The Yellow Antoinette Dress

 

 I love this dress! I love the color, the pattern and most of all this cute bow. It is perfect for little girls. I fell in love with this dress pattern when I first seen it over at Spiegelstiksels. I though I had missed the boat on this one but many thanks to Friend I was able to have this pattern.

 It was such a great dress to make too. It wasn't hard to make and was very fun. I have not sewn a zipper in over a year so it took a bit of thinking before I sewn it in. The only problem that I had with it was the pattern is in Dutch and wouldn't you know it I don't speak a lick of it. My very sweet hubby sat at the computer one night and had to hand type the whole thing to translate it to English for me. We both tried to copy and paste with no luck. Some things translated very funny sounding too. :) Hubby and I both enjoyed reading the pattern.

 This fabric is from grandma and grandpa up north. I love yellow, it is my favorite color. A happy color. When Sweet pea looked at this dress in progress she very nicely told me "I don't like it, it's not pink". gggrrrr. She did come around when I finished it though. (I had to pull her out from under her bed where she was hiding, lol) She all changed her mind when I pulled out the camera. That Changed everything.

 She'll do anything to get her picture taking lately. My little model. :) You should see what she did when I ask her to show me her pockets. She tried to show me the making of the pockets, on the inside, as in she pulled her dress up to show the inside of the dress! I about died laughing. :)  

 Now I did change the dress a bit. I did and length to the skirt as recommend by  a friend (Thanks Deb!). It does look really long here but the dress is a whole size bigger than she is so she has growing room in it. I also fully lined the dress. I loved lined clothing for the kids. I also have the zipper going down into the back skirt. The back skirt is in two pattern pieces too. I think it will make for easier dressing as she grows into it.

Next is a pink sailor dress miss Sweet pea in the Sarah Jane Out to Sea line. I know she'll love this one!

 

Happy Sewing!!

 

 

Sharon

Sail Boats for fall

 This past summer I finally bought the Sail Boat pattern from Oliver + S, which I have been wanting for  some time now. I thought that these pants and skirts would look cute in corduroy for the colder months. I Love the look of this skirt with the 2+2 top from Oliver + S. That's one thing I love about their patterns is that you can mix and match all the patterns tops and buttons for different looks. (Don't you just love the look on Sweet pea's face?!?) 

 Her skirt is in a ivory corduroy made in a 3T so it fits for longer than a second. (My how quick does this girl grow!) The next skirt I am thinking about adding 2" in the length seeing how Sweet pea is on the tall side of patterns. I am wanting to make this in a red cord as well. I seen one over on the O+S flicker in red and it is gorgeous!!

 I also made the ivory in the pants for Sweet pea too. I added 2" for the length in these. I wanted them to not be too big in the waist and fall off but they are just a tad on the big side. This is perfect though so I know it will fit her a while. She loves the feels of these pants too! I made her two Hopscotch tops from the Modern Workshop knit fabric, which is so wonderfully soft. She adores this outfit!  As soon as I put it on her she started to dance. She even wore this to bed. :) The best complement a mama can have. :)

 Both skirt and pants sewn up very quickly and easy too. I have made little man a few pairs already but he has yet to be big enough to wear though.The Hopscotch top in a great pattern too. My first Knit pattern. These tops are quick to make as well.

 The knit fabric was so wonderfully soft that I had to make the baby a outfit too! This top is the Sail Boat top. I will not lie to you, it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. It did stretch a bit and I had trouble trying to figure out how to make button holes on the knit. I decided to use hook and loop tape instead which is no bigggy. I still am happy with the way the top came out.

 I made his bottoms with brown corduroy too. I did use the button hole elastic on his pants though. I thought it would be a great idea so he can wear his pants now and them also later on too. He is very tall and skinny (all my babies were) and I want clothes that will fit him for a while.

 Sweet pea also has the blue top too but she hasn't worn it yet. It is still in the 90's on most days. The leaves are changing colors but not much of a cool down yet. I am so ready for the colder days ahead too. The summer heat has just been too long this year. 

While I am dreaming of fall I will be sewing up more of the corduroy and enjoying the though frost on our windows. :)

 

Happy Sewing!!

 

~Sharon~

Will You Have a Playdate With Me?

 This Playdate dress makes for happy faces and good times! A lovely loose fitting dress with hidden side pockets is perfect for my toddler. Of course it's from my favorite pattern company Oliver + S.

 The dress does go together easily but does take some time to sew seeing it has some lovely details to it. It is an out of print pattern but now available in PDF on Oliver + S website. This pattern sure doesn't disappoint!

 I used Seaside fabric to make two of these dresses, one for Sweet pea and one for a gift. Sweet pea's is a 3T for winter/spring wear and the teeny weeny one is 6-12 month.

 I used a pretty red button on the back of both dresses. My last two like this in my stash. (I am hoping for some more from mom, hint hint!!) I love these little buttons. :)

 I added three of Sweet pea's buttons to front of hers. It's the only way she would wear this dress. She wasn't happy at first with the fabric seeing there is not one tiny bit of pink on here anywhere. This is the trick I use on any outfit that doesn't have pink on it, just add some great buttons to it! That or strawberries.

