Shorts, kites and trains

TIME IS RUNNING OUT. It has suddenly occurred to me that I've got limited time to shoe horn my little boy into clothes like this:

I mean, he doesn't even wear nappies anymore! Where did my baby go? Whoa. Anyway, I'm waiting for the day in which he turns round and says "I'm not wearing those, they're ridiculous". But in the meantime....

The fabric is Michael Miller, originally bought with another project in mind but the pattern wasn't small scale enough so it's been gathering dust on the shelf for a while. The pattern is an old faithful, the Little Heartbreaker Pants from Sewing for Boys which I've now made several times over. I shortened them, added the cuff on the bottom and 'bloomered' them using this tutorial.

The shorts got their first outing at the weekend on a trip out with the grandparents. Tucked away in an orchard in Grantchester, Cambridge, is this picture perfect miniature steam railway. Run by train geeks enthusiasts, they open to the public once a month for rides. This has been running for well over 30 years, a fact proven by the existence of a photo of my older brother riding the very same trains as a little boy! This was a rather lovely trip down memory lane for my parents who were very excited to be going back with their grandson. It's a bit of a Cambridge secret but you can find a little more information here.