Sandbox Shorts: Pattern Review

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Are you looking for an adorable shorts pattern for your doll?  Then you should check out the Sandbox Shorts by Oh Sew Kat!  

I particularly like the flat front; the shorts just look so much more professional with the flat front. Most of the other doll shorts patterns I've seen lacked this detail. 

These shorts are an easy sew.  Like the Popsicle Top, the instructions are very well written and include lots of photos.  This pattern is especially awesome because it includes three different styles: Classic, Bermuda, and Wide Leg.  The brown floral shorts that I made are Classic, without pockets.  (Catherine didn't want to cover up the fun flowers, so I didn't.)  

While this is a fairly simple pattern, the possibilities are endless!  It's so versatile!  Different trims and different fabrics will give you anything from gym clothes to special occasion wear.   

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Popsicle Top: Pattern Review

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The Popsicle Top by Oh Sew Kat is the perfect shirt pattern for your doll!  It's a simple tank, so it can be paired with just about anything, plus it can be reversible and it's easy to embellish.  I highly recommend this sewing pattern.

The Popsicle Top is an easy sewing pattern.  The instructions are also very clear and include lots of pictures.  (If you want to just print straightforward instructions there's a page for that too!)  I've been sewing off and on for a while, but I think even someone just learning to sew would be able to make the Popsicle Top.

This is a great project for either fat quarters or the leftovers from other projects.  I used random bits from my scrap bin and I just love how these shirts turned out!  I'm excited though, because now I have a perfect project anytime I fall in love with a fat quarter and just "need" to have it.  (I do need to remember to get some more Velcro, I only had a teeny amount in my stash.  If you're making doll clothes you're going to want some extra on hand too!)

I don't know about you, but whenever I use anything from my scrap bag I am reminded of the original projects.  The above top is made from some scraps from my Fabric Headbands, a dress I cut up for fabric, and some bias tape from the edging of a quilt for Catherine.  It's a walk down memory lane!  (Also pictured are the Sandbox Shorts, also by Oh Sew Kat!, and a little sweater I knitted which is modeled after the In Threes Sweater.)

This top and skirt set is made with some of my my favorite quilting cotton.  I made matching Mommy and Me Easter dresses with it one year.  (Art Gallery has a gorgeous knit fabric that is quite similar that I'd absolutely love to have!)

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What I Wore Wednesday: 31 Weeks Pregnant

Welcome to another week of What I Wore Wednesday! I decided that I don't really have a great sense of style but that I really like having Baby Bump pictures, therefore, I will participate in WIWW for at least of couple of weeks!  I don't really have many Baby Bump pictures from when I was pregnant with Catherine and that saddens me.  To my mommy readers, do you wish you have more (or less) Baby Bump pictures?

Please forgive the not-so-great-quality of my selfies.  I love this turquoise necklace!  I got it years ago from a roadside stand on a trip out west.  

I'm wearing maternity (of course!) jeans from Old Navy.  This pair is super comfortable.  (Every time I wear them I miss my Maryland thrift stores!  They cost me a whopping $3.50.  I got so many great deals there!)  Although, why is seemingly impossible to make a pair of non-over-the-belly maternity pants where the elastic part doesn't eventually fold over?

These earrings were a birthday present from my wonderful husband a couple of years ago.  

This shirt (the sweater and shirt are attached) is from Walmart.  I really like it, except that the inside shirt part simply isn't long enough.  I could have exchanged it for a larger size, but I don't think that would have helped too much and would have been quite a hassle.  Now, on the positive side, this probably means that I will be able to wear it when I'm not pregnant without looking like I am wearing maternity clothes!  Again, to my mommy readers, did/do you wear maternity clothes as "regular" clothes without anyone knowing?

I'll be linking up at The Pleated Poppy, DC in Style, and I Feel Pretty.