I have been wanting to find time to make one of the more advanced projects in Sewing For Boys and finally this week, when some new fabrics I ordered from Hawthorne Threads arrived, I had the perfect excuse to get started.
The instructions for this pattern are really very well written and the shirt comes together almost without you realizing it. It actually doesn’t take very long to make – for me, the time consuming part was choosing just the right fabrics (as usual).
I made the 6 – 7 size or my 7 yr old. There’s plenty of room in it and actually since he’s such a skinny kid, it’s a bit billowy, but nothing we can’t live with. (And when I say ‘we’ I mean ‘I’).
I love the casual design of the yoke back and sleeves and the pockets are cute. My son loves clothes with pockets. And I really like the facing on the back and inside the sleeves. Actually, lots of things I have made from this book have cute little inside details I like.
So another success from this book. I still want to make the Luka Hoodie but I’m thinking of making it for my daughter. She’s been feeling a bit left out ever since I bought the Sewing for Boys book.