kids, too.  It definitely allows you a bit more creativity than just a tie-dyed t-shirt (which my kids already have A LOT of those!).

Now I need to get back in the sewing room to attempt to finish up some clothes for me!

  1. Everything really turned out great! I hear what you are saying about the tie dye. I’m loving that long sleeved shirt. It looked awesome! We did some shirts when we were camping earlier this summer. I am thinking about chopping them up.
    I also read something on Pinterest yesterday about distressing a tshirt, to get the soft feel of a vintage shirt. Mine is kind of stiff.
    You did. Great job on the shorts. I hope I remember to check back here if I do welt pockets in the future.

  2. Those shorts are awesome! There’s no way he’d complain about ‘homemade’! They look like bought ones!! I liked the T shirt too. We did some awesome T-shirts a few years back when we bought black shirts and sprayed them with bleach. Turned out well.

  3. The shorts are very professional. You must have a good snap making tool. The jousting t-shirt reminds me of the Renaissance Festival. Are you going again this year? My son is working there this year…

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