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Celebrate the BOY Wrapup!
Celebrate the BOY Wrapup!

This round of Celebrate the BOY has been phenomenally fun! I've had a great time sharing this series of posts with you, and getting the chance to collaborate with the...

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celebrate the boyRae HoekstraMarch 13, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
Kneepads - 3 Ways!
Kneepads - 3 Ways!

We're wrapping up Celebrate the BOY this week, but I have just one more how-to post I wanted to share. Today I thought I'd talk a bit about adding kneepads...

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celebrate the boy, tutorialRae HoekstraMarch 12, 2013celebrate the boy 2013, parsley pants Comments
Piping improves everything.
Piping improves everything.

I mentioned my love of piping yesterday, but I think it's worth revisiting. I love the way piping instantly makes something more snazzy and profesh, like the little collared shirt...

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celebrate the boy, your makesRae HoekstraMarch 8, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
How to sew piping
How to sew piping

I love piping. It makes everything better. Truly. In this post, I show you how to make and add piping to any sewing project!

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celebrate the boy, tutorialRae HoekstraMarch 7, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
Fun Trend Alert: Mustaches!
Fun Trend Alert: Mustaches!

Have you noticed the mustache trend lately? It seems to me that mustaches are suddenly all over the place...and adding them to boys' clothing seems like a fun way to...

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celebrate the boyRae HoekstraMarch 7, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
City Pants
City Pants

I fell in love with this cityscape fabric at Dry Goods Design in Seattle last December; it was the end of the bolt, and I immediately thought of boy pants....

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celebrate the boy, patterns, tutorialRae HoekstraMarch 6, 2013celebrate the boy 2013, parsley pants Comments
Tuxedo Stripe Pant
Tuxedo Stripe Pant

A tuxedo stripe is a a great way to feature a bold print in a fun way! Take these pants I made for Elliot:I put a little piece of the...

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celebrate the boy, patterns, tutorialRae HoekstraMarch 5, 2013celebrate the boy 2013, parsley pants Comments
Say yes to bold prints!
Say yes to bold prints!

I've already shared two roundups based on my "rules" when it comes to sewing boys' clothes (see the More Color! and Stripes Rule roundups from last week), and today I've...

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celebrate the boyRae HoekstraMarch 5, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
Fox Tee
Fox Tee

I've fallen hard for the fox trend, y'all. I designed this fox print last year and had some fabric printed at Spoonflower, and since then I've made a few garments...

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celebrate the boyRae HoekstraMarch 4, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
Celebration Garland: a sewing project for the boy!
Celebration Garland: a sewing project for the boy!

Boys can sew, too! The other day Elliot came into my sewing room and said he wanted to sew something. He's always been fascinated with my sewing machine -- he's...

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celebrate the boyRae HoekstraMarch 1, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
Stripes Rule
Stripes Rule

It's time for another roundup from the wonderful collection of photos in the Celebrate the Boy Flickr Pool.  Please please share yours, too! Today's theme is...STRIPES! Here's my second rule when it...

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celebrate the boyRae HoekstraMarch 1, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
Show Your Stripes turtleneck
Show Your Stripes turtleneck

Here's another variation on the Flashback Tee that I love to make for my kids -- the turtleneck! Again, this can be easily done with ANY tee, as you'll see...

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celebrate the boy, patternsRae HoekstraFebruary 28, 2013celebrate the boy 2013, flashback tee Comments
Little Bit of Color Hoodie How-To
Little Bit of Color Hoodie How-To

Today I'm going to show you how to make the "Little Bit of Color" Hoodie I posted yesterday, which uses my Flashback Skinny Tee as its starting point. If you're not...

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celebrate the boy, tutorialRae HoekstraFebruary 27, 2013celebrate the boy 2013, flashback tee Comments
Little Bit of Color Hoodie
Little Bit of Color Hoodie

In yesterday's color roundup post, I showed you a ton of ideas for using color in boys' clothing. This hoodie for Elliot is another example of how I love to...

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celebrate the boyRae HoekstraFebruary 26, 2013celebrate the boy 2013, flashback tee Comments
More color!
More color!

When I started planning what I wanted to sew for Elliot this year for Celebrate the BOY, I realized that my taste when it comes to boy clothing -- or,...

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celebrate the boyRae HoekstraFebruary 25, 2013celebrate the boy 2013 Comments
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