 I made a yo yo with a little button in the center for the baby's dress. I love wee sewing!

I am seeing this pattern for her Christmas dress. I am wanting to make it in deep red velvet with off white yoke, pin tucks on the yoke, and finish it off with lovely lace. I can't wait to start this! I better finish my fall sewing first though. ;)

 

 

Happy Sewing!!

 

Sharon

Tea Party's Little Whale

 Oh my little baby boy, what a joy you are! He has grown so much in 7 weeks. His little whale outfit now fits him wonderfully! I love him in it too.

 I used the Oliver + S Tea Party pattern for this one. I did make mods to it by changing the bodice and short pattern pieces from separate into one pattern piece. I also added cuff to the shorts part and made a button placket to the leg closers. The bonnet is a vintage pattern that I go from mom. The fabric is from the Children at Play line.

 Here is his outfit when I finished it this past spring. I had also made one for friends baby too. It was fast and easy to make.

 I really love the little whale on it. A wonderful summer outfit that I had thought would have fit him sooner.

Sweet pea's baby doll was actually bigger than baby C when he was born. Now he is way bigger and the bonnet fits him now too. Although I am sure Sweet pea will be happy to have it for her baby doll when he out grows it. ;) It makes me wonder how quick will the 6-12m clothes will fit him.

 

 

~Sharon~

Sleep Over Party!

 The Sleep Over Pj pattern party that is! A new to me pattern from Oliver + S. The pattern sews up nicely just as all the Oliver + S patterns do. The only trouble I had was the pocket placement was 1/2" to low for the hem. I found this out too late and had to rework the top a bit. No biggy though. On the fourth I plan on moving the pocket up a 1/2" to solve this problem. 

 I started with Prince C's pj's first. My thinking is that because they are waayy smaller than the other kids sizes that they must sew up quicker. I am not sure if this is true but a nice thought.  ;)

 These to two are from the Children at Play Fabric line, both are flannel and very soft. I just adore this fabric line! The bonus about both these pj's are that they are made with only left over fabric from the big boys' pj's. I only bought the yardage need for each one pj a piece and no more. Thanks mom for showing me how to cut pattern's out! :)

 On these I added a fun polka dotted buttons and as always made a tag for the inside with the salvage fabric name.

 I bought the fabric for these from Hobby Lobby at a very good price. They are super soft to the touch. I love the print too. Perfect for any little boy. All are size 6-12 months. They are too big for little man still but I am sure he will be in them before I know it.

Here is the stack of waiting pj's for sewing. I am going to make all the kiddos three pj's piece, except for the baby who will be getting four. Well, I guess I better get move on finishing the rest!

~Sharon~

My Sailor Boy!

 My Sailor boy little Prince C. What a sweet little boy he is.

 All of my baby boys had a little sailor outfit but this is the first one I have ever made for a boy. I used Simplicity 4711 for this one. This pattern is also the very first pattern I sewn for Sweet pea. (I'll have to share pictures of this one later!)

 I used simple kona cotton fabric with white ribbon for trim. The back has MOP buttons and I used snaps for the leg closers. As always I had a hard time with the snaps until I realized I had the snap backwards! After I turned the snap around it was easy peasy. (You would think that I would learn my lesson on the snaps by now.)

 I did make some mods to this pattern. I made the whole outfit fully lined so I had to change the structure of the collar some and also the bodice. It took a little fidgeting but it did come together nicely in the end.

 Front and back.

 The inside lining, I love to line the outfits so that there is not any seams to scratch baby.

 I did also make the back bodice like that of the Oliver +S bubble dress pattern. I love the way the dress finishes.

All in all this was very fun to sew!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Sharon

So Clever Charlotte!

 I sew mostly from Oliver + S patterns but another pattern I so love is the Finch top and shorts from Clever Charlotte. This is such an easy pattern and there are so many ways to change it up. This top is made in a 3T for my ever growing Sweet pea, I made it a 4T in length so she can layer it this winter and still wear it this coming summer. She is has been getting so tall!

 She totally loves the bow on this one! I made the bow with the hook and loop tape on the back so that the bow can be taken off easily. I did this for dear hubby who hates the bow on this top when he tries to buckle Sweet pea in her car seat. Problem solved!

 I added some pretty velvet ribbon to this pair, made just like the brown twill ones from Nicole's tutorial. They are finished off with some metal heart buttons.

 I also made Sweet pea a lace White top with pin tucks throughout the fabric. The fabric is light weight so I added a pink kona cotton for the lining fabric as to make the top a very pale pink color. (Pink is her favorite color right now!)I left the bow off this top and instead added a big button for a more "grown" look to it.

 I love the back on this top too, it's a racer back so very comfortable for summer time. I also made this top a 3T with the 4T length to layering for this winter and wear for the next summer too. Now onto some school sewing for Mr. J next and if I am very lucky maybe some good sleep too. ;)

Sharon