KCW Day 4 and the rest of KCW

Last week felt like a bust!  I blame Tuesday night, because that's when my KCW started to fall apart.  I did go back after I took the picture (in my last post) to pin the sleeves on the pullover because I felt like I didn't accomplish much that night.  Also, while I cut the pockets out on Tuesday night I realized that I had cut out my main pieces the wrong way..face palm.  I thought I had brushed the velour to make sure I was cutting in the right direction but I guess I must have not been paying too much attention because the direction of the velour is left to right instead of up and down (which also means the stretch of the garment is in the wrong direction!).  I suppose it doesn't matter too much...Nik will still be able to wear it and you can't notice the mistake, it just bothers me that I was careless.

It really felt good to finally use this velour and get it out of my stash!  I really need to start sewing up more things to get this stash to a reasonable amount...it's ridiculous.  In fact I think I may have scared my coworker when I was showing off my sewing space.  Her eyes kinda bulged out a little when she saw my bookcase filled to the brim with fabric.  

I sure do love to digress, don't I?  Anyway, on Day 4 nothing happened.  I managed to cut out the fabric for the Every Little Things dress on Saturday night and that was as far as I got for KCW.  I hope to get the dress done in the next two weeks.  Perhaps since KCW is over, I can finish up a little selfish sewing that I had started.  I'm really not sure what to sew next and that is because I am lazy, like lazy with a capital "L".  I dislike changing the thread in my machines so I will work my way through my sewing queue and work on projects that require me to use the same color thread.  Who knows, maybe I'm not alone...maybe there are others who do the same thing!

Over the weekend it was cold enough to finally dress the baby in the fur vest that I made during the Spring KCW.  Doesn't she look cute?  I couldn't get enough of it!

KCW Day 3

I forgot how much I dislike velour....sigh...it sheds and it is also not very easy to sew with because it constantly moves.  I had purchased this fabric to make Nik a velour tracksuit last winter but I never got around to sewing it because I was hit with a bad first trimester.

For KCW I thought it'd be a great time to finally make the tracksuit, however, the more I thought about the project, the more nervous I got about working with velour again.  So after a lot of thinking I decided to reconsider my original idea and make another Varsity Cowl Pullover instead of a tracksuit.  I know Nik loves the feel of velour and he loves pockets so I added side seam pockets to this velour version.  

As you can see I didn't get too much sewing done...hopefully tonight I can finish this pullover and get started cutting out the fabric for the dress.

p.s. - Promise me that you won't ever let me sew with velour again! 

KCWC Day 2

KCW day 1 was a great success!  I managed to cut out the fabric for the Varsity Cowl and I also taped and cut two of the patterns.  Tonight I plan to start sewing the Varsity Cowl Pullover and I am hoping to finish it all in my hour of sewing time.

During day 1 I noticed that if I didn't take breaks from my sewing (like I always do), I was able to get a lot accomplished.  I think I need to get in the habit of giving myself an certain amount of sewing time and try to stay focused during that period of time.  I felt like a more efficient sewer when I am in "the zone" and it felt great to make progress on my sewing queue.   

Varsity Cowl Neck Pullover - Pattern Review

*I am an affiliate of Craftsy and Peek-a-boo Patterns and this post does contain affiliate links, however all opinions are my own.

This pattern has been in my queue for more than a year!  I really wanted to make the Varsity Cowl Neck Pullover for Nik last winter but I never got around to it, so I knew I had to tackle this project and get it off my list before winter.

Nik has outgrown all his UCLA gear so I thought it would be appropriate to make him something to show his Bruin support ;)  Although the print is a little large for toddler clothing (and this sweater didn't come out as I had envisioned), it doesn't look too bad.

The pattern for this sweater is ridiculously simple!  The pattern is easy to follow and the sweater comes together quickly.  You could definitely sew up one of these the night before the big game!  My only suggestion is to sew with your walking foot (I don't remember the instructions including using a walking foot).  I did feel more comfortable and confident tackling this project now that I have more knowledge on sewing with knits.  If you want more information on the Craftsy's Sewing with Knits course, you can find it here.