Twinkle Toes and Company

{Please note that some of these links are affiliate links.  If you purchase something I have recommended, sewn etc. through those links I will receive a small percentage of compensation.  It helps me support my sewing "therapy" and the ability to review and test more patterns.} Sewing for teen boys is really hit or miss.   I always thought it would be my girls who would be the hard ones to sew for.  They have always been the pickier ones as far as clothing options are concerned. Then my oldest son hit his teen years.  And he discovered girls which lead to the discovery of mirrors and a sudden desire to look dashing and debonair.  The days of clothing him in bowties on Sunday morning quickly flew out the window.  While I appreciate his new found love for styling his hair and smelling good, I'm a tad sad I can't clothe him in cuter boy clothes anymore. It's difficult to find good patterns for older boys who aren't quite big enough to ...

 I had the opportunity to participate in Pattern for Pirates Top Tester this last week. They were looking to add to their testing pool and if I remember correctly about 545ish people were in that group.  It was crazy, but a fun experience. There are two patterns; both are unisex pajama pants.  One for youth and one for adults.  The adult pattern contains several different inseams which is lovely for people like me who have a spouse who has a 30 inch inseam but likes to wear a 32 inch inseam.  And me who wears a 36 inch inseam.   I tested the youth size 14 pattern originally thinking I’d need to grade the pattern.  I tend to have to do that because my kids are skinny!  However, this is a very straight forward pattern that is meant to be loose and comfy.  There was no grading required at all.  That made my life easy!  Both of my boys wear a size 14, but have slightly different waist sizes.  With this pattern I didn’t n...