Monday, June 10, 2013

A little Watermelon Please....

 
With all the trimmings!
I made this for my brother's sister-in-law's brand new baby girl. She asked for a watermelon dress and I can't lie I though "Oh how fun!" Sweet pea has pasted this stage in life (sniff, sniff) with all those ruffles on the bloomers and bonnets. Well, I am still working on the hair bow thing with her she is at the moment winning....
 
 
 
The dress is a Creation by Michie" #120 with no real mods made it but I did resize it down to a newborn size. The little baby is a teeny tiny size so it has to fit the new little miss. I used Kona cotton fabric for the entire outfit, I love the feel of the fabric for summer time. I made the seed appliques with black fabric with a  simple straight stitch around the border.
 
 

For the bloomers I used my serger to make the ruffles. I cut three strips of fabric 1 1/4" the entire width of the fabric then I did a rolled narrow hem on both sides of the strips. I love these little ruffles most of all! 
 
 
The bonnet was a free pattern from Mommy's Apron Strings.   
I resized this pattern as well to fit a newborn. I made the ruffle on the bonnet as the same as the bloomers and added smaller "seeds" the red brim. I also made the matching hair bow so the baby's mama too.
I thought about having a "modeled" shot of this outfit on Sweet pea's baby doll but I knew she would then think it was for her dolly and not the new baby. She already is a bit jealous of me sewing for anyone other than her. Poor little girl.
 
I hope her mommy and grandma love this outfit!  
 
Happy sewing!
 
Sharon
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 




 
 
 


7 comments:

  1. It is soo adorable. My kids are past that stage too, but my sister just had triplets, so I still have them to sew this kind of stuff for.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you, little girl things are my favorite to sew.

      Delete
  2. A-dorable! I love the ruffles across the bloomers and the bonnet. It's so cute!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ruffles do make little things cute don't they?

      Delete
  3. Ooooh, this whole outfit is so adorable!! I love watermelon outfits. I am thrilled to see your version of my bonnet pattern!! Would it be OK for me to share the bonnet photo on my blog with a link to your blog? New follower here and I can't wait to sit and look through your blog!!
    Lisa
    Mommy's Apron Strings

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! Yes, *blush* you can share this on your blog, it's such a wonderful bonnet pattern! Thank you for sharing with me. : )

      Delete
  4. What a charming watermelon outfit! Great job! I am 'pinning' this for future reference. I have these patterns and this looks like fun!

    ReplyDelete

I would love to hear your comments