This is the second part of a two part blog series. Before you begin, check out my post describing my quest to create a specific pair of overalls, you can find it here. To get the look of overalls, I used the Creative Needle Sunsuit Pattern. I altered it by moving the straps. Instead of having them attach by button in the back as seen in the pattern. I cut them off, and sewed them to the back. Then placed the button on the front of the strap and the button hole on the front of the pattern. I made sure to add a half inch of length to the…
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Creative Needle Easy Sunsuit-Overalls
Given my obsession with babies in bubbles, it should come as little surprise that I’m also a sucker for overalls. They’re just the cutest, most classic, most perfect little summer staple. Once again, Little English popped into my inbox with one of the sweetest outfits I’ve seen…since the last time they did that. After seeing this cutie I knew it had to be mine. I scoured the internet for a similar pattern. I texted my friend, Margy to get her input on what patterns to mash up, what fabric to use, etc. I’m not going to lie, this one stumped us for a bit. Then one day, while pursuing Farmhouse…
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Snowdrift Nightgown Pattern
Liberty of London lawn fabric makes everything better. Sometimes, when I’m having a bad day, I’ll just stare at my stash. Often, I find myself having a hard time cutting Liberty, its so pretty. When you add gingham and smocking, it just takes this fabric to a whole new level. Recently, I ordered this liberty from Farmhouse Fabrics. I fell in love with it because the colors are so perfect for Spring and Summer. Originally I thought it needed to be an angel-sleeve Bishop. After staring at it for a few weeks, it became clear that wasn’t what it wanted to be. I combed through my patterns and narrowed it…
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Children’s Corner Alex
I went on a bit of a Children’s Corner Pattern’s, “Alex” kick for my last round of sewing. I have now made six of these and cannot sing the Alex’ praises enough. I love sewing for my nieces and nephews, particularly around Christmas, so I jumped at an opportunity to make coordinating cousin ensembles. Last Christmas I made a skirted jumper by modifying the Children’s Corner Robert pattern. Link here for how I pulled that off. That was before Children’s Corner came out with the Alex pattern. If you’re not ready to commit to the Alex, give that tutorial a spin and let me know how it goes. This year…
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Children’s Corner Maggie: The Smocking Saga…
Have you ever had a project that almost made it into the burn pile…I mean trash can…multiple times? Well; this project was that for me. These sweet little teddy bears have a dark-side, people. Like all masterpieces, they required discipline, perseverance, and what I recently heard referred to as, “power words.” Feel free to use your imagination. Many power words have four, blunt letters. Lets start at the beginning, shall we? Robby’s outfit basically made itself. I found this adorable lace insertion at Textiles in Nashville. If you’d like some, give them a call, last time I went, they still had it. It’s a Children’s Corner Johnny that I modified…
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Children’s Corner Patterns Jamie
I’ve mentioned the Jamie in a couple of other posts but I’ve only recently begun to appreciate its versatility. I’ve needed to make baby gifts for strangers, family and friends quite a bit recently-I find myself reaching for the Jamie for every gift. Each time I think of the ideal garment to see a one-month-old or a one-year-old in, I think of the Jamie. Whether you do it in knit (I have a blog post of this too!), broadcloth, or a delicate batiste, it is always a hit with moms-to-be. As I mentioned in my sunsuit post, I have a thing for chubby baby legs. They’re irresistible. The Jamie highlights…
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Creations by Michie Sun Suits-A Pattern Review!
A Pattern Review: One of the first garments I wanted to make when I began sewing was a sunsuit. In the hot summer there is very little that can compete with the cuteness of a plump, rosy baby in a sunsuit. The sunsuit remains one of my favorites. I have tried and loved several patterns (and tried and not loved some others that I won’t mention here). Creations by Miche has two viable options: Number 123 and a new option (that is featured in this post) Number 149. Petite Poche (Wendy Schoen) Suzzete is adorable but crazy hard to find. I’ve also tried Children’s Corner Bailey which is fun for…
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Smocked Bonnet- Southern Stitches
This bonnet is so sweet! I mean does it get cuter? It’s reasonably priced and can be found here. But ya’ll know me…I like a challenge when I see one. I took one look at this and decided I could definitely make it. I went on a hunt for a pattern and hit a gold mine! Southern-stitches has some seriously cute patterns-this one included! I purchased the “Button Bonnet” pattern and made my own insert but she literally has this exact pattern. The patterns are clear, well written and available in PDF. Here’s my version! I used pima batiste and made my piping out of Spechler Vogel “Baby Blue Stripe”…
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Children’s Corner Robert Obsession
I have been on a “Robert” kick lately. I made six pair in two days. Six lined pairs. So basically I made twelve pair. I’m not 100% sure what caused this…I’m going to blame pregnancy because that’s what I do these days. Each pair of shorts required only about a half a yard of fabric so I was able to use a lot of remnants that were too big to toss and too small to make a dress with. It was so nice to use the fabric that otherwise would have just sat on the shelf and stared at me. I made the pants and shorts more “girly” by adding…
