I'm not quite sure how or why I got it into my head that I wanted to make some clothes for my friends' new baby. The lovely Zoe (of So Zo What Do You Know) and Marie (of Stitching Odyssey) have both been sharing super cute tiny makes lately, so maybe that's where the idea started.
In any case, since my sweatshirt madness abated, I decided to spend some time making little things. Oh what fun. HOW CUTE ARE THESE?! Argh! The overwhelming adorableness. I can hardly stand it.
The first thing I made was this 'test' version (calling it a toile seems an overstatement!) with some Ikea fabric from my stash. I used the free Little Geranium Dress pattern from Made by Rae. She has a version to buy for older bubs, but has made the infant version free which is so lovely of her. This fabric is way too cutesy for the parents in question (who run to more of a modern aesthetic) and even for me if I'm honest, but even still it is pretty damn cute. I may yet hem it and take it up to the baby in question, just in case...
Once I knew the pattern was ok, I got some fat quarters and plain cotton and made this wee one. Awww. And pockets. Because of course tiny babies need pockets for all their swag!
And then when I was at the craft store (which I've never bought fabric from before because it's all quilting cotton and not really me), I found this amazing fabric with retro VW campers on. My friends have recently bought a vintage camper themselves, and so I thought it would be a perfect fit. But a gathered skirt didn't seem like the right style for this fabric, so I hunted around online and found this lovely pattern on Etsy by Puperita (who seems to specialise in adorable kids patterns). Anyway, I was even brave and used piping for the first time (made it myself), and the dress is fully lined which isn't even something I've done for my own garments yet! It's a really quick make, and I'm utterly charmed by it! I just hope it fits!
I've also been attempting to make some cute baby sweatshirt garments, but they've gone a bit pear-shaped. I have left them for now and may come back to them later, but I've learned that crankiness with a pattern tends to mean I should step away for a while! It only leads to mistakes and more crankiness. So, for now, it's just adorable dresses for my new tiny friend.
In any case, since my sweatshirt madness abated, I decided to spend some time making little things. Oh what fun. HOW CUTE ARE THESE?! Argh! The overwhelming adorableness. I can hardly stand it.
The first thing I made was this 'test' version (calling it a toile seems an overstatement!) with some Ikea fabric from my stash. I used the free Little Geranium Dress pattern from Made by Rae. She has a version to buy for older bubs, but has made the infant version free which is so lovely of her. This fabric is way too cutesy for the parents in question (who run to more of a modern aesthetic) and even for me if I'm honest, but even still it is pretty damn cute. I may yet hem it and take it up to the baby in question, just in case...
Once I knew the pattern was ok, I got some fat quarters and plain cotton and made this wee one. Awww. And pockets. Because of course tiny babies need pockets for all their swag!
And then when I was at the craft store (which I've never bought fabric from before because it's all quilting cotton and not really me), I found this amazing fabric with retro VW campers on. My friends have recently bought a vintage camper themselves, and so I thought it would be a perfect fit. But a gathered skirt didn't seem like the right style for this fabric, so I hunted around online and found this lovely pattern on Etsy by Puperita (who seems to specialise in adorable kids patterns). Anyway, I was even brave and used piping for the first time (made it myself), and the dress is fully lined which isn't even something I've done for my own garments yet! It's a really quick make, and I'm utterly charmed by it! I just hope it fits!
I've also been attempting to make some cute baby sweatshirt garments, but they've gone a bit pear-shaped. I have left them for now and may come back to them later, but I've learned that crankiness with a pattern tends to mean I should step away for a while! It only leads to mistakes and more crankiness. So, for now, it's just adorable dresses for my new tiny friend.
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