Tuesday 2 September 2008

Superheroes

This week I've been making the most of the last few days off school with the children; going out and about, lying in, flexible bedtimes, not making packed lunches.... This free-form part of the school holidays is something to relish because it will be over way too soon.


I woke up yesterday, at a very indulgent hour of the morning, to discover O's bedroom floor littered with drawings of a Super Hero Shop that she and C were dreaming of opening together. They'd been up for hours already, drawing, planning and discussing. They wanted to know if I could sew them some Super Hero capes.

Sure - why not?

I didn’t want to sacrifice any of my Kaffe Fassett fabric, I mean I didn’t think my Kaffe Fassett fabric would be heroic enough for my super-children, so we went to Hobbycraft and C & O chose the fabric for their capes. O was enchanted by a pale green cotton printed with little cupcakes, and C wanted a classic red/gold combination.



I used this great tutorial, found by a search on the Sew Mama Sew blog. The only alteration to the pattern I made was to adjust the length of the cape to knee length rather than floor length; both capes were whipped up in an afternoon. There has been much charging and twirling around the house, fists aloft, since then. I think they're ready to face the new school year now.



7 comments:

  1. Brilliant!!! I love O's taste in fabric, takes after her Mum! They make a smashing pair of superheroes too- do they have Superhero names?x

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  2. I remember my mum making our son a batman outfit when he was 3 - he is now 19! Reading ypur blog brought back good memories.

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  3. what gorgeous super heroes you have!

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  4. Just came upon this post via your flickr photos. Great project and fun blog!

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  5. They're brilliant, what a great mum you are. I'm still lusting after the apron you made for Anna that she was modelling beautifully in Cafe 9 on Monday. Did I also spot a couple of Boden t-shirts?(The self help group will be forming soon).
    How's the bike riding going?

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  6. How exciting to return from vacation and see this post! My niece, who vacationed with us, asked it I'd make her a cape...and it be orange with a blue letter. A very specific 3 year old!

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