HMB has a little friend (the first fellow baby she ever met), who is only 3 weeks older than she is. We ran into them when Miss S was wearing her kimono pjs (too cute to only be worn to bed), and the wee man’s father commented, “I thought you might have made those- I didn’t recognise them from the same Gap stuff all the other babies are wearing.” At that moment, I knew that I had to share the handmade baby clothing goodness with them, so voila:
I used the same pattern as the kimono pj pants, but bigger. I forgot to mention in the last post about those–contrary to the directions, if you make them, you’ll want to hem the pants (and the sleeves) *before* you stitch the inseam together. Unless you have a super tiny “free arm” on your machine, there is no way you’ll be able to fit those tiny openings on there to stitch them. Also, the length of elastic recommended for the waistband is much too large– the waistband doesn’t gather at all if you use the recommended length, so I’ve gone about 1.5 inches shorter than recommended. If you can measure the baby you’re making them for, all the better- cut the length to fit him or her snugly as opposed to going by the book.
The onesie is one of our favorite Little Bundles from Old Navy (they are so high quality, soft, long lasting and inexpensive, MUCH better than gerber, target or Gap ones. They also come in cute patterns if you’re so inclined- the latest girl ones have birds embroidered on them!). I used Heat’n'Bond light to get the applique on there, then used the super cool blanket stitch on my sweet Bernina to stitch it on.
Side note: how long have owls been the thing? Owls were *everywhere* at Renegade. Personally, I love them, and have two different prints of owl fabric as well as my own little owl cartoons I scribble everywhere. I’m hoping they don’t go “out” in the crafty world anytime soon.
Another baby thing I made awhile ago and didn’t have time to share with you- Goccoed party favors for a baby shower to welcome another new friend for Miss S:
I mixed my own pink ink using red and white in a plastic baggie, and used a clip art image of a little girl and her dog, since this baby girl has joined a family with a beloved pup who I know will be her favorite partner in crime.
I got the blank canvas bags from Dharma Trading, which has wonderful, inexpensive blanks of all kinds for printing and dyeing and other textile adventures.
HMB and I are getting organized to go on a big trip early next week, so I may not be around much until the end of the month. But I will try to put up a tutorial or some kind of treat for you lovely readers before we go!