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Stop the presses: my child napped long enough for me to COMPLETE A PROJECT. And now he might be napping long enough for me to blog about it. Heady stuff. And it only took 5 months!*
Granted, it wasn't much of a project. I had sacrificed a pair of old J. Crew jeans to patch some of Alex's (they always wear through at the crotch--[insert your own joke here]). They never did much for me as pants, but perhaps they'd make a better skirt? I won't bother telling you what I did, because I think we all tackled this one when we were in high school. I had to re-do the seams a few times to eliminate some unflattering bulges, but otherwise it was a quick and dirty job.
After Pete woke up I noticed that the thread in the machine was just
the right color for his new smocked romper from Grammie, and he was
gracious enough to allow me to make buttonholes and sew the buttons
on. So here we both are in our FOs, me and my obliging co-pilot. I
might whack the skirt off a bit; gotta give it a test-walk.
*Note to the Gods: I have no illusions about this ever happening again. Please do not strike me napless.
i love turning old pants into skirts! it's a great and easy way to revitalize the wardrobe :) how nice of pete to stay asleep for so long. keep at the nap routine! i swear that it works :)
Posted by: gleek | July 14, 2008 at 08:06 PM
The skirt looks great as is. Love it! Lots better than the jeans! Your baby is so adorable and I love his smocked romper! Great post!
Posted by: Lindar | July 14, 2008 at 11:48 PM
A nap??? What is this 'nap' of which you speak??
Heh heh, love the repurposed skirt!
Posted by: Heather | July 15, 2008 at 12:20 PM
He is uber-cute! Nice to see you back!
Posted by: Liz | July 15, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Oh, I love that train smocking! And your skirt is cute too :)
Posted by: Veronique | July 16, 2008 at 09:34 AM
The skirt looks awesome! The buttons are cute, but beware ... they are also a choking hazard to a teething baby.
Posted by: Lora | July 17, 2008 at 06:07 PM
oh cute!!! When it's too hot to wear jeans, make a skirt.
I wish you many more long naps ;)
Posted by: Craptina | July 21, 2008 at 01:05 PM