As I stated way back in January, this year will be filled with jersey and snaps (in stead of ball gowns and corsets).
I promise I won’t bore you with it all, but for this one post, showing my first batch of baby clothes for my newborn child.
Lets just start by stating that – Buying nice baby fabric is hard!
Especially if you don’t want “blue cars” or “pink princesses”, but still would like some color in your kids wardrobe.
Although I live how a small amount of fabric (like 1 m) basically gives you a whole set of clothes, including body, pants, romper and hat.
After some frustration in the beginning, I did find some nice fabrics in a “not to obvious gender specific” print/color.
Some of the sourced fabrics. Aren’t they cute 🙂
Alongside the fabrics I also bought a few basic patterns, which I would use as a base and the alter for size and style as I grew more comfortable working with stretch fabric and baby sizing.Bodice taken in to make for a smaller size.
Al of these pieces are first tries at the pattern, so a lot of strange sizing is going on which I will have to fix until next time. I find it really strange how different pattern company’s make a standard baby size 56 in totally different size/proportions.
Anyway – this is what I’ve made (so far)
A simple hat
3 bodys (using 2 different patterns)
2 rompers (and a third one on its way)
Speaking of different proportions to the same size…
And here are proof that, at least one (so far) of the pieces, fits my baby boy.He is 5 weeks by now (OMG!)
It’s so fast and rewarding to make these clothes.
I mean one body in an hour, and pants and hats even less, how could that not be fun.