Well, I needed to use up all of the floral stretch velvet!  I made a second Imke top (pattern from Sewing Clothes Kids Love) and a “matching” skirt from the leftovers.

This time I used contrasting side panels and gathered short oversleeves, which have elastic through the hem. The short and long sleeves are sewn into the top as one.

The skirt is just a basic three tiered elastic waist skirt, dimensions solely dependant on the amount of fabric I had left. It’s a pretty full-on outfit, but Clare can mix and match these two pieces with the other top and leggings.  Or even tone them down with something plainer (!!!).  They’re all fairly roomy pieces so she should get a couple of years out of them.