One income family of four - can we get ahead even after pay cuts?

Blackcats

Well done!  They are great and such lovely fabric.  

joedenise

Well done @Bluegreen143.  They look brilliant!  That was some task to take on for a first project!  Look forward to seeing the other pair tomorrow!

Have you decided what you're going to make next?

mumtoomany

Wow, those look fab. Well done! Mumtoomany.

Nonnadiluca

They look lovely, lucky Bambi!

Baileys_Babe

They are wonderful @Bluegreen143 lucky Bambi having such talented parents.

MagicCat

Pyjamas look fab, you are very talented! It must be such a nice feeling to look at something your kids are wearing and know you made it for them.

Wishing you and family a very happy Christmas - I know it's not how any of us wanted things but enjoy your day and time together.

Bluegreen143

Awww thank you everyone for the lovely kind comments. I’ll post a pic of Monkey’s later when I’m done. Honestly up close there are plenty of mistakes but I’m very proud of learning a new skill. One of my friends was today lamenting that she didn’t get round to taking a sewing course on either of her maternity leaves as it was an ambition of hers. I’m sure there are great courses out there but I also think there’s a lot to be said for the “pick an ambitious project and watch lots of YouTube videos” method of learning as you go. Not least because it’s cheaper!

Got a big bag of hand me downs for Bambi from a friend yesterday - jammies, leggings and dresses in her current size and as many clothes again in the next size and even a few in 4-5. And then today a different friend gave me a dressing up dress and Christmas dress for her plus a couple of skirts in the next side for her. I think between hand me downs and gifts I’ve clothed her completely in age 2-3 except buying her a warm coat (eBay £5), her waterproofs from Lidl and a pack of 10 pants! Sadly I don’t know anyone with an older boy to get hand me downs from Eli (he had some from a colleague when I worked but we’ve lost touch), I even find it hard to get charity shop or second hand in his size (going into 5-6 now). I find that it’s all smart clothes cos they don’t get much wear whereas comfy stuff like jeans, joggers etc wear out so can’t be passed on.

joedenise

Having made PJs @Bluegreen143 you could probably have a go at making things like joggers, they are very similar - as long as you can get some cheap material.  Wouldn't want to try jeans though as they would be quite difficult to sew on most home machines.  I think part of the problem is that boys are much harder on their clothes than girls!

Bluegreen143

@joedenise the fabric is the problem - the stuff I used for jammies cost much more than just buying cheap supermarket clothes. I wonder about buying men’s joggers in a charity shop and cutting them apart to make them with though. 

Here’s the second pair now, both all safely wrapped up for Christmas Eve ☺️

Nonnadiluca

Lovely, well done!