Taking a break from Renaissance costume and started making baby girl clothes out of the pile of scraps and remnants stacked in a tub. Cast offs of silk, linen, and fine wool. Not enough for costume but plenty for itty bitty dresses, rompers, and the like.
My first child was a girl and though I couldn't sew back in the 70's, I tried earnestly with second daughter Ella in the 80's. Collected a number of frilly, cutie pie patterns and made a few things. My abilities weren't so keen in those first efforts, and much disintegrated with the first washing.
I never throw anything away unless it has no future use so dug out a big tub of patterns from the attic. Many of these are discontinued and down right vintage. Still cute and still do-able.
My nephew has a new baby girl. Lola! Gotta love that name! A sister to my daughter in-law is expecting a baby girl. Bailey! Love that too. Time to get sewing Girly Clothes! Yeah!
Sunrise Designs purchased in 1988 for daughter Ella. View #5 Jumper in the back. Size 1 toddler.
Loved making this the first time for Ella when she was little.I remember using blue corduroy and plaid gingham. She wore it but it didn't last back then. This time I knew what I was doing and made it sturdy with rolled hems and hand stitching here and there. Used Irish linen scraps for the bodice and a scrap of the cotton canvas with raised embroidery left from David's Green and Black suit of Apparel. The ties are kind of stiff for making bows but it turned out so cute. I may keep this as a sentimental reminder of my own sweet little girls.
Bought this McCall's romper pattern, #5101 in 1990 and started it for SaFaye'. Got to the snap closure and zipper then never got it finished. This time made view E.
This little romper was Difficult with a Capital D! Good Grief it took me a while to finish such a tiny outfit. Used a bare minimum scrap of medium weight linen for the body left over from a pair of sleeves and a scrap of very old fragile but soft linen table cloth for the bib collar. Both fabric's extremely ravelly. I wound up hand stitching a lot of it. So much gathering in tight places. From the itty bitty sleeves to the legs. Tough going and the ribbon trim doesn't match up perfectly here and there on the back of the collar and the sleeve bands. Still after all my b.t..ing....it's very cute. The snaps make it diaper access friendly. I will not spend this amount of time again on a newborn outfit. Almost two full days of struggle. This pattern didn't instruct very well either. The 'how to' pic's were awful. Probably why I never finished making it the first time.Then again.... could be just me.
My first child was a girl and though I couldn't sew back in the 70's, I tried earnestly with second daughter Ella in the 80's. Collected a number of frilly, cutie pie patterns and made a few things. My abilities weren't so keen in those first efforts, and much disintegrated with the first washing.
I never throw anything away unless it has no future use so dug out a big tub of patterns from the attic. Many of these are discontinued and down right vintage. Still cute and still do-able.
My nephew has a new baby girl. Lola! Gotta love that name! A sister to my daughter in-law is expecting a baby girl. Bailey! Love that too. Time to get sewing Girly Clothes! Yeah!
Sunrise Designs purchased in 1988 for daughter Ella. View #5 Jumper in the back. Size 1 toddler.
Loved making this the first time for Ella when she was little.I remember using blue corduroy and plaid gingham. She wore it but it didn't last back then. This time I knew what I was doing and made it sturdy with rolled hems and hand stitching here and there. Used Irish linen scraps for the bodice and a scrap of the cotton canvas with raised embroidery left from David's Green and Black suit of Apparel. The ties are kind of stiff for making bows but it turned out so cute. I may keep this as a sentimental reminder of my own sweet little girls.
Bought this McCall's romper pattern, #5101 in 1990 and started it for SaFaye'. Got to the snap closure and zipper then never got it finished. This time made view E.
This little romper was Difficult with a Capital D! Good Grief it took me a while to finish such a tiny outfit. Used a bare minimum scrap of medium weight linen for the body left over from a pair of sleeves and a scrap of very old fragile but soft linen table cloth for the bib collar. Both fabric's extremely ravelly. I wound up hand stitching a lot of it. So much gathering in tight places. From the itty bitty sleeves to the legs. Tough going and the ribbon trim doesn't match up perfectly here and there on the back of the collar and the sleeve bands. Still after all my b.t..ing....it's very cute. The snaps make it diaper access friendly. I will not spend this amount of time again on a newborn outfit. Almost two full days of struggle. This pattern didn't instruct very well either. The 'how to' pic's were awful. Probably why I never finished making it the first time.Then again.... could be just me.
Fall, 2008 Baily age 5 months and wearing the romper. So cute! Looks like the gathering came out of the left sleeve. Oh well....She is adorable in it.
New Look #6662 recently purchased at Walmart and what has me sewing in this direction. View #A and View # B using nothing but remnants of fine silks out of my scrap pile.
Orange and Black out of Tequila Sunrise Duipioni, Black Noil underskirt, Black silk Organza over skirt. Both lined bodice's in a soft hanky weight Linen/cotton blend. View #B Yellow out of Duipioni and Brown Cotton Velvet for the Bow and Tie. View #A. Both size Newborn.
New Look #6662 recently purchased at Walmart and what has me sewing in this direction. View #A and View # B using nothing but remnants of fine silks out of my scrap pile.
Orange and Black out of Tequila Sunrise Duipioni, Black Noil underskirt, Black silk Organza over skirt. Both lined bodice's in a soft hanky weight Linen/cotton blend. View #B Yellow out of Duipioni and Brown Cotton Velvet for the Bow and Tie. View #A. Both size Newborn.
For ease of fit and comfort for little sleeping babies, used gross grain ribbon for ties on the back. Zippers are usually called for but I don't like to use them on newborn or toddler clothing. The thought of harsh closure attachments and soft little baby flesh do not mix in my world. Likewise, anything such as buttons and baubles that may work loose and go into mouth's, nose's, or other accessible orifice's. Most of my four were not into that sort of 'experimentation' but I've heard horror stories enough!
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