Villa Carton Biplane - product review

We liked the Villa Carton Biplane even before we received it. But when the package came and we assembled it we absolutely loved it.

Unlike the City blocks we reviewed last time, the biplane is not really suitable for children under 3-4 years of age I'd say, so we had to be careful not to let P's 17 months old little brother get it. The plane is also a bit more complicated to assemble, because it consists of smaller parts, but P enjoys building now and he especially enjoyed doing this with his dad. I lover that even though this is a cardboard toy, there are movable parts on it, the wheels are turning and so is the propeller. Design of it is simply fantastic, so much detail, and there is even a pilot sitting in the plane.

We live near Chain Bridge and on May 1st we were lucky to see an Air Show. Planes flew over and under the bridge and P went nuts.

And when we got home biplane got it's turn:)

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Striped PJs are OK

You know when you get a piece of clothing for your kids but you can't really picture wearing it, or at least not in that actual form?

They are too big for the baby, and too short and weird shaped for the boy, but you like the fabric. It looks good and is soft to the touch. Use an acceptable PJs to trace, add some cuffs and you are done. I think this was less than 30 minutes project, I even managed to use the original waist line, only hat to stitch it along the cut together with the elastic that was already there.

Good Morning Sunshine:)

You can find the tute for the top he is wearing here.

 

My skinny little boy being an angel:)

Messed up Submarine Pullover

A while ago I got this Shauna from Shwin & Shwin sent me the Submarine Pullover pattern to test. I did most of it, and the the whole family got down with the flu, bad one.
Here it is now...the patter calls for thinner fabric, but I wanted to try this out and used coat fabric instead. Great choice, since it is going to be steaming hot from now to eternity, they say. 
The pattern is for intermediate sewers, but I believe beginners can also tackle it without fear, maybe leave out the button holes (like I did, although button holes were never on my list of problems sewingwise). I also did something wrong with the hood so I had problems lining it up, and due to the thickness of the fabric it wasn't pleasant, but in the end I just decided to take it in and leave the placket outside the hood area. What I am trying to say is, there is always a way around things. Sometimes the solutions you find because you messed things up are the best ones and even though the garment might not be perfect it will make it unique:)

 I used daddy's shrunk sweater for the cuffs.

and cuffs of daddy's old polo shirt sleeves for the pockets and the rest of the shirt for the lining of the hood.

And now on the kid:

 

For a short while he tried to be a good sport.

 ENOUGH!

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