Class Picnic Ensemble... A Cozy Favorite

I may be the biggest fan, EVER, of the Class Picnic shorts and top by Oliver and S.

Is that still true if I don't go to great lengths to modify the pattern and add crazy details???  I do tend the keep it simple and just let the fabric stand out, but it is one of my favorite things to make Camden.  In fact, you can see ALL past versions in this 2016 blog post.  How has it been that long since I've sewn this pattern???

I became carried away with sizing on this pattern.  Camden is a solid size 8, essentially, but I decided to go with a size 10 and then lengthen the top.  It is clearly almost a tunic on her, and I may go back in and tighten the elastic on her shoulders.  I also almost want to go back and make a size 8, LOL.  I like that she'll get a good two full years out of the pattern, but the top is hilariously large at this point.  As for the shorts, they will totally fit, waist-wise, through two summers, I'd like to think, but these shorts do run.... well, short, so, who knows where we'll be in a couple of years. 

Pretending she was sad about something

Speaking of the shorts, this is one of those patterns where you think, "Awww, man, do I HAVE to???"  The sewing of them seems daunting, for some reason, though it completely isn't.  They tend to go together quickly, and it is nice that you don't need a lot of yardage for the main fabric, so, you can peep through remnants in your stash and likely find something.  I had planned to use a solid purple for the trim on the shorts, but I wasn't feeling the shade of purple I had, in comparison to the purple on the flower print of the top (which is just Joann Fabrics, by the way!), so, I made it matchy-matchy, no biggie.  A lot of the time, she throws on a camisole with the shorts, anyway.

This pattern is seriously a quick sew, and I am just enjoying the last couple of years when I can sew things like this for Camden, because soon, she'll be too grown-up to want to wear these types of patterns.  At least, that's what I worry about, aha!

Nothing crazy has been happening on the home front, and I don't have many photos of work on the new house, because I have been running Camden around, and Matt has to work, so, we aren't able to get as much done.  His parents have been super helpful - both at the house and with watching Tiberius while I ferry Camden to her sewing camp this week.  She is LOVING it, and I'll have photos of that in the next blog post!

Homeschool life can be pretty intense

Getting our planting on

Attending our last story time in Bend

I have NO idea what I'm doing, and I hope our plants don't die

Twinsies

 

Let's Go On a Class Picnic to the Theater...And Moving Details

Let's be honest, folks:  This moving thing is sucking the life out of me.  (Well, and the HEAT was sucking the life out of me, too, but we've moved past that, aha!)  It's not crazy in the sense that I'm wiped out from all the HARD work I've been doing.  I've done my share of nail-pulling, sweeping and garbage-tossing, amongst other things.  But whew!  My in-laws and Matt and his friend, Bill, have done SO MUCH WORK.  It's insane.

Turns out we found the money pit of Central Oregon.  LOL.  Or....yikes.

We have ripped out drywall, ceilings and floors - and the bathroom...and the electrical...and the kitchen cabinets.

All we'd planned to do was replace the carpeting with inexpensive pine flooring.

Anyway, I'll include some pictures of the house re-model process, but on to bigger and better things....

Camden's newest Oliver and S outfit - the Class Picnic set!  I love how this turned out - especially the shorts.  I was happy this was an outfit I was prepared for, quite by accident.  I happily owned enough brown corduroy - and the sateen polka dots were purchased from Superbuzzy a year or so ago, along with other colors.  The shorts went together beautifully.  I've made them a couple times before.

Past versions:

Her first Class Picnic top in 2011

Right before our big move a few hours south!

The Alice in Wonderland fabric is something I'd been inadvertently hoarding in my stash for years now.  I never quite knew what to make with it, as it's a bit heavier, but this seemed the perfect project, even though the top is clearly meant for something a bit lighter weight (not that you'll see ANOTHER Class Picnic top, in lightweight fabric, in the next blog post or anything....).  I did lengthen both the body and sleeves, and it's noticeably bigger on Camden, but it's not too bad, and at least she can wear it next year, too.

I have nothing riveting to say about the pattern, as I've made it before, and it goes together really well!  Just keep your shorts pattern pieces straight and labeled, and you'll be good to go, aha!

She wore the outfit to see James and the Giant Peach back in May, which turned out to be super fun!  We rarely get to see her Vancouver friends, and we greatly miss them, so, it was nice to catch a show together!

Awww, love this one!!!

As for house craziness, here are a few photos to give y'all insight as to why my blog has been even quieter than normal, aha!

Turns out THIS was underneath the wall you see above!

INSANE hot water heater...I want it GONE

LOL...in pictures below, you see what we thought about THIS kitchen!  (Because of the crazy water damage)

Eyesore of a furnace, but compare it to the photo above!

And we ended up removing the arches because well....demolition

Kitchen floor...yikes!!!  We hope to actually do the kitchen floor right after moving in!

I somehow forgot a before phot of the bathroom!

Helping with spackling!

So many layers of things found under THINGS

Peering from the bathroom into the bedroom

He loves being up there!

A tired dad