Day: 13 January 2008

baby, children's clothing, cloth nappies, craft, kids clothing, patterns, sewing

New Look 6257

I bought this pattern ages ago, when Clare was really too big for it.  It languished in the pattern stash, but I couldn’t bear to get rid of it.  Lucky for Miss Stella – it’s now been made!

It’s a little dress with matching pants (Miss Stella is in cloth nappies, so I like matching pants that have plenty of room in them, and most sewing patterns accomodate cloth nappies, unlike many bought baby clothes).  Here’s the front:

And the back:

And another close-up of the front.

I like the ric-rac trim and the self-covered button.  The fabric is a quilting cotton recently received from Z&S fabrics.  I can’t wait to see this one on her!

In the meantime, here’s a photo of her wearing the floral romper-dress I made a little while ago.  It looks so sweet!  (Gee, I’m a little biased, aren’t I!)

by thornberry
children's clothing, craft, kids clothing, sewing

Yo-yo headbands

What else to do with those yo-yos?  How about turning them into headbands?  Stitch a few together (by machine if you’re feeling lazy like me) and attach them to elastic.  This one has eight tiny yo-yos.

And this one has five larger yo-yos.

And they go with all Miss Clare’s clothes (since the yo-yos are made out of the fabric scraps).

But here’s a tip – make sure that the elastic is long enough so that the headband isn’t too tight – I made the elastic too short and had to add a couple more inches.  Measure it against a child’s head if available!

Many thanks for the lovely comments and warm wishes for Miss Clare’s birthday.  She also received tickets to see Hi-5 – which we did this morning.  Every five-year-old girl’s perfect birthday!  Although I see a crowd surfer & mosh pit teenager in the making …

by thornberry