KCWC

Kid's Clothes Week Challenge!

Starting next week, I am going to devote 1 hour a day to working on clothes for the kids. It might be accessories (I have some baby shoe patterns that I have been dying to try), but I am making that count!

Details can be found here...

http://www.elsiemarley.com/kids-clothes-week-spring-2011.html

Shirt before and after

A favorite knit shirt of mine, that sadly doesn't fit anymore.


After: A new dress for Ella. I did a lettuce edge with red thread on the sleeves and the bottom.

Baby Tunic

To go with her big sisters romper, I made Thea a tunic. http://madebypetchy.blogspot.com/2008/06/free-pattern-baby-dresstunic.html

Pretty quick and easy. I did learn that I need to make baby stuff a bit wider through the chest.

The Rainbow Retro Romper

I fell in love with the Retro Rainbow Romper as soon as I saw it. http://sewingin-nomansland.blogspot.com/search/label/Little%20Girls%20tutorial

The only thing is, I wanted it capri length instead of shorts. I added a button closure to the cuff of the legs so she could get them off and on. Also, I had to completely draft the pattern because there wasn't an option in Ella's size. This was great practice for me and learning how to "make it work".

The Party Dress

For Miss Ella I made the Party Dress. http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2010/11/creative-guest-party-dress-by-cottage.html

I loved this pattern, and since I am still a novice sewer, it taught me a lot about basic construction.

Charlotte Dress

I made the Charlotte dress for Miss Thea. Tutorial can be found here http://theadventuresofroryandjess.blogspot.com/2011/02/charlotte-dress.html

Only, I haven't sewn a zipper before so I traded it out for buttons like the Party Dress.

I love how sweet this dress is!

Reversible Smock Style Dress

Ella's first birthday was A Very Hungry Caterpillar theme. I made her this dress to wear to her party. The only thing missing in these pictures are her buttons. This was my first garment I have ever made. :)

The fabric from the Eric Carle quilting line. There are little bloomers as well that don't show in the picture. The caterpillar and butterfly were on a quilting panel, that I cut out and appliqued on.

The pattern is a Butterick pattern, I don't remember the pattern #. I found that the pattern ran big.