Mending

So Aidan asked me the other day if I'd be able to mend some of his jeans. I said sure so he brought two pairs over.

I noted that I'd already done some mending on each one.  This pair was pretty straight forward although I couldn't get the leg in under the sewing machine needle. 

Oh well, I thought, I'll just do it by hand.  I found a bright scrap of fabric to use in behind the hole, whip-stitched around the outside edges, then did a blanket stitch around the edge of the hole using a cotton pearl thread that's heavier than the usual sewing thread. Almost more like an embroidery thread.

Well that wasn't so bad!

Then I get to this pair:

What in the world!?  I'm thinking Aidan needs new pants!

I'm still chuckling over this...   

Aidan's Christmas

The button-down shirt and boxers I made for Aidan... I think he likes them!

Project Bags

So one of my projects this weekend was to make "project bags."  Mine is the girly one and has knitting inside. The Man's is the manly one and has hunting stuff inside. He calls it a "possibles bag."

There is a belt loop on his...