I went on a bit of a Children’s Corner Pattern’s, “Alex” kick for my last round of sewing. I have now made six of these and cannot sing the Alex’ praises enough. I love sewing for my nieces and nephews, particularly around Christmas, so I jumped at an opportunity to make coordinating cousin ensembles. Last Christmas I made a skirted jumper by modifying the Children’s Corner Robert pattern. Link here for how I pulled that off. That was before Children’s Corner came out with the Alex pattern. If you’re not ready to commit to the Alex, give that tutorial a spin and let me know how it goes. This year…
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Stuff It!
Recently I made a quick trip to Children’s Corner Store for a Sit ‘n Sew. I can’t sing enough praises for Sit ‘n Sews. It’s such an amazing way to make connections with other sewists, learn new tricks, and spend time with women who love helping and celebrating other women. During this trip, I belly laughed, I made new friends, I vented, I was inspired and I worked on the boy version of the Children’s Corner Pattern, Alex. This is a straight-forward sew with extremely well-written directions. The only deviation I made from the pattern was in regards to strap length-they were a bit too long for Robby. Make sure…
